Senior Delivery Leader - Product & Tech Strategy

4695 Broadford

Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 80,000 - 90,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday + bank holidays

Pension contribution

Company car or car allowance

Private healthcare

Onsite gym access

Staff discount

Early access to pay

Virtual healthcare

24/7 support

Training & progression

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Co-op is seeking a Principal Delivery Manager in Manchester for a hybrid role, combining office collaboration with home working. The role oversees delivery across multiple domains, shaping product delivery and improving ways of working within a strategic portfolio.

Strong leadership and delivery maturity experience are essential. You will partner with senior leaders to drive value, coach delivery managers, and guide teams toward durable, product-led practices while navigating complex priorities

Qualifications

Significant experience leading delivery across complex product and technology environments.
Strong coaching and leadership skills, with the ability to influence teams, stakeholders and senior leaders.
Experience assessing delivery maturity and improving delivery practices within organisations at different stages of product and agile maturity.
Confidence building credibility with senior stakeholders and constructively challenging senior leaders to drive better delivery outcomes.
A strong understanding of technology and how it enables business and customer outcomes.
Experience working in large-scale operational, platform or B2B environments.
Resilience, optimism and a pragmatic approach to overcoming complex delivery challenges.

Responsibilities

Partner with product, technology and business leaders to improve the flow of value across multiple domains and teams.
Coach, support and develop Delivery Managers and senior stakeholders, embedding modern product delivery practices and durable team principles.
Drive continuous improvement through practical, incremental change, improving consistency, clarity and effectiveness across delivery practices.
Help leaders navigate competing priorities, dependencies and delivery challenges across a complex portfolio.
Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and influencing decision-making across a complex portfolio.
Support the evolution of product-led ways of working, helping teams balance immediate delivery needs with longer-term strategic objectives.
Assess delivery maturity across teams, identifying opportunities to improve ways of working, team effectiveness and product delivery outcomes.
Guide teams in adopting effective delivery practices, tools and governance, helping them improve planning, capacity management and visibility of work.