Senior Delivery Manager

i3

England

On-site

GBP 108,000 - 132,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A prominent agile solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Delivery Team Lead to shape their agile delivery culture across Digital Solutions. This role involves leading teams, ensuring effective delivery practices, and developing others in a senior delivery capacity. Proven experience as a Delivery Manager in agile environments and Agile/Scrum certification are required. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, enhancing team delivery effectiveness, and engaging closely with product stakeholders.

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Delivery Manager in agile, product-led environments.
Extensive experience working closely with Product Managers, Product Leads, and Product Owners.
Experience establishing agile ways of working, not just inheriting them.

Responsibilities

Act as the senior delivery leader, setting standards for agile delivery.
Establish and mature agile delivery practices (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid).
Coach teams to improve velocity, predictability, and quality.

Skills

Agile delivery

Team health improvement

Business analysis

Education

Agile and/or Scrum certification

Job description

Delivery Team Lead - i3® Agile Recruitment & Consulting Solutions for the Age of Intelligence

City of London - £120,000

Role Purpose

You will be the founding leader of my clients delivery capability, shaping and embedding an agile, product-led delivery culture across Digital Solutions. This is a senior, hands‑on delivery leadership role, working very closely with Product Leads and their product teams to enable high‑performing, outcome‑focused delivery. You are not accountable for delivering the product itself (that sits with Product Leads and Product Owners). Instead, you are accountable for the effectiveness and delivery capability of teams, ensuring the right conditions exist for successful delivery and sustainable change. As the delivery function grows, you will lead and line‑manage Delivery Managers and help establish delivery as a trusted, enabling partner to Product, Technology, and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership & Agile Practice

Act as the senior delivery leader, setting standards and expectations for agile delivery across teams.
Establish, embed, and mature agile delivery practices (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid).
Partner closely with Product Leads, Product Managers, and Product Owners to enable delivery that is outcome‑led rather than output‑driven.
Translate OKRs and strategic goals into clear, transparent quarterly delivery plans.
Ensure delivery progress is visible, explainable, and value‑focused at team and portfolio level.

Team & People Enablement

Be accountable for team health, flow, and delivery effectiveness, removing impediments and improving ways of working.
Coach teams to improve velocity, predictability, and quality, without sacrificing sustainability.
Roll up your sleeves and actively support teams day‑to‑day when needed.
Line‑manage, coach, and develop Delivery Managers (and potentially Business Change Managers as the capability grows).

Business Change & Stakeholder Collaboration

Play a key role in landing change into the business, working with Business Change, BA, and operational stakeholders.
Help assess business readiness for change and ensure new products and services are successfully embedded.
Facilitate collaboration between Product, Technology, Business Change, and senior stakeholders.
Use strong business analysis skills where helpful to clarify outcomes, dependencies, and impacts.
Provide leadership with clear, honest insight into delivery risks.
Help build trust in delivery as a partner.

What This Role Is Not

❌ No Prince2 / traditional waterfall delivery mindset
❌ Not an Agile Coach role (though coaching skills are important)
❌ Not accountable for “delivering the product” – accountability sits with Product Leads

Required Experience & Background

Proven experience as a Delivery Manager in agile, product‑led environments
Agile and/or Scrum certification
Extensive experience working closely with Product Managers, Product Leads, and Product Owners
Demonstrable focus on:

Outcomes over outputs
Team health and delivery improvement
Improving flow, velocity, and predictability

Experience establishing agile ways of working, not just inheriting them
Strong business change experience – understanding how to embed change into operational environments
Background as a Business Analyst or Scrum Master before moving into Delivery Management
Experience leading or mentoring other Delivery Managers
Experience working across multiple industries