Senior Delivery Manager

Elsevier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global information and analytics provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Senior Delivery Manager. The role focuses on managing complex initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring predictable delivery through agile principles. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience and expertise in stakeholder management and agile methodologies. The company promotes a balanced work environment with numerous employee benefits such as flexible hours and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Flexible working hours

Generous vacation entitlement

Personal Choice budget

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing complex software or data engineering initiatives.
• Deep understanding of agile and lean methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of cross-domain initiatives managing dependencies and risks.
• Drive effective planning, prioritisation, and alignment between teams.
• Communicate delivery progress clearly using data and metrics.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Conflict resolution

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Agile certification (e.g. Scrum Master)

Job description

Senior Delivery Manager

Are you an experienced delivery leader who excels at driving complex initiatives and enabling teams to achieve outstanding results?

Aboutthe team:

Our mission is to build and maintain a world-class knowledge graph that serves as the backbone of Elsevier’s solutions, delivering valuable insights and analysis to our customers. As a central Data Engineering organisation, we are committed to developing innovative solutions that enhance the quality of our data, enable new data‑driven products, and improve the efficiency of our products and services. Ultimately, our goal is to advance science, healthcare, and society through the power of data.

The Portfolio and Agile team are a key support function within Data Engineering, with a mission to enable teams to focus on doing the right work at the right time, with the right capacity—delivering value predictably, sustainably, and at scale.

Aboutthe role:

As a Senior Delivery Manager, you will operate across a programme of high‑priority, complex, and at‑risk initiatives involving multiple teams. You will be accountable for ensuring outcomes are delivered predictably and sustainably, enabling teams to deliver incremental value aligned with strategic goals. You will foster an environment where teams can self‑organise and operate effectively, applying agile principles in practice to improve flow, quality, and collaboration. You’ll help teams and stakeholders maintain visibility of progress through clear communication, metrics, and delivery insights, building confidence and alignment across functions.

Working closely with other Delivery Managers and Portfolio experts, you will contribute to improving delivery frameworks, driving consistency in planning and execution, and helping to build delivery capability through coaching and mentorship.

Keyresponsibilities:

• Depending on the scope and complexity, lead the delivery of a cross‑domain initiative, managing dependencies and risks to ensure predictable outcomes across multiple teams.
• Driving effective planning, prioritisation, and alignment between teams and stakeholders.
• Communicating delivery progress clearly, using data, metrics, and visualisation tools to provide transparency and delivery confidence.
• Promoting agile principles and continuous improvement to optimise delivery flow and team effectiveness.
• Identifying and addressing delivery challenges early, ensuring effective issue resolution and risk mitigation.
• Contributing to the evolution of delivery practices and frameworks across Data Engineering.
• Coaching and mentoring other Delivery Managers and team members to build delivery maturity.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience managing the delivery of complex software or data engineering initiatives across multiple teams.
• Deep understanding of agile and lean methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and practical experience applying them at scale in complex multi‑team environments.
• Proven ability to manage dependencies, risks, and priorities across cross‑functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience in influencing and aligning diverse groups.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and use metrics to drive decisions and improve delivery outcomes.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Passion for enabling teams to succeed and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable engaging in discussions on technology and long‑term technical strategy with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Recognised agile certification (e.g. Certified Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Master, PMI‑ACP) desirable.

Whyjoinus?

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office, or commuting allowance.
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction reward
• Employee Assistance Program (global)

Aboutthe business –

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education, and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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