Senior Delivery Manager - 6768

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,900 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

A leading academic publisher located in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to drive agile delivery and empower teams. The role involves overseeing the delivery process, collaborating closely with Product Managers, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Candidates should possess proven experience in agile teams, strong leadership skills, and excellent communication abilities. This permanent position offers a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and an annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in agile delivery teams (Scrum or Kanban).
• Strong leadership skills without direct management authority.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Champion agile values and principles.
• Support and empower your team to achieve goals.
• Oversee the flow of information and tasks.
• Own the release management process.

Skills

Agile values and principles

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving abilities

Data-driven mindset

Job description

Senior Delivery Manager

Salary: £50,900 - £68,000

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid (with 2 days minimum in the office per week)

Contract: Permanent

Are you passionate about agile delivery and empowering teams to achieve their best?

We're looking for a couple of Senior Delivery Managers to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the heart of a product focused team, driving effective delivery, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring our teams deliver outstanding results.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About The Role

• Champion agile values and principles, acting as a role model for collaboration, humility, and continuous learning.
• Lead by example—supporting, motivating, and empowering your team to achieve ambitious goals.
• Oversee the flow of information and tasks, maximizing team effectiveness and velocity.
• Own the release management process, ensuring robust controls and successful product launches.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, supporting strategic planning, budgeting, and prioritisation.
• Build strong relationships across teams and stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Work with our Service Delivery Managers to ensure effective operational management (e.g. Incident/Problem Management, etc) of services.
• Work with our Product team to ensure technical debt and service stability is considered in road-mapping and planning.
• Identify and address risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the professional growth of both junior and senior colleagues.

About You

• Proven experience working in agile delivery teams (Scrum or Kanban), with a deep understanding of agile values and a relentless drive for continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership skills—able to inspire, motivate, and guide teams without direct line management authority.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
• A data-driven mindset, with a focus on outcomes, experimentation, and learning from both successes and failures.
• Experience in software development delivery and cross-functional teams.

Advantageous

Experience leading a data management team is a plus, but not a requirement. If you have a background in data-driven environments or have supported data-focused teams, we'd love to hear about it!

Rewards and Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 19th January. Interviews are scheduled to take place shortly after it closes.

Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.