Senior Delivery Manager - Multi-Team Tech Delivery

Reed Talent Solutions; Bedford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Talent Solutions is recruiting for a Senior Delivery Manager (Portfolio) for MaPS Technology Delivery, based in Bedford. You will lead delivery across multiple teams, set up high‑level plans, and ensure governance, quality and stakeholder alignment in a complex government tech environment.

The role requires strong leadership, risk management, and cross‑team coordination. You will coach teams, drive continuous improvement, and deputise for the Lead Delivery Manager as needed.

Qualifications

• Expert delivery management across complex, multi‑team technology environments throughout their lifecycle
• Strong leadership with experience managing delivery professionals
• Deep understanding of technology delivery including cloud, integration, security and supplier models
• Proven ability to manage cross team dependencies and drive alignment across multiple products
• Experience in effective and efficient governance reporting and assurance
• Ability to influence at senior levels across business and technology
• Capability to coach and develop others, including contributing and building communities of practice
• Bringing people together into motivated, collaborative teams, identifying and rectifying issues in the team dynamic
• Identifying, prioritising and managing risks, issues and dependencies
• Leading teams in understanding and communicating with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, managing stakeholder expectations, resolving issues and improving relationships
• Monitoring the performance of suppliers and acting as a point of contact with them

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and facilitate delivery of technology outcomes across multiple delivery teams, creating and maintaining realistic high‑level plans and keeping delivery on track within quality, cost, and time constraints
• Develop motivated, functioning teams, empowering collaboration and delivery while giving direction and constructive feedback
• Help teams to understand, prepare for and engage with governance and quarterly planning, monitor the completion of actions required following governance decisions
• Ensure that risks are identified, and their impact and probability are understood
• Identify and understand stakeholder groups and their needs. Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and plans and lead teams in executing them
• Set delivery approach and standards, in alignment with DM CoP standards and processes
• Ensure alignment to organisational business and technology direction, working closely with architecture, engineering and product leadership
• Utilise meaningful metrics and visualisations to measure progress and provide reassurance that the project remains on track

Job description

Reed Talent Solutions is recruiting for a Senior Delivery Manager (Portfolio) for MaPS Technology Delivery, based in Bedford. You will lead delivery across multiple teams, set up high‑level plans, and ensure governance, quality and stakeholder alignment in a complex government tech environment.

The role requires strong leadership, risk management, and cross‑team coordination. You will coach teams, drive continuous improvement, and deputise for the Lead Delivery Manager as needed.