Senior Digital Delivery Manager

La Fosse Associates; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse Associates in the West Midlands and London are seeking a Senior Digital Delivery Manager to lead a portfolio of complex digital programmes. The role blends delivery leadership with people leadership, guiding seven Digital Delivery Managers and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery and measurable business value.

You will partner with executives to translate strategy into delivery plans, manage risk, dependencies and benefits realisation, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex digital delivery across project, product and technical environments in a large organisation.
• Proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale programmes with multiple platforms and third-party suppliers.
• Experience managing portfolio demand, prioritisation and delivery roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of modern digital delivery practices and systems integration.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary matrix teams and influencing without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex digital programmes across multiple systems, platforms and suppliers.
• Owning delivery outcomes, ensuring scope, quality, cost, timelines and benefits are achieved.
• Managing demand, prioritisation and delivery roadmaps across competing priorities.
• Coordinating delivery across architecture, engineering, product, change, data, cyber security and partners.
• Leading delivery planning, governance, risk management and reporting.

Skills

Delivery leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

Portfolio management

Program management

Agile delivery

SAFe

PRINCE2 / PMP

Job description

Senior Digital Delivery Manager

Hybrid – West Midlands & London (once or twice a week)

Leading Consultancy are delivering complex digital transformation programmes that help organisations solve critical business challenges and unlock long-term value. Our teams combine strategy, technology and delivery expertise to create integrated digital solutions across diverse industries.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Digital Delivery Manager to join our UK & Europe Digital Services team. This is a senior leadership role that combines 80% delivery leadership with 20% people leadership, managing and developing a team of Digital Delivery Managers while remaining accountable for the successful delivery of complex digital programmes.

Reporting to the Portfolio & Delivery Director, you’ll lead the delivery of enterprise-scale initiatives across multiple products, platforms and suppliers. Working closely with senior business and technology stakeholders, including Executive and C-suite leaders, you’ll translate strategic priorities into successful delivery outcomes, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within budget and achieve measurable business value.

THE ROLE

As the Senior Digital Delivery Manager, you’ll have end-to-end accountability for the successful delivery of a portfolio of digital initiatives. You’ll lead multidisciplinary, matrixed teams and coordinate internal specialists alongside external delivery partners to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex digital programmes across multiple systems, platforms and suppliers.
• Owning delivery outcomes, ensuring programmes achieve agreed scope, quality, cost, timelines and business benefits.
• Managing demand, prioritisation and delivery roadmaps, balancing strategic initiatives, business-as-usual activity, technical debt and platform enhancements.
• Coordinating delivery across architecture, engineering, product, change, data, cyber security and third-party partners to ensure seamless, integrated solutions.
• Leading delivery planning, governance, forecasting and reporting while proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies and delivery trade-offs.
• Partnering with Product Managers, Product Owners and senior business leaders to align delivery with strategic priorities and organisational objectives.
• Driving successful releases, business readiness, adoption and benefits realisation.
• Coaching, developing and line managing a team of seven Digital Delivery Managers, building capability, consistency and high performance across the delivery function.
• Acting as a trusted delivery leader who influences stakeholders across business and technology to achieve successful outcomes.

YOU

You’ll be an experienced Senior Digital Delivery Leader who thrives in complex environments and enjoys bringing together people, technology and business priorities to deliver meaningful change.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience leading complex digital delivery across project, product and technical environments in a complex and large organisation.
• A proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale programmes involving multiple platforms, integrated technologies and third-party suppliers.
• Experience managing portfolio demand, prioritisation and delivery roadmaps across competing business priorities.
• Strong knowledge of modern digital delivery practices, software development lifecycles and systems integration.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary matrix teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Previous people management experience, with a passion for coaching and developing delivery professionals.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to make informed prioritisation and delivery trade-off decisions.
• A collaborative, pragmatic and outcome-focused approach, with resilience, accountability and a passion for delivering exceptional results.
• Professional certifications such as Agile, SAFe, PRINCE2 or PMP, together with experience in large-scale consultancy, enterprise or regulated environments, would be advantageous.

For more information please reach out to Lauren Stutz at La Fosse