Strategic Delivery Lead – Digital, Agile & Partnerships

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension (Civil Service)

Flexible working

Job summary

Active Travel England is seeking an experienced Senior Delivery Manager to lead multi-disciplinary teams in delivering digital products and services that meet user needs and align with the Government Service Standard. You will partner with internal teams and partners to drive projects forward with a focus on value and impact.

This role requires steering agile delivery across complex programmes, coaching delivery managers, and ensuring cloud and development practices meet government standards.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of leading delivery using a range of Agile and lean tools and techniques, empowering and coaching agile teams to be self-organising, inclusive and continuously improving.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering multiple successful digital products and services through the agile delivery lifecycle following the GDS Service Standards.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively across organisational, technical and non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Leading the discovery and development of digital services, translating user insights into actionable delivery plans, contribute to the digital strategy and roadmap, and ensure development priorities align with business needs and strategic objectives.
• Owning the relationship with Department for Transport (DfT) Digital team and ensuring our development and cloud approach is aligned with wider priorities, whilst overcoming any technical blockers or challenges.
• Facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, manage expectations, moderate difficult discussions, and act as a key conduit between the ATE Digital team and the wider business.
• Be accountable for the product delivery, manage teams through all delivery phases, coach and mentor other delivery managers, and address complex risks, issues, and dependencies. Ensure all products are developed following Government Digital Service (GDS) requirements.
• Manage relationships with externally sourced delivery partners and contracted suppliers, including scoping, identifying contractual frameworks, negotiating effectively, and ensuring value for money.
• Provide expert leadership and coaching in Agile and Lean practices, tailoring the approach to suit different lifecycle stages, and fostering effective collaboration within teams.
• Identify and challenge inefficient organisational processes, guide teams through implementing improvements, experiment with innovative ways of working, and lead continual planning in a complex environment.

Skills

Agile & Lean delivery leadership

Digital product delivery

Stakeholder communications

Job description

Active Travel England is seeking an experienced Senior Delivery Manager to lead multi-disciplinary teams in delivering digital products and services that meet user needs and align with the Government Service Standard. You will partner with internal teams and partners to drive projects forward with a focus on value and impact.

This role requires steering agile delivery across complex programmes, coaching delivery managers, and ensuring cloud and development practices meet government standards.