Technical Delivery Manager

Zenith Vehicles; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Critical Illness Cover

Dental and Health Cash Plans

Tech Scheme

Car Sacrifice Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

MyGPS personal development framework

Perks at Work discounts

Onsite GP

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Job summary

Zenith is seeking a Technical Delivery Manager to lead the Core Platforms team in delivering Group products and services. You will manage demand, gather technical requirements, and drive delivery to time, cost, and quality while maintaining plans, risks, and resources.

You will collaborate with senior leadership, project managers, and software engineers to ensure smooth delivery of programmes, changes, and software patches.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking demonstrated through delivery of impactful tech projects.
• Experience with ADO Boards for managing delivery.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and methodologies.
• Ability to explain complex issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Applied Agile principles in practice to select delivery methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership to motivate and manage delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the relationship between business deliverables, cross-functional internal delivery, and technical delivery plans
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, and Retrospective sessions
• Monitor progress and performance, helping teams to make improvements
• Ensure the Software Engineering team are motivated, collaborating, and working well
• Identify obstacles and help the team overcome them
• Actively address internal and external risks, issues, and dependencies
• Work collaboratively with contracted suppliers to ensure smooth and timely delivery of services

Skills

Strategic thinking

ADO Boards

DevOps tools

Clear communication

Agile principles

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

At Zenith, we've been leading the transition to sustainable vehicle solutions for over 30 years. As the UK's largest independent vehicle solutions provider, we're proud of our people, our award-winning service, and our bold ambitions to make mobility smarter, greener, and better for everyone. We're powered by people, driven by innovation, and committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

We're looking for a Technical Delivery Manager to join our Core Platforms team. In this role, you'll be responsible for the effective delivery of Zenith's Group products and services, managing the change process from demand management and technical requirements gathering through to successful implementation to time, cost, and quality. You'll build and manage detailed plans that define how items in the product backlog will be defined, built, tested, and deployed, while maintaining progress reports and managing risks, issues, and resources.

At Zenith, ourcustomers benefit from the latest technology investment, including next-generation digitised fleet management services delivered via modernised portals and intelligent dashboards. You'll collaborate closely with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, project managers, and the Software Engineering Manager to ensure smooth delivery of programmes, small changes, and software patching.

What's the Role

• Manage the relationship between business deliverables, cross-functional internal delivery, and technical delivery plans
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, and Retrospective sessions
• Monitor progress and performance, helping teams to make improvements
• Ensure the Software Engineering team are motivated, collaborating, and working well
• Identify obstacles and help the team overcome them
• Actively address internal and external risks, issues, and dependencies
• Work collaboratively with contracted suppliers to ensure smooth and timely delivery of services

What Can You Offer

• A strategic thinker with a proven history of delivering impactful tech projects, ideally in agile or consultancy settings
• Strong knowledge of using ADO Boards for managing delivery
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and methodologies
• Ability to explain complex issues clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience applying Agile principles in practice and selecting the best delivery methods
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong stakeholder management capability
• Demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage delivery teams

What's in it for You

• Salary between £55,000 to £65,000 per annum + car allowance and annual bonus
• 24 days annual leave plus your birthday off, with the option to buy more
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Dental and Health Cash Plans
• Tech Scheme, Car Sacrifice Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans
• Development opportunities through our MyGPS personal development framework
• Perks at Work - discounts on everyday essentials
• Onsite GP, Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders
• Sports and social clubs, company activities, and team events
• Inclusive culture with colleague-led equality networks
• Free onsite parking
• Agile working - you might have the opportunity to work remotely when it works for the Customer, Zenith and yourself, and you'll work with your manager to agree how this works best

Why Zenith?

• Award-winning - Leasing Company of the Year (Fleet News 2023), Large Business of the Year (Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards)
• Sustainability champions - Over 41% of our fleet are Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), and we're a carbon-neutral organisation
• Innovators - Investing £25 million in transformation, with a thriving fleet of 169,910 vehicles
• Inclusive - Six colleague-led diversity groups and a workplace where everyone can thrive
• A place to grow - Clear pathways through our MyGPS personal development framework

We want to positively encourage differences in Zenith and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Zenith is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.