Technical Delivery Manager (TDM)

avalara; Salford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalara, the tax compliance automation leader, has acquired Versori in Manchester. We are seeking a Technical Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of client integration projects across our iPaaS platform and related B2B SaaS offerings.

You will line-manage a team of Solutions Engineers, coordinate cross-functional delivery, gather requirements, demonstrate solutions to clients, and report progress to executives, ensuring high-quality technical delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in technical delivery, project management, or a related role.
• Good understanding of how software systems and integrations work.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technical concepts.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• A technical background, or demonstrable strong technical knowledge, is required.

Responsibilities

• Technical Project Delivery: Own end-to-end delivery of client integration projects, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within scope and to a high technical standard.
• Team Coordination: Manage and coordinate software development and solutions engineering resource to deliver against agreed project plans.
• Requirements Gathering: Lead requirements-gathering sessions with clients, translating business needs into clear, actionable technical delivery plans.
• Client Demonstrations: Conduct client-facing demonstrations of Versori's integration platform, clearly articulating its capabilities and business value.
• Issue Triage & Resolution: Act as first point of escalation for delivery blockers, resolving issues directly with Solutions Engineers and escalating complex cases to a Solution Architect where required.
• Progress Tracking & Reporting: Track delivery progress against plan, reporting regularly to the COO and providing clear updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage clients as key stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring their needs and expectations are understood and met.
• Team Management: Line-manage a team of in house Solutions Engineers, including workload planning and day-to-day support.

Skills

Technical delivery

Project management

Software integrations

Stakeholder management

Learning agility

Team leadership

Job description

What You'll Do

Versori is Manchester's first Y Combinator-backed company, founded to solve one of enterprise technology's most persistent problems: fast, flexible integration between complex business systems.

In March 2026, Versori was acquired by Avalara, a global leader in tax compliance automation, bringing our integration platform to a significantly larger enterprise customer base.

We are seeking a Technical Delivery Manager with a strong background in project and programme management, combined with solid technical understanding of system integrations. You will own delivery for a portfolio of key client integration projects, acting as the primary point of technical and delivery accountability from kick-off through go-live and into ongoing support.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Technical Project Delivery: Own end-to-end delivery of client integration projects, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within scope and to a high technical standard.
• Team Coordination: Manage and coordinate software development and solutions engineering resource to deliver against agreed project plans.
• Requirements Gathering: Lead requirements-gathering sessions with clients, translating business needs into clear, actionable technical delivery plans.
• Client Demonstrations: Conduct client-facing demonstrations of Versori's integration platform, clearly articulating its capabilities and business value.
• Issue Triage & Resolution: Act as first point of escalation for delivery blockers, resolving issues directly with Solutions Engineers and escalating complex cases to a Solution Architect where required.
• Progress Tracking & Reporting: Track delivery progress against plan, reporting regularly to the COO and providing clear updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage clients as key stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring their needs and expectations are understood and met.
• Team Management: Line-manage a team of in house Solutions Engineers, including workload planning and day-to-day support.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in technical delivery, project management, or a related role.
• Good understanding of how software systems and integrations work.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technical concepts.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• A technical background, or demonstrable strong technical knowledge, is required.

Desirable

• Experience managing distributed or offshore teams.
• Prior experience in an iPaaS, integration platform, or B2B SaaS environment.

Avalara is an AI-first Company

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.
• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We’ll Take Care Of You

Total Rewards

• In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

• Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.