Technology Delivery Lead - FTC

M&G; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 18%

Share Save / Share Incentive Plan

38 days leave

Inspiring Families policy

Private healthcare

Job summary

At M&G, a Technology Delivery Lead role coordinates Scrum-based, hybrid teams across the UK and India to deliver predictable technology outcomes. You will manage dependencies, align goals, and foster clear communication across locations and time zones.

The role emphasizes building high-performing distributed teams, sustaining agile practices, and working closely with product and engineering to plan and execute delivery with a focus on delivery cadence and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering technology using Scrum in complex environments.
• Ability to coordinate cross-team dependencies and multiple sites.
• Experience building and supporting distributed teams across geographies.
• Clear, inclusive communication across locations and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery across Scrum teams in a hybrid, distributed model.
• Manage cross-team and cross-location dependencies to keep commitments visible and managed.
• Establish and maintain communication across UK- and India-based teams with aligned goals.
• Ensure consistent Scrum practices and sustainable ways of working.
• Build high-performing, non-co-located teams with strong collaboration.
• Partner with product and engineering to plan and execute delivery.
• Identify risks early and support timely mitigation.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices.

Skills

Scrum expertise

Dependency management

Distributed teams

Strong communication

Hybrid agile

Team health

Job description

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Technology Delivery Lead is accountable for enabling effective delivery of technology outcomes through Scrum-based, hybrid agile teams operating across the UK and India. The role focuses on coordinating delivery across multiple teams, managing dependencies, and creating an environment where distributed teams can collaborate effectively and deliver predictable outcomes.

This role plays a key part in aligning people, process, and delivery cadence, ensuring that communication remains clear and consistent across locations, time zones, and stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery across Scrum teams working in a hybrid and geographically distributed model.
• Manage cross-team and cross-location dependencies to ensure delivery commitments are understood, visible, and actively managed.
• Establish and maintain effective communication across UK- and India-based teams, ensuring shared understanding of goals, priorities, and delivery progress.
• Enable consistent use of Scrum practices, supporting teams to operate in a structured and sustainable way.
• Build and nurture high-performing teams that are not co-located, fostering trust, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Work closely with product, engineering, and other delivery partners to support coordinated planning and execution.
• Identify delivery risks and constraints early, supporting timely decision-making and mitigation.
• Promote continuous improvement in delivery practices across teams.

Key Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Strong experience working with Scrum in technology delivery environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple teams.
• Experience building, supporting, and sustaining teams that are geographically distributed.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage clearly and effectively across locations and cultures.
• Experience working within hybrid agile delivery models.
• Understanding of how to balance delivery focus with team health and sustainable ways of working.

Suggested Essential Skills

• Dependency and delivery coordination
• Clear and inclusive communication
• Scrum and agile delivery practices
• Stakeholder engagement across locations
• Team development in non-co-located environments
• Risk and issue awareness

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: [e-mail]