Introduction

Our client are large defence consultancy looking for an IT Delivery Manager to work on our clients secure government environment. You will be delivering complex digital products/ services and IT projects.

You will be managing the success of the delivery and working across multi disciplinary teams in an agile manner.

Working Patterns: This role is hybrid with 4 days per week on site.

Key responsibilities

• Manage successful delivery of IT and digital products/services for clients.
• Work within multidisciplinary and often Agile teams across the Secure Government market.
• Coordinate digital delivery activity across teams and stakeholders.
• Engage with technical teams, clients and suppliers to maintain delivery progress.
• Ensure outputs meet agreed performance, quality and security expectations.
• Bring structure to IT delivery by managing risks, dependencies and release cycles.
• Maintain effective communication flows across delivery teams.
• Support adoption of modern digital ways of working.
• Shape delivery approaches and uphold digital governance standards.
• Ensure alignment to value driven technology outcomes.

Skills & experience

• Experience managing IT or digital product/service delivery in structured or Agile environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, engaging confidently with technical teams, clients and suppliers.
• Understanding of IT delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevOps, Scrum, SAFe) and digital first practices.
• Ability to oversee backlogs, release plans, sprint cycles and technical delivery workflows.
• Experience managing risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies across digital teams.
• Strong organisational skills, coordinating activity across engineering, architecture and cyber teams.
• Ability to identify delivery challenges collaboratively and develop actionable, technology focused solutions.
• Clear written and verbal communication, producing high quality technical and delivery reporting.
• Experience working with suppliers, commercial teams or service providers within IT environments.

Additional benefits

• Pension up to 10% client contribution.
• Life assurance, income protection insurance and critical illness cover.
• Option to buy & sell holiday.
• Dental, health, medical, travel and gadget insurance.
• 24/7 Digital GP.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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