Senior Manager, Delivery Lead
Aker Systems
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex projects
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders and external delivery partners to deliver high quality cloud & data solutions for our clients
- Proactively identify and manage technical or operational dependencies across multiple workstreams to reduce delivery risk
- Act as the primary point of escalation for delivery teams, rapidly resolving impediments and unblocking problems to maintain pace
- Identify areas for improvement and contribute to the wider growth of Aker’s delivery capability and processes
- Work with other departments (Sales/Finance/HR) to ensure that projects’ budgets are estimated, costed and resourced appropriately
- Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure and security to ensure Aker delivery teams are fully aligned to the client’s outcome
- Provide effective reporting of project delivery, timelines, milestones and budgets to senior business stakeholders
- Work with Account Managers, participate in client commercial reviews and support creation of SoWs for future deliverables
- Take responsibility for the quality of the team’s output and ensure the client satisfaction is of a high standard
- Translate technical progress and risks into clear, non-technical updates for the Director and other senior business stakeholders
- Manage a mentor a multidisciplinary team including engineers and analysts, fostering a high-performance culture and continuous improvement. including performance management, mentoring, engagement and team building
- Provide constructive and real-time feedback through goal setting, regular 1:1s, personal development conversations and annual appraisals
- Encourage team camaraderie and collaboration. Resolve any conflicts within the team promptly and effectively thus ensuring a positive and productive working environment
- Successfully onboard and train new hires, complete probation milestones and processes, create robust inductions and provide career development support and guidance
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in a delivery management role with a proven track record of leading complex, large-scale projects required
- Experience of Public Cloud Services and technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Previous experience leading cross-functional teams, including the management of managers, strongly preferred
- Have a good understanding of technical solutions and data integration
- Deep expertise in Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and traditional Waterfall frameworks, with the ability to blend them based on the context
- Familiarity with software delivery pipelines, Jira, Azure DevOps, or other digital delivery tools for real-time tracking
- Strong team management ability, with emotional intelligence to manage conflict and motivate diverse teams
- Vendor or offshore management experience a plus
- Advanced stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict resolution skills including being comfortable in dealing with challenging and pressurised situations
- Ability to understand complex organisational structures and multi-supplier landscapes
- A driven leader who can shape a team and bring them on the journey to success for our clients
- Vendor or offshore management experience preferred
- ITIL v3 Foundation and /or SAFe Agile preferred
- UK Government project experience preferred
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company paid medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- Annual training allowance
- Wellbeing allowance
- Virtual GP
- Employee Assistance plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
delivery managementcloud servicesdata integrationAgileScrumKanbanWaterfallstakeholder managementvendor managementproject delivery
Soft Skills
team managementemotional intelligenceconflict resolutionnegotiationleadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvement
Certifications
ITIL v3 FoundationSAFe Agile