Senior Delivery Operations Manager

Compare the Market

Senior Delivery Operations Manager leading strategic planning and governance for AI initiatives at Compare the Market. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing executive relationships to ensure effective delivery.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in delivery governance, strategic planning, and operating model design, with a strong ability to translate strategy into structured, investable plans while managing senior stakeholder relationships effectively.

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Delivery GovernanceStrategic PlanningOperating Model DesignRisk ManagementAgile Delivery Frameworks

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Hard Skills

Delivery GovernanceStrategic PlanningOperating Model DesignRisk ManagementInvestment PlanningData-Driven Decision MakingAI Delivery Lifecycle UnderstandingStakeholder ManagementTriage and Prioritisation ProcessesExecution Planning

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationTrust BuildingIndependenceCollaborationProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

AI Capability LayerOpportunity BacklogPerformance MeasuresExec-Level StakeholdersAgentic Tooling

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the operating model, proactive preventative governance, and intake and prioritisation of work into the AI capability layer.
Support strategic planning, maintain the opportunity backlog co-owned with Product, and ensure planning decisions translate into sequenced, investable execution.
Act as the principal resource for forming high-profile new initiatives alongside Exec.
Shape the delivery function for a world where 10x systems are built by agents, ensuring frameworks, governance, and performance measures keep pace.
Manage structured triage and prioritisation processes across Technology, Data, AI and Commercial domains.
Provide senior stakeholders with visibility of priorities, pipeline health, delivery progress, and strategic dependencies.
Lead quarterly planning and investment processes, translating strategic priorities into realistic, investable plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep experience in delivery governance, strategic planning, or operating model design.
Ability to translate strategy into structured, investable plans.
Proven ability to take ambiguous, early-stage initiatives and shape them into clear delivery plans with Exec-level stakeholders.
Strong risk management: identifying, communicating, and resolving risks at pace.
Credible and trusted at Exec level with balanced, data-driven perspectives.
Highly effective communicator across technical and commercial audiences.
Understanding of how AI agents and agentic tooling are changing the software delivery lifecycle.
Familiarity with Agile delivery frameworks and their interaction with governance.
Able to manage multiple senior stakeholder relationships with independence and trust.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements