Qodea

Lead Delivery Consultant

Qodea

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • In this Lead Delivery Consultant role you will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex technology and transformation programmes, ranging from infrastructure migrations and data platform builds to multi-workstream custom application delivery, ensuring tangible outcomes are shipped into production quickly and sustainably.
  • You will be accountable for protecting commercial margins, negotiating and managing commercial agreements, establishing scalable delivery templates, processes and governance, and influencing senior client and internal stakeholders to drive decisions and clear blockers.
  • Working closely with Sales, Finance, technical leaders and delivery teams, you will mentor and develop less experienced project managers, drive continuous improvement across the Project Delivery function, and ensure every project meets Qodea’s high standards for quality, velocity and client impact.

Requirements

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-workstream technology programmes (infrastructure, data platforms, custom applications), ensuring projects are delivered on time, to scope, and within budget.
  • Define and embed delivery methodologies, templates, governance and commercial processes (agile/iterative where appropriate) to scale Qodea’s project capabilities and protect target margins.
  • Engage, influence and manage senior client stakeholders including C-level executives; set expectations, negotiate priorities, and escalate/resolution of issues to secure positive outcomes for client and Qodea.
  • Partner with Sales and Finance to produce robust Statements of Work, financial plans, resource models and change controls; manage budget impacts and negotiate managed outcomes when required.
  • Proactively identify, track and mitigate programme risks and issues; drive decision-making and escalation paths to maintain delivery momentum and project health.
  • Provide leadership, coaching and performance management for project delivery teams and junior project managers; support career development, skills gaps and emotional wellbeing within your team.
  • Maintain and present clear, executive-level reporting, dashboards and programme portfolios to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability across engagements.
  • Lead a Project Delivery Team, ensuring they are accountable for the team performance.
  • Enhance employee experience (throughout employee lifecycle), with effective team communication.
  • Empower team growth by providing guidance, support, development opportunities, and addressing skill gaps.
Benefits
  • Competitive base salary.
  • Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one.
  • Discretionary company bonus scheme.
  • 4 x annual salary Death in Service coverage from day one.
  • Employee referral scheme.
  • Tech Scheme.
  • Private medical insurance from day one.
  • Optical and dental cash back scheme.
  • Help@Hand app: access to remote GPs, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy.
  • EAP service.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
  • An extra paid day off for your birthday.
  • Ten paid learning days per year.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Market-leading parental leave.
  • Sabbatical leave (after five years).
  • Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year).
  • Industry-recognised training and certifications.
  • Bonusly employee recognition and rewards platform.
  • Clear opportunities for career development.
  • Length of Service Awards.
  • Regular company events.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project deliveryinfrastructure migrationdata platform buildcustom application deliveryagile methodologyiterative methodologybudget managementrisk managementperformance managementcontinuous improvement
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringinfluencingnegotiationcommunicationstakeholder managementteam empowermentcoachingproblem-solvingemotional intelligence