Senior Delivery Manager - Asset Management

Overview

Senior Delivery Manager - Asset Management role at Robert Walters in London. A leading investment management organisation in London is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager for an initial 6 month contract to shape and support a high-performing engineering team and lead multiple delivery streams. The role will be instrumental in managing dependencies, prioritising work across product backlogs, and aligning team efforts with strategic objectives.

• close collaboration with senior stakeholders to interpret strategic goals into actionable plans.
• facilitating design sprints and guide engineering teams through high-level solution design processes.
• overseeing feature estimation sessions with delivery teams and developing robust governance frameworks to ensure projects are well-resourced and structured for success.
• creating clarity around business priorities will keep both development teams and business units focused on shared objectives.
• managing complex programmes through a scrum of scrums approach will require you to implement effective team structures while promoting best practices in agile delivery.
• serving as a mentor for Scrum Masters and Product Owners—removing obstacles, encouraging self-organisation, and championing continuous improvement initiatives.
• creating a clear vision mapped to business values and strategies, ensuring that priority items are addressed promptly and that both business and development teams remain aligned with the strategic roadmap

• Strong experience working in asset management environments and have an understanding institutional fund operations
• honed your skills facilitating agile ceremonies—such as sprint planning, retrospectives, and scrum of scrums—while providing mentorship that encourages growth among team members.
• An ability to collaborate effectively with developers, subject matter experts, Product Owners, and other stakeholders ensures everyone remains aligned on priorities.
• A graduate-level education or equivalent practical experience underpins your technical acumen; any additional certifications in agile practices further strengthen your profile.
• An approachable communication style combined with a genuine desire to nurture high-performing teams and thrive in supportive leadership roles.
• A solid background in software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies with hands-on experience delivering iterative solutions through agile frameworks

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