Senior Delivery Manager

Waracle are looking for a Senior Delivery Manager for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.

This is a Hybrid role working from either our Glasgow, Dundee or London office 2 days a week

Are you a collaborative delivery leader who excels at bringing people together, nurturing talent, and guiding complex projects to success? As a Senior Delivery Manager at Waracle, you’ll play a pivotal role in creating supportive, high-performing environments where cross-functional teams can thrive. You will lead complex digital transformations end-to-end, serving as a trusted advisor to clients while mentoring the next generation of delivery talent.

If you enjoy empowering teams, tackling big ideas, and building meaningful partnerships, we’d love to welcome you aboard.

• Empowering & Coaching Teams: Coach cross-functional team members on estimation and prioritisation, fostering an environment where self-organisation, resilience, and psychological safety can flourish.

• Proactive
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Facilitate RAID sessions and guide risks to resolution in alignment with our Delivery Playbook, keeping projects smooth and transparent.

• Governance & Quality Delivery: Partner with teams to ensure large project outcomes meet quality standards, embedding best practices and "Definition of Done" outcomes.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Bring together Product, Design, and Engineering to build shared clarity on outcomes, manage dependencies, and celebrate shared wins.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Navigate complex discussions with empathy, simplify technical delivery topics, and build consensus among stakeholders.

• Thoughtful Commercial Stewardship: Use budget forecasting proactively to adapt team shape and spend, keeping projects healthy and aligned.

• Building Practice Capability: Mentor junior and mid-level Delivery Managers and help lead Community of Practice initiatives like tooling or delivery metrics.

• Pragmatic expertise in multiple digital delivery frameworks (such as Agile, Lean, XP, or Waterfall) and a passion for adapting them to fit your team's unique needs.

• Proven experience managing risks and de-risking complex technical projects through open communication and structure.

• Strong commercial awareness, with comfort around budget forecasting and resource allocation.

• A genuine passion for coaching, mentoring, and lifting up talent around you.

• Clear, empathetic communication skills with a track record of building trusted relationships across clients and internal teams

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!). After that, you'll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience.

Your Talent Attraction Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here's a glimpse of what you can expect:

• Rest & Recharge: You'll receive 27 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, totaling 35 days of holiday to unwind and pursue your passions.

• Financial Future & Security: Plan for retirement with our company-matched 5% pension contribution
  . For added peace of mind, we also offer a Death in Service benefit, providing 2 x your annual salary for your loved ones.

• Health & Wellness: Our Medicash Health Cash Plans help cover everyday healthcare costs, complemented by an Employee Assistance…