Senior Agile Delivery Manager

About The Role

Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Senior Delivery Manager to support our mission. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact.

As a Senior Delivery Manager
, you will play an important role in making Hippo the best Consultancy out there. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team combining data, design, product, delivery, analysis and engineering to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do.

You will act as a Senior Consultant to deliver Delivery Management services to our clients. You will be an expert in agile delivery, leading multi-disciplinary teams through complex, high-stakes projects. You are a leader of people, confident in optimizing delivery flow, managing high-level dependencies, and articulating a clear path to value for our diverse range of clients.

Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well-engineered systems beyond traditional boundaries that allow our customers to understand and get the most from their data and digital services. The Senior Delivery Manager will be a key player and leader in this.

Please note we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at the Senior level; therefore, the advertised salary band represents the entry point for this level, allowing for clear progression within the role.

• Lead the delivery of complex digital products and services, ensuring the team stays focused on user needs while navigating technical and organizational constraints.

• Optimize the team's "flow" by identifying systemic bottlenecks and implementing Lean or Agile improvements to increase pace and quality.

• Translate strategic goals into actionable delivery plans, managing complex backlogs and roadmaps in collaboration with Product Owners.

• Proactively manage senior stakeholders, navigating conflicting priorities and negotiating realistic expectations through data-driven insights.

• Build strong, lasting relationships with clients, supporting them in developing their organizational agility and delivery maturity.

• Identify, track, and mitigate complex risks and dependencies across multiple project streams.

• Use advanced metrics (e.g., Lead Time, Throughput, Quality) to provide transparent reporting and drive team performance improvements.

• Coach and mentor junior and intermediate Delivery Managers and actively shape Hippo’s Delivery community of practice.

• Expertise in Delivery Management within an Agile/Lean environment, with a focus on delivering high-value digital services.

• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams, fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

• Significant experience in managing delivery within complex stakeholder environments, including those following GDS (Government Digital Service) standards.

• Experience in various estimation and planning techniques, choosing the most appropriate for the project’s maturity and complexity.

• Ability to analyze performance data and financial metrics to help the team and client make informed strategic decisions.

• Experience planning and adjusting delivery governance to ensure the right level of oversight without hindering the team's agility.

• Experience managing delivery across a portfolio of work or multi-team programs.

• Ability to help set project KPIs and ensure all delivery work contributes to achieving meaningful organizational transformation.

• Track record of contributing to professional delivery communities and offering constructive feedback to peers through mentorship.

Alongside working with some of the most talented…