Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager

Department: Product & Delivery

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Manchester, UK

Transform is a fresh alternative to big consulting, focusing on end‑to‑end transformation for public and private sector clients. As a Senior Delivery Manager you will lead multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver products and services that meet user needs, manage complex projects, and collaborate with senior stakeholders.

• Lead and motivate multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver products and services that meet users’ needs
• Help teams organise and plan their work
• Enable teams to communicate their plans clearly and deliver outcomes using agile practices
• Work with teams and organisations to adopt an agile mindset or agile practices as appropriate
• Identify and build the teams and resources needed to deliver client goals
• Proactively identify and address risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers
• Help influence strategic direction for an engagement
• Promote a good working environment with high‑performing teams who can enjoy working together
• Develop, guide and coach an assigned team
• Be a key member of our Delivery Management community, learning, sharing and applying skills and knowledge to improve
• Support the development of the Delivery practices toolkit and processes

• Experience of working along the product development life‑cycle with multi‑disciplinary teams
• Skilled in Agile methods, including continuous improvement and continuous delivery methods
• Skilled in introducing and improving use of Agile in a pragmatic way
• Experience delivering great outcomes in complex sectors at scale such as the public sector or utilities
• Demonstrable experience in challenging senior stakeholders and influencing their mindset and ways of working
• Skilled in thinking strategically about problems at scale with stakeholders and in the detail with delivery teams
• Skilled in communication making complex information simple, and bringing people with you
• Experience developing and mentoring team members including more junior delivery managers
• Experience working with research, design, technical and data teams - helping set priorities, make key technical choices and identify risks
• Experience being a part of, or contributing to successful communities of practice or excellence
• A growth mindset
• AI curious and ready to embrace opportunities

• Knowledge of Government methods such as GDS and Digital‑by‑Default Service Standards

• Holiday entitlement, 28 days with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days (note that 3 days are held for Christmas holidays)
• Day off (on or in the week of) your birthday
• Pension eligibility, up to 5% matched contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and enhanced paternity and shared parental leave
• Cycle to work schemes
• Gym & retail discounts
• Regular social events/activities
• A range of other benefits from our flexible benefits package

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all and actively seek applications from all ethnicities, orientations, beliefs, gender identities and those with neurodiverse traits and disabilities. If you need adjustments, let us know now or at any point in the recruitment process.