Senior Delivery Manager – Digital Transformation
Manchester or London (Hybrid)
Salary: £65,000-£80,000 (depending on experience)
We’re working with a well-established digital transformation consultancy delivering complex, high-impact programmes across the UK public sector. Their work spans healthcare, defence, environment, and digital government, focused on building modern, scalable services that make a real difference.
The Role
You’ll take ownership of delivering complex digital projects, working closely with clients and internal teams to ensure high-quality outcomes.
This is a hands-on delivery role where you’ll be embedded in agile teams, while also managing stakeholders, risks, and overall delivery performance.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Leading agile delivery across software and digital projects
- Managing multidisciplinary teams
- Building strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor
- Owning delivery plans, RAID logs, reporting, and governance
- Ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, and to a high standard
- Driving continuous improvement across teams and delivery practices
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience delivering complex digital or software projects in an agile environment
- Background in a consultancy or client-facing setting
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience managing budgets, commercial aspects, and delivery governance
- Comfortable working with technical teams in modern engineering environments
- Ability to lead teams in fast-paced, evolving delivery environments
- Experience working with UK public sector clients
- Knowledge of GDS standards and service delivery frameworks
- Exposure to cloud, DevOps, and modern software practices
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps
Why this role?
- Work on meaningful projects across government and public services
- Strong mix of hands-on delivery and client ownership
- Clear progression, training, and certification support
- Collaborative, high-performing environment