Delivery Principal Job at Softwire (Manchester)

Delivery Principal

We’re looking for people who have a track record of successfully delivering besp...

Location

United Kingdom , London; Cambridge

Salary:

90700.00 - 102200.00 GBP / Year

Softwire

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Extensive experience of successfully delivering large software development projects
Prior agency experience
Excellent client management and relationship building skills
Experience working in a delivery leadership role within an agency or consultancy environment
Experience managing teams, with accountability for the work of 10+ onshore staff
Strong knowledge of modern software engineering practice (SDLC) and an awareness of technical approaches and trends
An interest in technology and how things are created
Ability to lead meetings with senior (e.g. C-level) external stakeholders
Ability to understand and give context to complex situations, drawing out the key points and driving shared clarity
Ability to identify and trouble-shoot issues that may range from relationships to process, and lead the team in solving them

Job Responsibility

Delivering high value services to our clients
Accountable for the commercial, delivery and team performance of our projects and programmes of work
Leading delivery – either directly, or more often through managing delivery, technical and design leads
Ensuring client satisfaction, while also meeting Softwire’s commercial goals, and ensuring a happy team
Guiding clients through the delivery process, shaping the engagement for success from the first meetings, and resourcing the team
Acting as the most senior line of project escalation for any issues
Accelerating the careers of others
Bringing out the best in the people they’re responsible for, both through strong line management of Delivery Leads, and by supporting the resourcing and progression of others on their projects
Taking responsibility for the “performance contract” of multiple employees – setting expectations and challenges, providing support and feedback, and ensuring appropriate reward upon delivery
Helping Delivery Leads mentor and manage more junior colleagues of their own

What we offer

Profit share scheme
Pension: Additional 5% of salary
25 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell)
Time off for company-wide morale activities
Time off for charitable / CSR activities
Free annual eye test
Opt-in health insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Payroll charity donations

Fulltime

Principal Delivery Manager

At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You're only as good ...

Location

United States , St. Louis Park

Salary:

130000.00 - 155000.00 USD / Year

Horizontal Digital

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of experience leading digital projects/programs
A minimum of 5 years agency/consultancy experience. 7+ years preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP)
Experience and certifications in scaling Agile methodologies across an organization (e.g., SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Practice Consultants (SPC)) preferred

Job Responsibility

Program Delivery: Lead one large program or multiple small programs that require multiple contributing project managers
personally manage complex and/or high-profile projects as needed
Delivery Consulting: Consult on delivery strategies to ensure success, including frameworks, tools, processes, etc.
Project Planning: Oversee and/or create and manage detailed project plans based on the delivery methodology/framework chosen, project scope, constraints, risks, and dependencies.
Budget Management: Proactively manage your program/project budgets to ensure the work we're planning to deliver can be accomplished within the approved budget.
Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate project risks before they become issues.
Client Partnership: Be the primary point of contact for clients in delivery to not only deliver consistent status, communicate risks, and manage deliverables
Scope Management: Fully understand the scope of work being delivered and consult with the team and client to manage to it consistently.
Account Growth: Support Client Partner and Business Development teams to estimate, pitch, and scope work to new clients.
Tools Knowledge: Hold expert-level knowledge of standard PM tools, including Smartsheet and Atlassian suite (Jira

What we offer

health
dental
vision
life
retirement plans
paid time off
paid holidays
paid time off to volunteer
paid parental leave
flexible work environment

Fulltime

Principal Delivery Manager

At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You're only as good ...

Location

United States

Salary:

Not provided

Horizontal Digital

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of experience leading digital projects/programs
A minimum of 5 years agency/consultancy experience. 7+ years preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP)
Experience and certifications in scaling Agile methodologies across an organization (e.g., SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Practice Consultants (SPC)) preferred

Job Responsibility

Program Delivery: Lead one large program or multiple small programs that require multiple contributing project managers
personally manage complex and/or high-profile projects as needed
Delivery Consulting: Consult on delivery strategies to ensure success, including frameworks, tools, processes, etc. Drive agile and product delivery methods wherever possible. Solve complex delivery issues and modify processes as needed for each engagement to ensure success
Project Planning: Oversee and/or create and manage detailed project plans based on the delivery methodology/framework chosen, project scope, constraints, risks, and dependencies
Budget Management: Proactively manage your program/project budgets to ensure the work we're planning to deliver can be accomplished within the approved budget. Monitor weekly burn and velocity to develop burndown reports against remaining scope. Understand and report on project margin performance and revenue forecasting. Develop plans to course-correct if project begins to trend over budget
Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate project risks before they become issues. Triage projects in the red to identify a path to green. Escalate as needed to obtain support and solve risks before they become issues. Openly discuss risks with clients to ensure alignment and encourage collaborative solutioning
Client Partnership: Be the primary point of contact for clients in delivery to not only deliver consistent status, communicate risks, and manage deliverables – but also to build strong client relationships and be seen as a delivery leader and consultant
Scope Management: Fully understand the scope of work being delivered and consult with the team and client to manage to it consistently. Proactively prioritize scope where needed. Estimate, create, and deliver change orders as needed when scope deviates
Account Growth: Support Client Partner and Business Development teams to estimate, pitch, and scope work to new clients. Drive delivery strategies during the sales phase to ensure success post-sale. Partner with Client Partners to grow existing accounts
Tools Knowledge: Hold expert-level knowledge of standard PM tools, including Smartsheet and Atlassian suite (Jira

What we offer

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Paid time off to volunteer
Paid parental leave
Flexible work environment

Fulltime

Principal Delivery Manager

Our Principal Delivery Managers are responsible for leading and delivering strat...

Location

United Kingdom , Any UK Office Hub (Bristol / London / Manchester / Swansea)

Salary:

80000.00 - 100000.00 GBP / Year

Made Tech

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Understanding of the issues and challenges that the public sector faces in delivering services that make the best use of data and digital capabilities, transforming legacy infrastructure, and taking an innovative and user-centric approach
Ability to innovate and take learnings from the commercial sector, other countries and advances in technology and apply them to UK Public Sector challenges to create tangible solutions for our clients
Experience building trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders within the public sector
Experience of building and leading high performing, consulting teams and creating the leveraged engagements to provide a cost-effective, profitable, successful client-facing delivery
Leadership of bids and solution shaping to produce compelling proposals that help Made Tech win new business and grow the industry
Experience of managing third-party partnerships and suppliers (in conjunction with Made Tech colleagues) to provide a consolidated and seamless delivery team to clients
Ambassadors of belonging at Made Tech, advocating and championing organisational commitments and priorities, recognising their role in modelling the way and embodying our values
Compelling communicators, ensuring key information is swiftly cascaded, understood, and feedback gathered and shared
Using their coaching skills to enable people to be their best, regularly and routinely providing meaningful, positive and constructive feedback
Make decisions that support the best interests of the business while recognising that our people are its foundation

Job Responsibility

Collaborate with clients to understand their needs, provide solution advice in your role as a trusted advisor and shape solutions that leverage Made Tech's wider capabilities and credentials
Assess project performance as a part of the billable delivery team, Quality Assure (QA) the deliverables and outcomes, and ensure client satisfaction
Coach and mentor team members as well as providing direction to enable them to achieve their engagement outcomes and to develop their careers
Act as a Technical Authority (of your appropriate capability) to provide oversight and ensure alignment with internal and industry best practices
Ensure engagement experience is captured and used to improve standards and contribute to Made Tech knowledge
Participate in business development activities, including bids and pre-sales within the account, industry and practice
Coach team members on their contributions and oversee the relevant technical aspects of the proposal submission
Undertake people management responsibilities, including performance reviews and professional development of your engagement and practice colleagues
Serve as a thought leader within Made Tech, our account engagements and the wider public sector and represent the company at industry events

What we offer

30 days Holiday
Flexible Parental Leave
Remote Working
Paid counselling
Smart Tech scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan
Optional social and wellbeing calendar of events

Fulltime

Principal Delivery Manager

At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You're only as good ...

Location

United States , St. Louis Park

Salary:

130000.00 - 155000.00 USD / Year

Horizontal Digital

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of experience leading digital projects/programs
A minimum of 5 years agency/consultancy experience (7+ years preferred)
Bachelor's degree preferred
Certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP)
Experience and certifications in scaling Agile methodologies across an organization (e.g., SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Practice Consultants (SPC)) preferred

Job Responsibility

Lead one large program or multiple small programs requiring multiple contributing project managers
personally manage complex and/or high-profile projects as needed
Consult on delivery strategies to ensure success, including frameworks, tools, processes, etc.
Drive agile and product delivery methods wherever possible
Solve complex delivery issues and modify processes as needed for each engagement
Oversee and/or create and manage detailed project plans based on delivery methodology/framework chosen
Proactively manage program/project budgets
Monitor weekly burn and velocity to develop burndown reports against remaining scope
Understand and report on project margin performance and revenue forecasting
Develop plans to course-correct if project begins to trend over budget

What we offer

Health
dental
vision
life
retirement plans
paid time off
paid holidays
paid time off to volunteer
paid parental leave
flexible work environment

Fulltime

Delivery Principal – Financial Services & Insurance

We’re looking for people who have a track record of successfully delivering besp...

Location

United Kingdom , London; Cambridge

Salary:

92100.00 - 103700.00 GBP / Year

Softwire

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

A demonstrable track record of successfully delivering challenging projects / programmes
Experience working in a delivery leadership role within an agency, consultancy, or financial services environment
Experience managing teams, with accountability for the work of 10+ onshore staff
Strong knowledge of modern software engineering practice (SDLC) and an awareness of technical approaches and trends
An interest in technology and how things are created
Experience of successfully delivering large software development projects within financial services in one or more of insurance, wealth management, and asset management directly or via consultancy experience
Prior consultancy experience and are familiar with reconciling commercial and quality drivers in a client-focused environment
Excellent client management and relationship building skills
Strong domain expertise in financial services, with an understanding of the business processes, client lifecycle, and data complexity that characterise insurance, wealth, or asset management environments
Comfortable engaging with technically and commercially sophisticated client stakeholders, and experienced in supporting teams to navigate the constraints and expectations of regulated industries

Job Responsibility

Delivering high value services to our clients
Accountable for the success of projects
Lead delivery – either directly, or more often through managing delivery, technical and design leads
Responsible for ensuring client satisfaction, while also meeting Softwire’s commercial goals, and ensuring a happy team
Guide clients through the delivery process, shaping the engagement for success from the first meetings, and resourcing the team
Inspire trust with senior stakeholders, acting as the most senior line of project escalation for any issues
Accelerating the careers of others
Highly experienced people managers
Bring out the best in the people they’re responsible for, both through strong line management of Delivery Leads, and by supporting the resourcing and progression of others on their projects
Take responsibility for the “performance contract” of multiple employees – setting expectations and challenges, providing support and feedback, and ensuring appropriate reward upon delivery

What we offer

Profit share scheme
Pension: Additional 5% of salary
25 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell)
Time off for company-wide morale activities
Time off for charitable / CSR activities
Free annual eye test
Opt-in health insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Payroll charity donations

Fulltime

Principal Delivery Manager

As the Principal Delivery Manager, you will work with delivery, technical and de...

Location

United Kingdom , Bristol; London; Manchester; Swansea

Salary:

76000.00 - 100000.00 GBP / Year

Made Tech

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Articulate business fundamentals (USP, profitability, risks, target market)
Demonstrate advocacy and prioritisation of business fundamentals
Display accountability for managing commercial activities within deliveries
Be able to recall and describe key Made Tech case studies
Demonstrate prioritisation, delegation and consistent delivery of multiple goals simultaneously
Demonstrate fast remediation of performance issues
Support direct reports with performance remediation of indirect reports
Demonstrate encouragement and mentoring of high performers
Maintain compliance with all expectations of line management at Made Tech
Demonstrate planning of and implementation of risk management activities within programme of projects

Job Responsibility

Contribute to and deliver on Account Strategy
Contribute to and support quarterly / annual DMO objectives
Account Level Delivery Assurance
Accountable for ensuring delivery success
Report to Heads of Delivery on a weekly basis the status of quality and risk
Manage team resourcing to balance successful client delivery, team happiness and Made Tech commercial objectives
Oversee compliance and accuracy of all critical business processes (time sheeting, invoicing, forecasting, delivery assurance reporting)
Oversee commercial activities (Statements of Work, purchase order numbers, supplier contracts for partners, IR35 assessments for contractors, raising staffing demands)
Support hiring activities including interviewing and outreach
Management of Lead Delivery Managers including performance, progression and satisfaction

What we offer

30 days Holiday
Flexible Parental Leave
Remote Working (part time remote working for all our staff)
Paid counselling
Flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan
Optional social and wellbeing calendar of events

Fulltime

Delivery Principal – Public Sector

We are looking for an experienced delivery principal with a strong track record ...

Location

United Kingdom , London; Cambridge

Salary:

92100.00 - 103700.00 GBP / Year

Softwire

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Extensive experience of successfully delivering large software development projects within the public sector directly or via agency experience
Prior agency experience and familiar with reconciling commercial and quality drivers in a client-focused environment
Excellent client management and relationship building skills
Strong expertise in the public sector, particularly in the discovery, alpha and beta phases
Comprehensive knowledge of government service standards and user-centered design
Experience in supporting others through these processes
Familiar with how software is created
A demonstrable track record of successfully delivering challenging projects / programmes
Experience working in a delivery leadership role within an agency, consultancy environment or direct government department
Experience managing teams, with accountability for the work of 10+ onshore staff

Job Responsibility

Delivering high value services to our clients
Accountable for the success of projects
Lead delivery directly or through managing delivery, technical and design leads
Ensure client satisfaction, meet Softwire’s commercial goals, and ensure a happy team
Guide clients through the delivery process, shaping the engagement for success
Inspire trust with senior stakeholders, acting as the most senior line of project escalation
Accelerating the careers of others
Highly experienced people manager
Bring out the best in the people they’re responsible for
Take responsibility for the “performance contract” of multiple employees

What we offer

Profit share scheme (average of between £15,000 and £20,000)
Pension: Additional 5% of salary
25 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell)
Time off for company-wide morale activities
Time off for charitable / CSR activities
Free annual eye test
Opt-in health insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Payroll charity donations

Fulltime

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