Senior Technical Delivery Manager

As a Senior Technical Programme Manager, you will provide leadership, delivering an ambitious programme of content development, technical project management, as well as delivering change and contributing to the delivery of technology with key stakeholders. This is a leadership position and has full accountability for the successful outcome of strategic initiatives within the Product Engineering organisation. A proven ability to strategize and implement high-level program initiatives is critical for the success of this role. As a natural leader, this person should have strong talent for coordination and delegation, as well as building and maintaining strong relationships at all levels.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with Engineering VPs, cross-functional teams, and other key stakeholders to define the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives.
• Manage technical programmes and projects for optimal return on investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives.
• Identify key requirements for cross-functional teams and external vendors as required.
• Be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives.
• Work with teams to ensure product and technical work-packages are broken down, sequenced, and resourced in a way that delivers maximum business value, minimises risk, and achieves the company objectives.
• Analyse, evaluate, and track programme risks, providing a clear mitigation strategy.
• Support as necessary in managing the current portfolio of projects.
• Ensure that scope is monitored and controlled on projects and that any deviation is proactively addressed through re-planning and change control, where necessary, to safeguard programme baselines.

What You Will Have

• Must have experience of leading significant technical programmes with a focus on internal stakeholder management, reporting and team management.
• Exceptional skills in leadership, time management, facilitation, and organisation.
• Experience of managing complex technical/software projects using established project/program management disciplines and methodologies.
• Proven track record of delivering multiple technical or digital projects and/or products that meet business outcomes and drive value for the business.
• Experience cultivating and facilitating Agile, Lean, and Waterfall methodologies within software development teams.
• Peer, senior, and executive stakeholder management, including influencing, reporting, and communication.
• Proven track record of working with distributed and remote development teams.
• Work management tools such as JIRA, Harness.
• Recognized project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, etc. is preferable.

What We Do For You

• Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral.
• Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days.
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First.
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace.
• Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally.
• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go.
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success.
• Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important.
• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company.
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most.
• Discounted Parking - We have partnered with QPark to provide an exclusive discounted rate for OneAdvanced employees when purchasing a digital season ticket.
• Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do.
• Performance & Talent – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self.
• Making a Difference – We provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about.
• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding.
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it.
• Pennies from Heaven – Donate the pennies from your paycheck to help make a difference without lifting a finger.

Who We Are

OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors. We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.