Senior Delivery Manager - Burendo in Leeds

We are an award-winning consultancy known for delivering exceptional products and services through technology. We work closely with organisations to help them accelerate value delivery and create outstanding customer experiences. Our purpose is simple: to empower organisations to make a real difference for people, society, and the planet through technology that is efficient, user-friendly, and solves problems fast.

At Burendo, we believe that together, we can achieve incredible things. What sets us apart is how we work. We pride ourselves on having a pragmatic attitude to delivery—we think big, plan practically, adapt quickly, and always focus on results, no matter how complex the challenge. We are passionate about making great things happen by embracing innovation, challenging the status quo, and fostering collaboration at every step. Caring for people is at the heart of what we do. We value partnerships, listen to different viewpoints, and believe in treating everyone fairly. We love to share what we learn—using our expertise to help others grow and empowering organisations to succeed in the long term.

As we grow, we are looking to hire an experienced Senior Delivery Manager on a permanent basis to join our growing team. You will be a key member of our consultancy team and will support delivery teams as they deliver using Agile methodologies.

Must have skills:

• Portfolio management – End-to-end delivery ownership of multiple complex technical workstreams working to time, cost, quality and scope.
• Agile methodologies - A comprehensive understanding of Agile principles and practices and the ability to coach and uplift teams.
• Risk management - The ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks before they become issues across complex delivery landscapes.
• Dependency management - Exceptional skill at mapping and managing dependencies across teams, workstreams, and external factors in the most complex scenarios.
• Forecasting - Extensive experience creating and maintaining strategic roadmaps that balance ambition with reality, often across multiple large initiatives.
• Prioritisation - Excellent judgement in helping teams focus on what matters most and deliver maximum value, even in highly ambiguous and complex situations.
• Stakeholder management - Outstanding at building relationships and managing expectations across diverse and senior stakeholder groups at all levels.
• Transparency - Extensive hands-on experience in Jira, and with a proven ability to rapidly adapt to and utilise alternative delivery and service management tools (e.g. ServiceNow, Azure DevOps).
• Communication skills - Clear, empathetic, and effective communication across all levels, from technical teams to C-suite, with the ability to influence at the highest levels.
• Conflict resolution - The ability to navigate complex disagreements constructively.
• Multitasking – Skilled at managing multiple concurrent workstreams and priorities while maintaining quality, focus, and alignment across teams and stakeholders.
• Team morale bolstering – A supportive leader who fosters motivation, cohesion, and resilience, ensuring teams stay engaged and perform at their best even under pressure.

Desirable:

• Public sector experience
• Consultancy experience

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• An additional day of paid leave for your birthday
• Monthly budget for you to spend on your wellbeing
• Annual Learning and Development budget
• Paid time off for life events
• Matched Employer Contributed Pension (5%)
• Life assurance based on 2 x your salary, increasing to 4 x upon 2 years' service
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Exciting calendar of Burendo social events and activities

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. As a proud supporter of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome all applications from members of the Armed Forces Community.