Delivery Manager in Manchester

At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, our AI-powered platform is reshaping how insurers and brokers connect, decide, and grow across the global insurance ecosystem. We move fast, think big, and build things that matter. If you’re energized by meaningful innovation and want to shape what’s next in Insurtech, this is where that work happens.

You're part of the Customer Success Team, reporting to the Head of Delivery where you will utilise your stakeholder management experience to support customer engagement and growth but will predominantly use your project management expertise to manage resources both internally and externally to ensure initial deployments are successful and set up with appropriate governance and benefit measures in place.

If you're passionate about agile delivery and are ready for the next phase of our exciting journey, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure your team follows our internal delivery best practices.
• Effectively communicates across technical and non-technical boundaries, building trust and authenticity.
• Optimizes team flow, addresses issues, and builds agile capabilities within the team.
• Leads continual planning processes, extending beyond product delivery to post-launch support and benefits realization.
• Identifies and rectifies issues in team dynamics, engages in effective feedback, and connects day-to-day work with the product vision.
• Understands and contributes to different phases of product delivery, working with Customer Success and Product Lead for continuous improvement.
• Effectively manages a business analyst and a Customer Engineer.
• Builds a close relationship to internal and external key stakeholders and ensures continuous engagement.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in Agile project management, demonstrating successful implementation of methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, addressing challenges proactively.
• Track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery.
• Effective collaboration with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong understanding of technology and its applications, especially in AI/Data Science products.
• Continuous learning mindset, staying abreast of industry trends in Agile practices.
• Adaptability to a fast-paced and evolving work environment.

Bonus points if you also have:

• Remote working experience: Successful remote working experiences.
• Agile Certification: CSM, TKP, KMP, or KCP.
• Industry experience: Distributed teams, AI/Data Science products.
• Insurance Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the insurance industry.
• Multilingual skills: Fluency in English and the ability to write and speak multiple languages - German or French.

We’re building the future of insurance and we’re doing it together. At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, we’re driven by a shared mission to transform the industry through AI-powered solutions that deliver smarter decisions, stronger connections, and better outcomes.

We build a culture that sees you not just your output. You’re a teammate and you matter here. We draw on the full range of our team’s backgrounds and experiences because that diversity is what makes our thinking stronger and our products better.

We believe flexibility fuels performance. Whether remote, hybrid, or in-office, we empower our teams to work in ways that work best for them.

Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• Competitive salary + OTE (for applicable roles)
• Flexible working and remote options
• Professional development budget & conference access
• Annual company retreats
• A mission-driven culture that puts people first

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AI Utilization: We leverage AI tools to streamline parts of our recruitment workflow (such as resume parsing and interview scheduling). However, candidate screening, interviews, and final decisions are always conducted by real humans.

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