Delivery Director, Vesper Build and Run in London

Professione/ Funzione: Product & Project ManagementDescrizione aziendaWe are the tech company behind the media and sporting moments that matter.Over four decades, Deltatre has grown to employ more than 1,000 experts worldwide.We're trusted by the biggest broadcasters, telcos, media companies, sport governing bodies, leagues, and federations.Our products, innovation, dependability, and people continue to redefine how the value of live and on-demand sport, film, TV, and news content is maximized across streaming, digital, data, graphics, officiating, and through marketplace strategy and growth services.PosizioneThis role is offered on a UK employment contract.
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Candidates must be based in UK as we are unable to support remote working from outside the country due to local employment and tax legislation.PositionThis role reports to the SVP, Engineering Delivery.
As Delivery Director for the Vesper Build and Run pillar, you will own delivery excellence across a portfolio of business-critical client programs delivered on and around the Vesper streaming platform.
You'll be the key delivery contact point for clients, lead technical and project governance teams globally, own senior stakeholder relationships, and take end-to-end oversight of programs from onboarding and build through to launch and run.Work here is delivered on a shared platform.
You will balance the needs of individual clients
- launches, migrations, customizations, and live events
- against a common Vesper product roadmap, working in lockstep with Product and Engineering so that client commitments and product development stay aligned.ResponsibilitiesProgram and portfolio delivery leadershipProgram-manage large, strategically important initiatives across the Vesper pillar, including client onboarding, platform migrations, new launches, and feature programsEnsure delivery excellence across all accounts in your portfolio, overseeing consistency, quality, and adherence to SLAsOwn and analyze delivery health, including project budget and workforce costs/gross margin (GM), controlling scope and progress to deliver on time, within scope, and within budgetStructure projects to respond to changing demands at pace, including the fixed dates set by sports calendars, season starts, and major live eventsSign off on team plans and confirm that delivery schedules can realistically be met, holding regular Build review meetings to monitor progress and support any deviation from planProvide visibility on capacity, resource planning, and prioritization across accounts as the Vesper team scalesManage cross-program dependencies, particularly where multiple clients rely on the same platform capabilities, environments, or releasesPlatform alignment and product partnershipAct as the delivery voice in Vesper roadmap and release planning, ensuring client commitments are visible, sequenced, and realistic against platform capacityPartner with Product and Engineering to distinguish core platform capability from client-specific work, and challenge scope that erodes platform consistencyEnsure release readiness, environment planning, and go-live criteria are agreed and met for each client launch or migrationFeed delivery learnings, recurring client requests, and technical debt signals back into product and engineering leadershipGovernance, reporting, and communicationKeep internal senior stakeholders updated on progress and consulted on key decisions, including the SVP, Engineering Delivery on all significant risks, particularly those affecting GMEnsure project governance enables clear communication and knowledge sharing despite the complexity and scale of the programs, using internal tools for knowledge sharing, document retention, and governanceBuild credibility and maintain clear, consistent communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including tech, product, design, and insightsProvide regular reporting on progress across your portfolio, highlighting key milestones and risksEnsure project teams follow PM best practices and reporting standards, and that project goals stay aligned with company strategy and the Vesper platform strategyEscalation, risk, and incident managementAct as the escalation point for client concerns and major delivery risks, and support Project Managers in resolving escalations beyond their scopeProactively orchestrate incidents and stay actively involved in incident management with the client, including during live events and peak-traffic periodsEscalate to the SVP, Engineering Delivery where Engineering priorities conflict across clients, or between client work and the platform roadmapEnsure post-incident reviews take place and resulting actions are tracked to closureTeam leadership and developmentLead, coach, and mentor a growing, multidisciplinary team globally, and play a key part in shaping and scaling the Vesper delivery organizationAct as line manager for Project Managers and related project leadership roles, and coach them in effective line managementEstablish consistent ways of working, templates, and governance for a newly formed team, working with the other delivery pillars to share good practiceHelp develop a stronger Program Management discipline across the pillar, including training and development such as workshops and internal conferencesClient and commercial ownershipManage senior client relationships, driving a strategic outlook while ensuring day-to-day matters are managed effectively through the project teamCo-own