Tech Delivery Lead & Project Strategy Manager

As Delivery Manager in this maternity leave cover for 15 months, you will create and implement a robust and efficient delivery strategy to guide the Delivery Leadership team so they can distribute and deliver key projects to enable the Gymshark legacy to continue.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Reporting to the Delivery Director as a member of the Delivery leadership team, whilst leading the Project management function.
• Lead a team of between 5-10 people with direct reports across Project management.
• Create, lead and maintain the 1 year strategy for Project Management within the delivery function, ensuring it lines up with the overarching objectives for Delivery and Tech.
• Oversee all projects within Tech, helping to identify risks and mitigate.
• Create, lead and maintain the Project Management processes, documentation and ways of working.
• Plan and manage a resourcing strategy for all Tech projects.
• Supported by the Delivery Director, lead the way with people management, team and individual performance, development of team members and employment decisions within the project management team.
• Leading on implementing project KPI reports - creating visibility across Tech and the wider business.
• Play a role in the Delivery leadership group in imparting business values and delivering requirements of stakeholders as well as innovation and ideation alongside BAU.
• Actively participate in project teams while ensuring proper communication and collaboration within business departments and with business partners.
• Coherently communicate the challenges of the team and observe the team's daily activities to gain a clear view of members' roles and contributions in project meetings and project planning.

ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Plays a key role in shaping and influencing the delivery Team.
• Ensures that there is alignment between all the Projects within Tech.
• Understands and anticipates the need for change, diagnose the underlying issues and build the case for change.
• Contributes to and, where accountable, defines processes that support the Tech team.
• Provides consultation and coaching to the Project managers in order to support the business' vision, mission, and overall objectives.
• Accountable for facilitating the movement of the performance needle in all manager-based metrics.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Essential Criteria:

• Strong experience managing large programmes of work spanning the business.
• Strong experience managing and working with senior stakeholders, including C-suite.
• A background in technology and retail industry.
• Ability to make viable commercial decisions.
• People first mindset.
• Experience in people management.
• Experienced in effectively managing resource.
• Maintains a clear and detailed knowledge of the industry trends, best practices, and innovation.

Preferred Skills

• Adopting and leading change.
• Lateral thinker.
• Willing to challenge and be challenged.
• Willingness to give and receive effective feedback.

CLOSING DATE Friday 29th May 2026

LOCATION This is a hybrid role and requires the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

BENEFITS

• Performance-based Bonus opportunity.
• Funded Healthcare benefit.
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays.
• Contributory Employer pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits programme - including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading.
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards.
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts.
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support.
• Enhanced Family Leave package.
• Life Assurance.
• Office location specific benefits include (IQ) Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC) Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars EV charge points available.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We're an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We're committed to finding reasonable adjustments for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. If you'd like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.