Product Delivery Manager in Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Product Delivery Manager to join the Manufacturing IT Team in Derby. This is a Leadership and Delivery Role reporting to the Manufacturing Solutions VP in the Enterprise Solutions Team.

Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

In the role of Product Delivery Manager – Shop Floor Quality Systems, you will be accountable for the Leadership, Development and Performance of the Manufacturing Delivery Team within the relevant product stream. You will define and deliver product roadmaps, goals and visions in line with the Digital/IT strategy, whilst ensuring that the business requirements and benefits are fully understood.

What you will be doing:

• You will be accountable for ensuring that your portfolio is delivering within plan, your customers are being advised and guided by your SMEs / Architect into appropriate product choices.
• You will be responsible for the development and prioritisation of the delivery plan and backlog in collaboration with the Process Owners, Stakeholders (centrally and within the business), SMEs, Architects and Eco-System Partners.
• Ensure maximum value is delivered by the product to the businesses and ensure communication of the benefit, whilst retaining product integrity.
• Ensure that relationships and strong levels of engagement are developed and maintained between operational facilities and Digital & IT.
• Ensure effective collaboration, facilitating, translating and alignment of efforts to allow efficient delivery of manufacturing products and prioritisation of future improvements.
• You will be engaged in conversations and activities where you will be the informed specialist and advisor in the room.
• You will be accountable for ensuring the technical solution design is in keeping with the Digital & IT strategy whilst retaining product integrity.
• You will provide governance to deliverables and will ensure that your team are appropriately engaged in project oversight and delivery where necessary.
• You will make priority calls where conflicts occur and communicate to all parties as appropriate.
• You will be working across teams, collaboratively, to ensure that the impact of decisions, plans are understood and that the wider programs remain aligned.
• You will act as the integrator between D&IT and the businesses to ensure requirements are captured, engagement and relationships are formed.
• You will develop, manage and oversee 3rd party Managed Service Providers (MSPs) / Systems Integrators (SIs) and Eco-System Partners.
• You will be accountable for the ongoing development of the team to ensure there is the right level of capability to support business decision making, the architecting of future solutions and the oversight of delivery partners against scope, cost and quality.

Preferred requirements:

• The role favours individuals with extensive years' experience working with both Manufacturing solutions and Vendors within Manufacturing, Assembly and/or Dis-Assembly environments.
• Understanding of the scope of application of products and process within Manufacturing & Assembly/Dis-Assembly environments across Shop Floor Quality Systems.
• It is not necessary to be a technical expert but a deep understanding of manufacturing applications and their usage in operational environments is necessary.
• You will be an experienced delivery lead with a track record of complex delivery in a fluid, dynamic environment.
• You will have experience and knowledge of project and portfolio delivery including finance and budget management.
• You will have experience of leading people, growing capability and delivering high performance.
• You will recognise the power of collaboration and will be good at forging relationships with your peer group, key stakeholders including businesses and be able to translate business needs into requirements.
• You will be performance focused and always striving to do better with an ability to positively influence and drive cultural change.
• An understanding of Agile delivery in a technical environment would be an advantage, including backlog refinement and sprint planning and delivery.
• You will be able to have hard conversations around priority calls with stakeholders, to ensure the integrity of the product.

Regional Benefits:

• Work in a safety-first environment where doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
• Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
• Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
• Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
• Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
• Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.