Lead Delivery Manager

Job description

As a Lead Delivery Manager at GDS you’ll:

• shape the programme of work by establishing how the team will work as a team of teams, encompassing internal staff & 3rd party managed services
• build a programme of work that looks at the big picture, to deliver long term outcomes & benefits inline with the business case commitments
• ensure the programme strikes the right balance of leveraging Managed Services to augment work, while ensuring long term knowledge retention 
• work with the teams, peer-level colleagues and stakeholders across the directorate to collectively manage internal & external dependencies and risks to delivery across all teams
• ensure the programme remains focused on delivering outcomes and benefits in alignment with the strategic objectives
• ensure teams and programmes understand their mission, vision and goals, and that these align across the organisation
• lead and motivate multiple multi-disciplinary teams, helping them organise and plan their work, ensuring they deliver products and services that meet users’ needs
• ensure teams clearly communicate their plans and progress through their plans using recognised agile practices
• provide data to help report on the programme to the Head of Delivery
• identify the people, skills and resources that teams need to deliver to the agreed goals
• manage stakeholders to ensure good relations and effective communication
• actively participate in the Delivery Manager community, line managing, coaching, mentoring, learning, sharing and applying skills and knowledge to improve delivery capability

Person specification

We’re interested in people who have:

• a significant track record of successfully delivering difficult or complex digital programmes or portfolios of work, leading, coordinating and motivating multi-site / multi-department teams
• a deep understanding of agile and lean methodologies and how they can be applied at scale to deliver products and services
• a deep understanding of the digital landscape
• experience in matrix-managing multidisciplinary teams
• experience managing programmes with £5m+ budgets