Job Description
The Lead Delivery Manager will be responsible for the delivery of project work, or overseeing a
programme related to systems where Finance Systems Solutions (FSS) have been identified as the
lead Domain. This will also include the co-ordination and delivery of dependent changes being
made by other Domains.
There will also be times where the Delivery Manager will act as a Project Manager on minor
projects that are run from within the Domain.
The Delivery Manager role will cover all aspects of delivery from initial discovery/feasibility
through to delivery into live, ensuring project objectives are met within timescales, cost and
quality constraints and in accordance with the agreed standards and methods.
Key responsibilities:
- Act as servant leader to squads to remove impediments to ensure teams are focused on
delivery - Delivering projects that FSS are involved in on time and to cost whilst following the
appropriate framework - Building and maintain stakeholder relationships with various domains and business users
- Acting as Project Manager on FSS minor projects including securing funding as well as
overall responsibility of appropriate frameworks - Working alongside other delivery managers within the programme to co-ordinate
dependencies and delivery of work packages
Essential Skills/ Competencies - Experienced in the full systems/software development life cycle, including selection of the
appropriate methodology to deliver successfully through each stage - Proven track record of planning and delivering major, minor and small change using
appropriate delivery management methodology, learning and iterating your approach in
order to react to evolving challenges - Proven to be adept at identifying and securing resource supply
- Previous experience project/programme budgetary and financial management
- Proven track record of working well under pressure with clear, logical thinking in
challenging situations - Strong customer focus and an excellent ability to manage customer relationships;
working with the team to understand technical solutions and effectively communicate
this to a wider audience - Proven track record of being able to work on multiple in-flight projects at the same time,
ensuring all are completed to a high standard - Good working knowledge of Jira & Confluence or similar packages
Technical Skills and Requirements - Knowledge of Agile and other industry wide initiatives that promote quality and process
improvement. - Experience of working with/matrix managing an Application Development, Application
Support or Infrastructure Delivery teams - Experience in resource and workload management
- Experience in budget control
- Experience of managing third parties and outsourced services
- Industry awareness to identify improvement opportunities and implement them across
the services and processes incorporated within the domain - General knowledge of all areas of IT Application and Infrastructure.
- Desirable – Good working knowledge of the mission of the Bank of England and the part
Technology plays
Thank you for your interest in this role. Please also share your CV at bharath@lsarecruit.co.uk and if suitable, we will get in touch with you to discuss further.
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