Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager (Data, AI & Automation) - Contract

Bright and Hove, Hybrid (1 day a week)

£(Apply online only)/day Outside IR35

A large UK enterprise is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join their Data, AI & Automation function on a contract basis. This senior agile delivery leadership role oversees delivery of data, analytics and automation products, dashboards, ML models, AI agents and across a business-wide transformation programme.

If you're a senior delivery leader with a strong track record managing agile teams and multi-£m budgets in a data or automation environment, this is worth a look.

The Role

• Cross-functional leadership of delivery for agile data, analytics and automation products across multiple business directorates
• Senior owner for delivery matters, from project level through to exec-level prioritisation and escalations
• Managing and mentoring 3-5 Scrum Masters/Delivery Analysts
• Owning multi-£m delivery budgets, forecasting, cost optimisation, vendor management
• Setting departmental objectives and performance metrics aligned to the wider Digital/Data strategy
• Driving the shift towards persistent product teams and optimising delivery methodology
• Supporting board-level engagement on the role of data and automation in the transformation

What We're Looking For

• Strong Agile/Scrum expertise, with the ability to coach and upskill teams, not just run delivery
• Track record managing and mentoring multi-disciplinary delivery teams, people leadership over hands-on delivery
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building relationships in siloed or matrixed organisations
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at board level
• Solid budget and vendor management experiencE

Nice to have:

• Agile/Scrum certification
• Familiarity with a Microsoft-heavy tech stack (Azure, Databricks), hands-on expertise not required
• Exposure to CloudOps or data-centric delivery
• Experience with regulated industries and data governance (e.g. GDPR)

What's On Offer

• £(Apply online only) per day (outside IR35)
• Contract role on a business-critical, multi-year transformation programme
• Exposure across a full data, AI and automation portfolio
• Work with a forward-thinking organisation driving major tech transformation

To apply, send your CV or reach out directly for a conversation before the role is filled.