Delivery Manager

Your team: We are The Times: The Times informs, entertains, campaigns and innovates. Our technology team is at the heart of this innovation and helps support a highly creative, multi-channel media operation that has a heritage of modernity, of being first and creating change.

Your role

We’re looking for a Delivery Manager to lead delivery across a group of multidisciplinary squads within Times Media Technology. This is a senior role responsible for improving how teams plan, organise, and execute work across multiple product goals.

The role is focused on building team capability, improving delivery flow, removing impediments, and helping squads become more self-organising and effective. A strong Delivery Manager will combine delivery execution, operational judgement, cross-functional influence, and practical use of AI, automation, and modern tooling to reduce manual effort and improve delivery efficiency.

Day to day you will:

Support delivery across multiple multidisciplinary squads, helping teams organise and execute work against agreed priorities.

Independently build new workflows and automations to reduce friction in delivery processes to enable teams to self-serve and be self-organised.

Empower teams to take stronger ownership of their day-to-day coordination and organisation.

Reduce manual reporting and simplify workflows by utilising data, AI, and modern automation tools (inc. making use of available APIs and workflow tools).

Be proactive in resolving bottlenecks, risks, and impediments by working with wider teams and leadership.

Promote lean, effective ways of working that reduce bureaucracy and reinforce team accountability.

What we're looking for from you

• Experience supporting delivery across software teams within a fast-paced product and technology environment.
• Hands-on, practical experience of working with delivery tools, APIs, MCPs, etc. to build tooling integrations, workflow automation, and AI-enabled reporting.
• Practical knowledge of modern software delivery practices, such as iterative development and release management.
• Experience using delivery data and automation tools to improve team efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Sound organisational judgement, with the ability to support teams without introducing unnecessary processes.A pragmatic, outcome-focused approach that helps squads become more effective and self-sustaining.
• Bonus if you have:
• Experience working with third-party vendors or external dependencies
• Familiarity with Media and Publishing
• Experience working with globally distributed teams
• News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland.
• Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talk
• SPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland.
• Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month.
• Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve.
• Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun.
• Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.
• At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.
• This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace.
• Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

Life at

NewsDriven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society.

And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free Class
• Pass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talk
• SPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times.
• Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
• We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process.
• If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know.
• You can contact us at careers@news.co.uk to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.