Program Delivery Manager - Digital Products - Full-time

• 📌 Job Title: Program Delivery Manager
• Digital Products
• Full-time

📍 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

🕐 Employment type: Full-time

🌍 Environment: Digital Delivery Environment

About the Role

We are searching on behalf of our client for this role. This position is not with OVI.

We are seeking an experienced Program Delivery Manager to lead the successful delivery of digital products and services within a multidisciplinary Agile environment. You will be responsible for enabling high-performing delivery teams, ensuring the effective planning, coordination, and execution of work that delivers value to users.

Working as part of a collaborative delivery community, you will lead one of several cross-functional teams while contributing to continuous improvement across the wider organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support a multidisciplinary Agile team through all phases of product delivery.
• Break down complex programmes and initiatives into manageable, achievable deliverables.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Scrum and Kanban events to ensure effective team collaboration and delivery.
• Identify, manage, and remove blockers that impact team progress.
• Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and issues, escalating where appropriate.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement through regular retrospectives, feedback, and the use of delivery metrics.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on scope, priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor delivery health using KPIs, velocity, burn-up/down charts, and trend analysis to support data-driven decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders, communicating progress, risks, and business value effectively.
• Prioritise work and support backlog refinement to maximise value delivery.

Your Profile

• 10–15+ years' experience in programme delivery, Agile delivery, project management, or application delivery.
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex digital products within Agile environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and negotiate delivery outcomes.
• Experience working collaboratively with Product, Engineering, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivery excellence.

What's Offered

• Opportunity to shape digital services that have a meaningful impact on UK citizens.
• Work within a vibrant delivery community.
• Lead one of several multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to broader organisational delivery practices.
• Up to £80K

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a proactive and organised leader with a collaborative and inclusive style. You should be comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments and have strong coaching and mentoring capabilities. A commitment to continuous improvement and team development is essential, as is the ability to work effectively in user-centred digital delivery environments.

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