Senior Delivery Manager (Data & AI)

Location: Hybrid, with 2 days per week on-site in Manchester or Derby, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global delivers end-to-end data services that help organisations make better decisions, combining sector-specific insight, technical expertise, and a user-centred approach.

What you will do

• Lead the initiation, planning, implementation, and close-down of complex and high-risk products, projects, and services.
• Build and maintain motivated, collaborative delivery teams across multidisciplinary client projects.
• Manage complex internal and external dependencies, risks, mitigations, escalations, and resolutions.
• Act as an escalation point for large or high-risk commercial management issues and contracted supplier relationships.
• Manage client and stakeholder engagement, including project reporting.
• Remove blockers and impediments and develop plans for difficult delivery situations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience managing successful technologically driven projects using agile methodology and delivering enterprise IT programmes.
• Practical experience applying delivery methodologies, comparing suitable processes, and adapting delivery hirify.global to client needs.
• Experience managing complex data projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing challenging client relationships and responsibility for contracted supplier relationships.
• Experience using project management software such as Jira or Microsoft Planner.
• Ability to lead teams using Agile and other delivery methodologies.
• Ability to manage complex dependencies, identify delivery-process issues, remove blockers, and plan for difficult situations.
• Knowledge of leading continual planning in a highly complex environment.
• UKSV security clearance is required, with SC as the minimum standard; existing clearance or willingness to undergo the process is required. BPSS must be completed during onboarding.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of tools, languages, and methodologies used to deliver data-centric projects.
• Experience leading teams through different phases of the product delivery life cycle.
• Experience promoting best practice and continued development across the business.
• Knowledge and experience identifying further follow-on opportunities.
• Willingness to obtain Developed Vetting clearance where required by specific roles or projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, creative, user-centred environment focused on ethical, transparent, robust, and high-quality data solutions.
• Autonomy to develop skills and experience, with access to LinkedIn Learning, management development, and training.
• Supportive environment with strong leadership, discussion, debate, and technical freedom.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 10 additional days.
• Two paid volunteering days per year, wellness support, private medical insurance, life assurance, pension salary exchange, and worldwide travel insurance.
• Hybrid working with regular on-site attendance in Manchester or Derby, plus social and charitable activities.