Delivery Manager

TL;DR

Delivery Manager (Technology & Digital): Responsible for creating and executing plans to deliver key Technology & Digital initiatives, building effective relationships with Product, Engineering and other business and technical stakeholders with an accent on identifying and resolving blockers and issues, identifying and resolving dependencies. Focus on ensuring delivery is on time and on budget, leveraging AI tooling to accelerate delivery where appropriate.

Location: Glasgow, Holborn - London

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company.

What you will do

• Work alongside the Product Owner and Tech Lead in your squad(s) to understand the 'what and how' of the product roadmap.
• Facilitate creation of the plan (the 'when') for the squad(s) and manage its execution, adapting rapidly as priorities shift or new tech capabilities emerge.
• Work closely on a day-to-day basis with your squad(s) to ensure they are clear, unblocked and producing high quality outputs, leveraging AI tooling to accelerate delivery where appropriate.
• Identify risks and issues within your squad(s) and mitigate, resolve or escalate as appropriate; proactively flag when legacy approaches may limit agility.
• Understand inbound and outbound dependencies to deliver the plan; track and resolve these dependencies.
• Communicate clear summaries of progress against baseline plans and any changes, including root cause explanations, to other technology stakeholders.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of software development practices, methodologies and release lifecycles, with awareness of AI/ML development patterns (e.g., model training, versioning, deployment).
• Hands-on comfort with AI tooling (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, automation platforms) to enhance your own productivity and support squad adoption.
• Experience in supporting the creation of project plans and delivery of product roadmaps, including iterative approaches for emerging or experimental technology.
• An ability to prioritise tasks based on importance and urgency, re-prioritising confidently as technology or market conditions change.
• Emotional intelligence and empathy; a strong ability to build effective working relationships with both business and technical stakeholders through periods of disruption and change.
• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing, ensuring squad members and other stakeholders are clear and seeking clarification where necessary.

Nice to have

• Is energised by change and technology disruption, not daunted by it.
• Is curious about AI and emerging tech, with a desire to learn how they can improve how we work.
• Isn’t afraid of detail and wants to ‘understand the why’.

Culture & Benefits

• Creating a place we all belong at hirify.global.
• Nurturing and celebrating diversity in our people.
• Creating an inclusive culture for everyone.