Senior Delivery Manager (Financial Services)

TL;DR

Senior Delivery Manager (Financial Services): Leading the end-to-end delivery of medium to large initiatives and optimization programs within the Financial Services domain with an accent on driving delivery excellence and fostering a high-performing culture. Focus on orchestrating multi-disciplinary teams, managing complex high-risk products, and ensuring seamless transition into BAU.

Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a retail and financial services company that provides customers with a combination of amazing brands and flexible payment options via Very.co.uk.

What you will do

• Lead cross-disciplinary delivery teams to deliver outcomes on time, to budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including stand-ups, planning, reviews, and retrospectives to remove blockers.
• Create and manage delivery plans while aligning dependencies across multiple squads and initiatives.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, and assumptions affecting delivery and benefits realization.
• Manage squad budgets and capacity, tracking spend and resolving bottlenecks with the Portfolio Manager.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, Heads of Product, and external partners to maintain flow.

Requirements

• Proven ability to govern large, complex, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Proficiency in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models, with a strong grasp of Kanban.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen for effective budget and capacity planning.
• Expertise in stakeholder and 3rd party management, including facilitating discussions on high-risk areas.
• Ability to identify and coordinate dependencies across services and optimize delivery flow.
• Must be able to successfully undergo credit, CIFAS, Right to Work, and potentially DBS criminal records checks.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to building careers with real growth, purpose, belonging, and wellbeing.
• Inclusive employer providing reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities.
• High-trust, collaborative culture across internal teams and external partners.
• Focus on a mindset of experimentation and continuous learning.

Hiring process

• First stage: An informal 30-minute video call with the hiring team to discuss skills and experience.
• Second stage: A one-hour formal interview featuring competency and technical task-based questions (in-person or remote).