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Senior Delivery Manager

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Posted on Jul 14, 2026 by CV-Library
Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£500 - £600 Daily
Contract/Project
Senior Delivery Manager (Data, AI & Automation) - Contract

Bright and Hove, Hybrid (1 day a week)

£(Apply online only)/day Outside IR35

A large UK enterprise is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join their Data, AI & Automation function on a contract basis. This senior agile delivery leadership role oversees delivery of data, analytics and automation products, dashboards, ML models, AI agents and across a business-wide transformation programme.

If you're a senior delivery leader with a strong track record managing agile teams and multi-£m budgets in a data or automation environment, this is worth a look.

The Role

Cross-functional leadership of delivery for agile data, analytics and automation products across multiple business directorates
Senior owner for delivery matters, from project level through to exec-level prioritisation and escalations
Managing and mentoring 3-5 Scrum Masters/Delivery Analysts
Owning multi-£m delivery budgets, forecasting, cost optimisation, vendor management
Setting departmental objectives and performance metrics aligned to the wider Digital/Data strategy
Driving the shift towards persistent product teams and optimising delivery methodology
Supporting board-level engagement on the role of data and automation in the transformationWhat We're Looking For

Strong Agile/Scrum expertise, with the ability to coach and upskill teams, not just run delivery
Track record managing and mentoring multi-disciplinary delivery teams, people leadership over hands-on delivery
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building relationships in siloed or matrixed organisations
Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at board level
Solid budget and vendor management experiencENice to have:

Agile/Scrum certification
Familiarity with a Microsoft-heavy tech stack (Azure, Databricks), hands-on expertise not required
Exposure to CloudOps or data-centric delivery
Experience with regulated industries and data governance (e.g. GDPR)What's On Offer

£(Apply online only) per day (outside IR35)
Contract role on a business-critical, multi-year transformation programme
Exposure across a full data, AI and automation portfolio
Work with a forward-thinking organisation driving major tech transformationTo apply, send your CV or reach out directly for a conversation before the role is filled

Reference: 225371496

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Senior Delivery Manager

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Posted on Jul 14, 2026 by CV-Library

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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£500 - £600 Daily
Contract/Project
Senior Delivery Manager (Data, AI & Automation) - Contract

Bright and Hove, Hybrid (1 day a week)

£(Apply online only)/day Outside IR35

A large UK enterprise is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join their Data, AI & Automation function on a contract basis. This senior agile delivery leadership role oversees delivery of data, analytics and automation products, dashboards, ML models, AI agents and across a business-wide transformation programme.

If you're a senior delivery leader with a strong track record managing agile teams and multi-£m budgets in a data or automation environment, this is worth a look.

The Role

Cross-functional leadership of delivery for agile data, analytics and automation products across multiple business directorates
Senior owner for delivery matters, from project level through to exec-level prioritisation and escalations
Managing and mentoring 3-5 Scrum Masters/Delivery Analysts
Owning multi-£m delivery budgets, forecasting, cost optimisation, vendor management
Setting departmental objectives and performance metrics aligned to the wider Digital/Data strategy
Driving the shift towards persistent product teams and optimising delivery methodology
Supporting board-level engagement on the role of data and automation in the transformationWhat We're Looking For

Strong Agile/Scrum expertise, with the ability to coach and upskill teams, not just run delivery
Track record managing and mentoring multi-disciplinary delivery teams, people leadership over hands-on delivery
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building relationships in siloed or matrixed organisations
Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at board level
Solid budget and vendor management experiencENice to have:

Agile/Scrum certification
Familiarity with a Microsoft-heavy tech stack (Azure, Databricks), hands-on expertise not required
Exposure to CloudOps or data-centric delivery
Experience with regulated industries and data governance (e.g. GDPR)What's On Offer

£(Apply online only) per day (outside IR35)
Contract role on a business-critical, multi-year transformation programme
Exposure across a full data, AI and automation portfolio
Work with a forward-thinking organisation driving major tech transformationTo apply, send your CV or reach out directly for a conversation before the role is filled
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Reference: 225371496

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