Programme/Delivery Manager

Role overview Own the delivery cycle for a software development team, turning approved change requests and roadmap priorities into achievable sprint plans and releases. The role coordinates capacity, quality checks, and release timing while helping the team stay focused when priorities compete or scope changes arise.

Responsibilities - Manage delivery from sprint planning through release. - Convert approved requests and prioritized roadmap work into clear, actionable sprint plans. - Allocate work across developers and contractors according to available capacity. - Coordinate with technical leaders to manage scope changes and keep in-progress work on track. - Schedule quality assurance and user acceptance testing alongside delivery milestones. - Maintain release schedules and plan resource availability.

Requirements - Strong capacity planning skills, including allocating work across a team with known constraints. - Confidence in managing scope changes and explaining when new work cannot be added mid-sprint. - Enough technical understanding to discuss estimates and delivery concerns with developers. - Fluency with a work-tracking and sprint-management platform. - Resilience and organization when handling competing priorities. - Confidence with senior stakeholders, paired with a collaborative, rapport-building approach.