Technical Delivery Manager

Technical Delivery Manager (Software & Data Engineering) | Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth (Hybrid) | £50,000 – £55,000 | 9-Month FTC

Peaple Talent is partnering with a leading professional services organisation undergoing significant investment across its technology, data and digital landscape. As the organisation continues to evolve its technology estate, they’re looking for an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to join their Software & Data Engineering team on a 9-month fixed-term contract.

This is a great opportunity to sit at the heart of a broad technical change portfolio, bringing together engineering teams, architects, business stakeholders and project managers to ensure complex technology initiatives are delivered effectively and aligned to wider business objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead and coordinate technical delivery across multiple projects, products and engineering teams
• Manage delivery plans, dependencies, risks and competing priorities to enable predictable delivery
• Work closely with Project Managers, Architects and Engineers to shape effective delivery approaches
• Facilitate technical workshops, planning sessions and discussions, ensuring clear decisions and ownership
• Drive forecasting, delivery reporting, metrics and continuous improvement activities
• Coach teams in Agile ways of working and help build a culture of accountability and ownership
• Act as a key link between engineering, leadership and business stakeholders
• Balance speed, quality, scalability and technical best practice across delivery

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience leading or managing technical delivery within Agile environments
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycles and how applications, systems and cloud platforms work together
• Experience managing delivery plans, risks, dependencies and competing priorities across multiple initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills
• Confidence working closely with engineers and architects to resolve technical delivery challenges
• Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban or hybrid approaches
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on outcomes and delivering value
• A collaborative, proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

Nice to Have:

• Experience within a professional services or similarly complex environment
• Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365, CRM platforms or similar enterprise technologies
• Experience working across software, data and cloud technology environments