Associate, Delivery Manager (Security)

The Technology Delivery Manager will lead the delivery of security-focused IT projects across multiple squads, ensuring alignment with business and technology objectives. The role involves applying Agile and Waterfall methodologies to manage risks, resources, and governance, driving secure-by-design outcomes and fostering collaboration among engineering, product, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of cross-functional IT initiatives across squads, ensuring alignment with business and technology objectives.
• Support the Agile delivery process, balancing flexibility with necessary controls to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery of IT solutions that meet business and technical goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across IT and business teams, ensuring we instill a product mindset with clear communication on delivery goals, progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Support effective expectation management, aligning on scope, timelines, and milestones, focusing on Agile delivery while applying Waterfall principles as needed.
• Proactively assist in identifying and managing delivery risks and dependencies across multiple IT squads.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and self-organisation within teams while remaining open to using Waterfall techniques when necessary.
• Collaborate with multiple IT squads, Product Owners, and stakeholders to ensure that the focus remains on high-impact solutions.
• Ensure practices such as Scrum, Kanban, and continuous delivery are applied effectively to meet the needs of the specific project and deliver successful outcomes.
• Ensure all delivery governance requirements are met this includes supporting the management of stage gates, budgets, financial controls, and governance standards for IT projects.
• Support the implementation of delivery practices including ensuring teams are properly resourced and forecasted for success, deliverables meet quality standards, delivery metrics are visible and help monitor team performance.
• Assist the Capability with the preparation of business cases for IT projects, ensuring clear articulation of scope, benefits, costs, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Help define delivery models, timelines, and resource allocation plans.

Requirements

• Experience as a Technology Delivery Manager in mid-sized organisations operating across Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), with practical experience in their application across IT delivery teams.
• Familiarity with Waterfall principles and how they integrate with Agile processes in hybrid delivery environments.
• Experience in IT project delivery lifecycles, including how to manage risks, dependencies, and resource forecasting in both Agile and traditional frameworks.
• Understanding of key IT delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow) for backlog management, sprint planning, and reporting.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively engage with stakeholders and communicate project status, risks, and outcomes.
• Experience in prioritising and managing multiple delivery streams across different squads, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives.
• Hands-on experience in managing small to medium-sized IT delivery projects, ensuring that Agile practices are followed, and delivery is aligned with business objectives.
• Experience in stakeholder management and communication, ensuring that key stakeholders are engaged and informed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience in coaching or mentoring team members in Agile practices and helping teams improve their Agile maturity.
• Proficiency with Waterfall delivery principles, especially in hybrid environments where both Agile and Waterfall practices are utilised to manage complex IT projects.
• Experience in preparing business cases for IT projects, including scope definition, risk mitigation strategies, and aligning with business objectives.
• Certification in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)) is a plus but not required.

Skills

• Technology Delivery Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Waterfall Methodologies
• Hybrid Delivery Management
• ICT Project Delivery
• Risk Management
• Resource Forecasting
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• ServiceNow Experience
• Backlog Management
• Sprint Planning
• Project Reporting
• Delivery Stream Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile Coaching
• Business Case Preparation
• Security-focused IT Delivery

Languages

English