Senior Delivery Manager (Data, AI & Automation) – Contract
Bright and Hove, Hybrid (1 day a week)
£500-600/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 transformation
What 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 experiencE
Nice 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
- £500-600 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 transformation
To apply, send your CV or reach out directly for a conversation before the role is filled.
