Skills

Leadership Azure Agile

Job Specifications

Senior Delivery Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Length: 18-month contract (inside IR35)

Hybrid working: 2 days per month in the office in London

We are seeking a Senior Delivery Manager with a strong background in retail with experience in integrating legacy and mainframe applications into modern WMS platforms, managing large offshore delivery teams through third-party SIs and maintaining rigorous financial discipline across a multi-million pound workstream budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Own end-to-end delivery of assigned workstreams, managing scope, schedule, risks, issues and dependencies to agreed milestones.
Maintain a clear and current delivery plan, proactively identifying and escalating blockers before they impact programme timelines.
Take full accountability for the workstream budget, including ongoing forecasting, variance tracking and financial reporting.
Operate in a high-visibility environment with exposure to senior leadership, represent the workstream confidently in programme-level forums and governance meetings.
Lead day-to-day coordination of multiple third-party system integrators operating across different geographies and time zones.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

Proven experience as a Delivery Manager on large-scale application integration programmes, specifically integrating legacy or mainframe systems into modern platforms.
Demonstrable experience with Azure and mainframe application environments.
Direct experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
Retail, FMCG, supply chain, logistics or distribution sector background.
Strong financial acumen with hands-on experience managing programme budgets in the range of £1M+, including forecasting, PO raising, actuals tracking and finance tracker ownership.
Proven track record coordinating multiple third-party system integrators and managing predominantly offshore delivery teams.
Primary delivery experience in Waterfall, with working knowledge of Agile sufficient to manage third parties operating in that framework.

About the Company

Formerly InterQuest Group. Digital progress depends on people. We find them. Morson Edge (Technology) connects ambitious organisations with the talent that makes transformation real. From fintech and data to cloud, software and cyber, we deliver specialists who turn complexity into clarity. We make systems smarter. We make change faster. We make innovation work. Our people bring foresight as well as expertise, helping businesses stay resilient in an industry that never stands still. Part of Morson Group, we work with Praxis ... Know more