Role Summary
Werelooking for a Delivery Lead / Engineering Manager toown a portfolio of productsand be accountable for their delivery end-to-end. Working closely with the Head of AI / Engineeringyoullmake sure the right engineering practices and architecture are in place across your portfolio that delivery is predictable and high-quality and that the teams building these products are set up to succeed.
This is a leadership role that blendsdelivery accountability engineering oversight and stakeholder management.Youllbe the person who connects the dots across teams clients and external suppliers to keep products moving risks visible and outcomes on track. Youwontbe the deepest hands-on coder butyoullbringgoodengineering judgement to hold teams to a high bar on practices architecture and quality.
Experience & Background
Proven delivery leadership owning and shipping a portfolio of software products accountable for outcomes timelines and quality.
Strongengineering managementbackground leading teams and holding them to sound engineering practices and architecture.
Solidtechnical judgement able to challenge and guide on architecture delivery approach and trade-offs without needing to be the hands-on builder.
Experienceengaging clients and external stakeholders managing expectations communicating progress and risk and building trust.
Track recordworking with external suppliers and partners coordinating delivery across organisational boundaries.
Comfortable operating in afast-moving AI-first engineering environmentand championing modern AI-enabled ways of working.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery accountability
Own delivery across aportfolio of products accountable for outcomes quality and timelines.
Keep delivery predictable: surface risks early remove blockers and drive issues to resolution.
Balance priorities across the portfolio and make pragmatic trade-off decisions.
Engineering practices & architecture
Ensure theright engineering practicesare in place and consistently applied across teams.
Providearchitecture oversight making sure solutions are sound scalable and fit for purpose.
Hold teams to a high bar on quality maintainability and delivery discipline.
Stakeholder & client engagement
Be a trusted point of contact forclients communicating progress managing expectations and building confidence.
Manageexternal suppliers and partners coordinating delivery across organisational boundaries.
Translate between business stakeholders and engineering teams keeping everyone aligned on goals scope and risk.
Team leadership & enablement
Lead and support engineering teams across the portfolio helping them deliver effectively.
ChampionAIcoworktooling and modern ways of workingas the default across your teams.
Partner with Product Architecture DevOps and QA to deliver reliable well-built products.
Reporting & continuous improvement
Report ondelivery health and portfolio statusto leadership progress risks and trade-offs.
Continuously improve delivery practices ways of working and team effectiveness.
What Good Looks Like (first 612 months)
A clear trusted view of delivery health across the portfolio with risks surfaced early.
Consistent engineering practices and sound architecture applied across teams.
Strong confident relationships with clients and external suppliers.
Predictable high-quality delivery without slowing the pace of development.
Teams enabled and supported with AI-first ways of working embedded.
Skills & Attributes
Outcome-focused delivery leader accountable organised and calm under pressure.
Strong engineering judgement balanced with the ability to delegate the hands-on work.
Excellent communicator clear and credible with clients suppliers and engineers alike.
Comfortable with ambiguity and competing priorities across a portfolio.
Collaborative and trusted builds alignment across teams and stakeholders.
Required Experience:
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