Software Delivery Manager
Posted 9 hours 40 minutes ago by Lorien
Hybrid - Central Manchester x2 days a week
Salary - £80,000-£90,000 plus bonus About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a major gambling and gaming company to recruit an experienced Software Delivery Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, regulated environment and play a key role in rolling out Agile practices at scale.
You will lead and optimise delivery across multiple Agile teams, driving outcome-focused delivery and embedding Agile principles throughout the organisation. Using DORA metrics and OKRs, you will measure performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and enable teams to deliver high-quality software aligned with strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities- Lead delivery across multiple domains and workstreams, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Embed Agile principles and delivery excellence across teams
- Report on delivery health, risks, and performance using DORA metrics and OKRs
- Remove cross-team blockers and manage dependencies
- Coach and mentor teams to uplift delivery maturity and predictability
- Facilitate collaboration between Product, Engineering, and Technology stakeholders
- Support roadmap planning and prioritisation through data-driven insights
- Champion continuous improvement and evolve delivery frameworks tailored for regulated environments
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Proven track record managing multiple Agile teams or complex delivery initiatives
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and scaled approaches (SAFe, LeSS)
- Experience using DORA metrics and OKRs to measure and improve delivery performance
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
- Background in delivering complex digital products in regulated industries (e.g., gambling, fintech, gaming)
- Data-driven mindset with ability to turn insights into actionable improvements
- Familiarity with continuous delivery, DevOps practices, and high-availability environments
- Experience with outcome-based planning and SEI/DORA dashboards
- Knowledge of modern delivery tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
- Competitive salary of £80,000-£90,000 plus 10% bonus and benefits
- Hybrid working pattern - Manchester office two days per week
- Opportunity to shape delivery practices in a dynamic, regulated industry
- Work with passionate teams committed to innovation and continuous improvement
Interested?
Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.