Sr. Delivery Lead (Technology)

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery across multi-region / multi-zone technology teams and programmes
• Define and embed programme governance: planning cadences, RAID management, quality controls, and escalation frameworks
• Lead integrated planning across agile and waterfall workstreams, managing scope, resource, and cross-team dependencies
• Ensure adherence to delivery timelines, quality standards, internal and customer governance as well as agreed delivery objectives to tight deadlines throughout the programme lifecycle
• Drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency across delivery processes and tooling
• Maintain sufficient technical depth across architecture, cloud, or enterprise systems to challenge estimates, assess risks, and make informed trade-off decisions
• Ensure all deliverables meet architectural standards, security requirements, and regulatory obligations
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive delivery culture with clear accountability and psychological safety
• Facilitate workshops and requirements discovery bringing teams together to align on value-driven business outcomes
• Act as a role model across the teams and delivery, with awareness of individuals' wellbeing to enable and foster a combined delivery mentality

Requirements

• 12-18+ years of technology delivery experience, with at least 5 years in senior programme or delivery lead roles
• Demonstrable consultancy experience: engagement shaping, client advisory, commercial management, and pre-sales / bid contribution
• Prominent track record of delivering large-scale, multi-geography technology programmes from initiation through to BAU transition
• Strong technical background: hands-on exposure to architecture, cloud platforms, or enterprise systems (e.g. Oracle ecosystems)
• Demonstrated experience in digital transformation, cloud migration, or enterprise application modernisation programmes
• Excellent executive-level stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience managing external suppliers, third parties, and system integrators in a commercial context
• Exposure to regulated industries BFSI, Capital Markets, or Enterprise Transformation environments strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Oracle-based Enterprise Applications involving WebLogic / cloud transformation initiatives
• Familiarity with Enterprise technology stacks e.g. Infrastructure, Virtual layer, Application Layer
• Understanding and exposure to core Azure services like Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, App Services and Databases
• PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, or MSP Practitioner Essential
• Agile/SAFe certification (SPC, AgilePM, or equivalent) Desirable
• Desirable Degree-level education in Technology, Business, or a related discipline