Senior Technical Delivery Manager
The Telegraph, United Kingdom

Telegraph Technology is looking for a Senior Technical Delivery Manager to work on our digital product portfolio - a fantastic opportunity for a self-starter who is comfortable taking on the responsibility of the delivery of projects and/or product initiatives across a number of technology delivery streams.

You'll have a passion for delivering complex digital projects, breaking down barriers for your projects, planning at a high level and getting into the detail to make things happen to deliver the business goals, as well as coordinating with senior stakeholders and engineering teams internally and externally.

• Manage the delivery of a portfolio of digital strategic projects across multiple teams/departments using appropriate agile and project methodologies to track risks, issues and dependencies

• Work closely with Product Management, Business Analysts and Engineering stakeholders to understand the business, product and technology goals and translate these into delivery plans with forecasted dates that we commit to
• Facilitate frequent roadmap planning sessions with your teams and stakeholders applying appropriate prioritisation techniques to the product roadmap including WSJF and COD so that you advise our stakeholders on the best way to deliver value early.
• Ensure your teams understand the project objectives and that you have the appropriate resources and structure in place to deliver, track and report progress
• Expertly manage your projects to ensure they are delivered within the defined constraints of time, cost and scope
• Expertly manage senior stakeholders and their expectations within the prevailing delivery constraints
• Manage relationships and dependencies with technical and non-technical teams (e.g. other Technology, Commercial, Marketing and Editorial teams) and with key vendors and suppliers
• Keeping up to date with the latest delivery and technology innovationsand contributing and building the Community of Practice with the fellow TDMs

Be passionate about the craft of software delivery and have a strong understanding of the SDLC and agile methodologies.

Be an expert in estimating tools and techniques and facilitating workshops with your teams to produce delivery estimates that all the team commit to.

Be an expert in tracking and reporting tools and techniques keeping tight control on the progress of your projects and be able to communicate progress in a clear and timely manner.

Be a strong and confident stakeholder manager who provides clear written and oral communications to technical and non-technical audiences as the situation requires.A proactive and tenacious attitude regardless of the challenges that the business and/or your teams may face

Have 5+ years experience of digital product delivery in an e-commerce or media organisation working closely with Engineering, Product, Design and UX teams

Have 5+ years experience of agile delivery across multiple teams using Scrum and Kanban

Be a strong team worker and contributor with clear communication skills (oral and written) who has the ability to present to both a technical + non-technical audience and at the executive level

Time spent as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner

Experience as a Delivery Manager and/or Project and/or Programme Manager

Experience in a Continuous Integration and Delivery environment

Strong technical working knowledge of one or more of the following - web technologies/app technologies/product APIs

Benefits

Our benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of a

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