Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager (Data, AI & Automation) - Contract Bright and Hove, Hybrid (1 day a week) £500-600/day Outside IR35 A large UK enterprise is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join their Data, AI & Automation function on a contract basis. This senior agile delivery leadership role oversees delivery of data, analytics and automation products, dashboards, ML models, AI agents and across a business-wide transformation programme. If you're a senior delivery leader with a strong track record managing agile teams and multi-£m budgets in a data or automation environment, this is worth a look. The Role Cross-functional leadership of delivery for agile data, analytics and automation products across multiple business directorates Senior owner for delivery matters, from project level through to exec-level prioritisation and escalations Managing and mentoring 3-5 Scrum Masters/Delivery Analysts Owning multi-£m delivery budgets, forecasting, cost optimisation, vendor management Setting departmental objectives and performance metrics aligned to the wider Digital/Data strategy Driving the shift towards persistent product teams and optimising delivery methodology Supporting board-level engagement on the role of data and automation in the transformation What We're Looking For Strong Agile/Scrum expertise, with the ability to coach and upskill teams, not just run delivery Track record managing and mentoring multi-disciplinary delivery teams, people leadership over hands-on delivery Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building relationships in siloed or matrixed organisations Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at board level Solid budget and vendor management experiencE Nice to have: Agile/Scrum certification Familiarity with a Microsoft-heavy tech stack (Azure, Databricks), hands-on expertise not required Exposure to CloudOps or data-centric delivery Experience with regulated industries and data governance (e.g. GDPR) What's On Offer £500-600 per day (outside IR35) Contract role on a business-critical, multi-year transformation programme Exposure across a full data, AI and automation portfolio Work with a forward-thinking organisation driving major tech transformation To apply, send your CV or reach out directly for a conversation before the role is filled.