Delivery Lead

Key Requirements

The successful candidate will work alongside a team of Delivery Leads, Scrum Masters and technical specialists to oversee the delivery of a varied portfolio of change across one of largest and most business critical services.

The role requires a proactive self-starter who can establish effective delivery controls, manage stakeholder expectations, balance competing priorities and ensure work is delivered to agreed timelines and quality standards within a complex delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

Take ownership of a portfolio of deliveries from initiation through to implementation.

Create and maintain delivery plans, forecasts and governance artefacts.

Manage risks, issues, dependencies and escalations.

Provide clear reporting and progress updates to stakeholders.

Coordinate activities across engineering, test, architecture, business analysis and Scrum Master functions.

Lead resource planning and forecasting activities, ensuring delivery commitments remain achievable and risks are identified early.

Work with stakeholders to prioritise demand, balancing available capacity against business priorities and delivery commitments.

Ensure releases are delivered in line with agreed milestones and governance controls.

Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes and ways of working.

Support and mentor junior delivery colleagues where appropriate.

Key Experience

Proven experience leading delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.

Strong delivery governance, planning and reporting experience.

Experience of resource planning, forecasting and capacity management.

Ability to prioritise competing demands and make informed decisions based on delivery risk, business value and team capacity.

Experienced in stakeholder management across technical and nontechnical audiences.

Strong risk, issue and dependency management skills.

Experience working within Agile and hybrid delivery environments.

Experience of Jira, Confluence and similar delivery management tooling desirable.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.