Delivery Manager – FTC – 15months

OVERVIEW

As Delivery Manager in this maternity leave cover for 15 months, you will create and implement a robust and efficient delivery strategy to guide the Delivery Leadership team so they can distribute and deliver key projects to enable the Gymshark legacy to continue.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Reporting to the Delivery Director as a member of the Delivery leadership team, whilst leading the Project management function
• Lead a team of between 5-10 people with direct reports across Project management
• Create, lead and maintain the 1-year strategy for Project Management within the delivery function, ensuring it lines up with the overarching objectives for Delivery and Tech
• Oversee all projects within Tech, helping to identify risks and mitigate them
• Create, lead and maintain the Project Management processes, documentation and ways of working
• Plan and manage a resourcing strategy for all Tech projects
• Support the Delivery Director in people management, team and individual performance, development of team members and employment decisions within the project management team
• Lead the implementation of project KPI reports – creating visibility across Tech and the wider business
• Play a role in the Delivery leadership group in imparting business values and delivering stakeholder requirements as well as innovation and ideation alongside BAU
• Actively participate in project teams while ensuring proper communication and collaboration within business departments and with business partners
• Coherently communicate the challenges of the team and observe the team’s daily activities to gain a clear view of members’ roles and contributions in project meetings and project planning

ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Play a key role in shaping and influencing the delivery team
• Ensure alignment between all the projects within Tech
• Understand and anticipate the need for change, diagnose underlying issues and build the case for change with Tech leaders
• Contribute to and, where accountable, define processes that support the Tech team
• Provide consultation and coaching to the Project managers to support the business’ vision, mission and overall objectives
• Accountable for facilitating the movement of the performance needle in all manager-based metrics

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Essential Criteria

• Strong experience managing large programmes of work spanning the business
• Strong experience managing and working with senior stakeholders, including C-suite
• A background in technology and retail industry
• Ability to make viable commercial decisions
• People first mindset
• Experience in people management
• Experience in effectively managing resources
• Maintains a clear and detailed knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and innovation

Preferred Skills

• Adopting and leading change
• Lateral thinker
• Willing to challenge and be challenged
• Willingness to give and receive effective feedback

LOCATION

This is a hybrid role and requires the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week at GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

EEO & DIVERSITY

We’re an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We support reasonable adjustments for candidates with specific needs or disabilities during our recruitment process and consider all applicants fairly and equally.

BENEFITS

• Performance-based Bonus opportunity
• Funded Healthcare benefit
• 25 days holiday, plus an additional day for your birthday and bank holidays
• Contributory Employer pension scheme
• Flexible benefits programme – includes salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Enhanced Family Leave package
• Life Assurance

OFFICE LOCATION SPECIFIC BENEFITS

• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
• EV charge points available

Note: The bonus programme and benefits include eligibility requirements and may be amended at any time without notice.

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