Job Description
Please note that the information below outlines the key responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits for the Delivery Manager role within Times Media Technology.
Your team
We are The Times: The Times informs, entertains, campaigns and innovates. Our technology team is at the heart of this innovation and helps support a highly creative, multi‑channel media operation that has a heritage of modernity, of being first and creating change.
Your role
We’re looking for a Delivery Manager to lead delivery across a group of multidisciplinary squads within Times Media Technology. This is a senior role responsible for improving how teams plan, organise, and execute work across multiple product goals.
The role is focused on building team capability, improving delivery flow, removing impediments, and helping squads become more self‑organising and effective. A strong Delivery Manager will combine delivery execution, operational judgement, cross‑functional influence, and practical use of AI, automation, and modern tooling to reduce manual effort and improve delivery efficiency.
Day to day you will
- Support delivery across multiple multidisciplinary squads, helping teams organise and execute work against agreed priorities.
- Independently build new workflows and automations to reduce friction in delivery processes to enable teams to self‑serve and be self‑organised.
- Empower teams to take stronger ownership of their day‑to‑day coordination and organisation.
- Reduce manual reporting and simplify workflows by utilising data, AI, and modern automation tools (inc. making use of available APIs and workflow tools).
- Be proactive in resolving bottlenecks, risks, and impediments by working with wider teams and leadership.
- Promote lean, effective ways of working that reduce bureaucracy and reinforce team accountability.
What we’re looking for from you
- Experience supporting delivery across software teams within a fast‑paced product and technology environment.
- Hands‑on, practical experience of working with delivery tools, APIs, MCPs, etc. to build tooling integrations, workflow automation and AI‑enabled reporting.
- Practical knowledge of modern software delivery practices, such as iterative development and release management.
- Experience using delivery data and automation tools to improve team efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Sound organisational judgement, with the ability to support teams without introducing unnecessary processes.
- A pragmatic, outcome‑focused approach that helps squads become more effective and self‑sustaining.
Bonus if you have
- Experience working with third‑party vendors or external dependencies.
- Familiarity with media and publishing.
- Experience working with globally distributed teams.
Benefits
- Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions.
- Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in‑person/virtual exercise classes.
- Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme.
- Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books.
- Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
- Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times.
- Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling.
- A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%.
- Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year.
We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at careers@news.co.uk to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.
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