We’re recruiting a Senior Delivery Lead to drive complex transformation at scale and elevate agile delivery across our enterprise. If you’re passionate about transformational change, this could be the role for you!
At Skipton, we’re founded on fairness. We exist to do right by our members – and we believe that starts with doing right by our people. So whoever you are and whatever you bring, there’s a place for you here and a genuine plan for where you go next.
What You’ll Do
Every day at Skipton is innovation day. Join our Technology team and you’ll discover that we’re constantly focused on real challenges as we build the tools that get things done for our members – quicker than you imagine.
You will be joining the Change Delivery Team, consisting of 2 Senior Enterprise Change Managers, 3 Senior Delivery Leads, 5 Release Train Engineers, 1 Senior Change Optimisation Manager, 1 Senior Enterprise PMO Manager and 1 Senior Journey Experience Manager and will work alongside a wider network of change professionals. Every change we deliver is ultimately for our customers and we’re delivering new experiences centred around their needs – ensuring faster, simpler and more connected customer experiences that genuinely add value.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of major technology change initiatives, including platform, infrastructure and software development programmes.
- Select and apply the most effective delivery approach (Agile, Waterfall or hybrid) to meet business and technology needs.
- Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Product and Platform Leads to align delivery plans, roadmaps and dependencies.
- Drive PI Planning, sprint coordination, delivery ceremonies and planning workshops to keep teams aligned and progressing.
- Maintain robust delivery governance, reporting and visibility of risks, dependencies, resources and timelines.
- Champion Agile, DevOps, automation and continuous improvement to enhance delivery performance and engineering excellence.
- Advise technology leaders on delivery strategy, implementation planning, resource requirements and risk management.
We work in a hybrid way, balancing flexibility with collaboration. For this role, you’ll typically spend three days a week in our Skipton office, with the remaining two days working from home.
What You’ll Need
- Significant experience leading large-scale technology change and transformation programmes across complex enterprise environments.
- Deep expertise in Agile delivery, DevOps, SDLC and technical delivery management, with a strong understanding of modern technology operating models.
- Proven ability to work across Architecture, Engineering, Operations and Agile Release Trains to drive aligned, predictable delivery outcomes.
- Experienced in leading PI Planning, technical workshops and delivery ceremonies while managing complex dependencies and risks.
- Strong problem‑solving skills with experience in platform migrations, cloud adoption, infrastructure modernisation and legacy transformation.
- Influential leader with excellent stakeholder management skills, high emotional intelligence and a track record of building delivery capability and agile maturity.
- Familiarity with delivery tools such as Azure DevOps or Apptio Target Process; relevant Agile, SAFe, Scrum or PMP certifications are advantageous.
What’s In It For You
- Annual discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
- Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
- Colleague Mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
- Flexible working to help balance your commitments
- Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounted gym memberships
- Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at John Lewis, Currys, and IKEA
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