Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.
In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work.
The Senior Manager, Delivery Lead, serves as the bridge between strategic vision and technical execution on a specific project or projects. Reporting to the Director, Programme Delivery, you lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex initiatives. In this role, you will build and maintain teams, including managing and mentoring a team of Delivery Managers, fostering a highly collaborative environment where execution meets human-centric leadership. In this role, you will be the 'manager of managers,' responsible for unblocking complex dependencies across multiple workstreams and ensuring our technical teams have the clarity and momentum they need to deliver excellent results to our clients.
A UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance is required for this role. If you don’t hold SC clearance, we will support you to apply assuming you have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.
Duties & Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex projects
Work closely with internal and external stakeholders and external delivery partners to deliver high quality cloud & data solutions for our clients
Proactively identify and manage technical or operational dependencies across multiple workstreams to reduce delivery risk
Act as the primary point of escalation for delivery teams, rapidly resolving impediments and unblocking problems to maintain pace
Identify areas for improvement and contribute to the wider growth of Aker’s delivery capability and processes
Work with other departments (Sales/Finance/HR) to ensure that projects’ budgets are estimated, costed and resourced appropriately
Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure and security to ensure Aker delivery teams are fully aligned to the client’s outcome
Provide effective reporting of project delivery, timelines, milestones and budgets to senior business stakeholders
Work with Account Managers, participate in client commercial reviews and support creation of SoWs for future deliverables
Take responsibility for the quality of the team’s output and ensure the client satisfaction is of a high standard
Translate technical progress and risks into clear, non-technical updates for the Director and other senior business stakeholders
Manage a mentor a multidisciplinary team including engineers and analysts, fostering a high-performance culture and continuous improvement. including performance management, mentoring, engagement and team building
Provide constructive and real-time feedback through goal setting, regular 1:1s, personal development conversations and annual appraisals
Encourage team camaraderie and collaboration. Resolve any conflicts within the team promptly and effectively thus ensuring a positive and productive working environment
Successfully onboard and train new hires, complete probation milestones and processes, create robust inductions and provide career development support and guidance
Core Competencies
7+ years of experience in a delivery management role with a proven track record of leading complex, large-scale projects required
Experience of Public Cloud Services and technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Previous experience leading cross-functional teams, including the management of managers, strongly preferred
Have a good understanding of technical solutions and data integration
Deep expertise in Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and traditional Waterfall frameworks, with the ability to blend them based on the context
Familiarity with software delivery pipelines, Jira, Azure DevOps, or other digital delivery tools for real-time tracking
Strong team management ability, with emotional intelligence to manage conflict and motivate diverse teams
Vendor or offshore management experience a plus
Advanced stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict resolution skills including being comfortable in dealing with challenging and pressurised situations
Ability to understand complex organisational structures and multi-supplier landscapes
A driven leader who can shape a team and bring them on the journey to success for our clients
Vendor or offshore management experience preferred
ITIL v3 Foundation and /or SAFe Agile preferred
UK Government project experience preferred
Aker Systems Attributes
At Aker we work as a team; we are collaborative, hardworking, open, and delivery obsessed. There is no blame culture here: try things, and take responsibility for the outcomes. You are always part of the wider Aker. We help our colleagues and take pride in successfully achieving difficult tasks. We run towards problems and help to solve them. Communicate always, do so accurately and in a timely fashion.
In return, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company paid medical insurance and life assurance, pension scheme, annual training allowance, wellbeing allowance, virtual GP, Employee Assistance plan and more.
Equal Opportunities
Aker Systems fosters a diverse environment that encourages openness in its communications and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics. We embrace differences of opinion and diversity because they help challenge us and find new groundbreaking technical solutions.