Job Summary

As the Delivery Lead, you will make the automation portfolio executable. Reporting to the Director of Smart Automation, you will convert shaped demand into credible estimates and capacity commitments, control delivery through clear governance, and manage cross-project dependencies, escalation and recovery so committed milestones land predictably and within budget.

Key Responsibilities
Estimation Coordination: Coordinate rough estimates with Engineering and vendors to support funding and prioritisation decisions.
Business Acceptance: Define acceptance criteria and business sign-off gates for every delivery.
Capacity & Resource Planning: Build and maintain the delivery capacity and resource plan across projects.
Delivery Governance & Standards: Own delivery methodology, stage gates, reporting cadence and quality standards.
Cross-Project Dependencies: Identify, sequence and resolve dependencies across the portfolio.
Escalation & Recovery: Act as escalation point for at-risk deliveries and lead recovery plans.
Budget & Vendor Control: Track delivery spend, forecast variance, and manage vendor and procurement engagement.
Portfolio Planning & Scheduling:



Own the integrated delivery roadmap and release calendar across concurrent projects.
Risk & Issue Management: Maintain the portfolio risk register and drive mitigation before milestones are impacted.
Performance Reporting: Report delivery KPIs, forecast accuracy and utilisation to the Director of Smart Automation.
Team Development & Ways of Working: Coach Project Managers and Delivery BAs and continuously improve delivery practices.

Skill Requirements
Bachelor’s in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related
Delivery and portfolio governance frameworks
Estimation, capacity planning and financial control
Experience leading multi-project automation or IT delivery
Vendor and contract management exposure

Must Have Skill

Program Management

Positive to Have Skill

Other Requirements
Leadership and strategy
Adaptability and resilience
Analytical and organizational
Communication and stakeholder management
Multi-cultural workplace
English: fluent
PMP, PRINCE2 or Protected certification

Agile and waterfall delivery methods

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