Delivery Team Manager

Job description

Delivery Team Manager | Hybrid (Reading or Birmingham) | £50k–£55k + Quarterly Bonus

Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 basic + Quarterly Bonus Scheme

Location: Hybrid (3 days/week in Reading or Birmingham offices)

Extras: Laptop choice, Perkbox, volunteer days, team socials, and growth grants.

We are partnering with a fast-scaling tech & professional services business looking for an ambitious Delivery Team Manager to lead, grow, and optimise their Expert Services function!

If you’re an operational leader who knows how to balance high-performing team culture with sharp commercial margins—this one’s for you.

Why you’ll love this company

• Thriving Culture: High-energy, collaborative, and fast-paced environment where your work actually moves the needle.
• Perks & Growth: Hybrid working (3 days in-office in Reading or Birmingham), quarterly performance-based bonuses, personal development grants, team socials, and top-tier tech choices (MacBook/Dell).

The Role at a Glance

Reporting directly to senior leadership, you will own the operational engine behind the delivery team. You won't be bogged down in technical delivery; instead, you’ll be orchestrating the people, processes, and metrics that make the team succeed.

• People Leadership: Full line management lifecycle—hiring, 1-on-1s, career progression paths, and performance management.
• Operational Governance: Owning resource scheduling, capacity forecasting, and delivery methodology standardisation.
• Commercial Insight: Tracking billable utilisation, project margins, and time-to-value to keep the engine profitable and efficient.
• Strategic Oversight: Managing high-level client escalations and portfolio health reporting.

Who suits this role best?

• Proven background leading delivery, implementation, or agency/consulting teams in a SaaS, Professional Services, or Agency setting.
• Commercially fluent—you understand billable hours, scope management, and utilisation targets inside and out.
• Strong mediator and communicator who can lead tough conversations, whether with clients or team members.

Drop me a DM or comment below, and let's set up a confidential chat!

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Reading

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

01-08-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English