Technical Delivery Lead (Contract)Location: Sheffield (3 days per week on site)
Rate: £450 per day
Contract Length: Until November
We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Lead to drive the end-to-end delivery ofplex, multidisciplinary technology projects within a large enterprise financial services environment. This role requires strong technical acumen, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to navigateplexernance and delivery landscapes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead the end-to-end delivery of multidisciplinary technical projects, ensuring alignment with CTO strategy and architectural standards.
2. Partner closely with Engineering Leads, Architects, and Product Owners to translate business and technical requirements into clear, structured delivery plans.
3. Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and issues across teams and platforms.
4. Maintain high-quality project artefacts including RAID logs, delivery roadmaps, technical plans, budgets, and executive-level reporting.
5. Drive alignment across Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Service Management, and wider Business stakeholders.
6. Oversee vendor and third-party delivery, ensuring all activity aligns with controls, policies, andernance requirements.
7. Champion modern engineering practices, including automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement.
Required Experience & Skills
8. Proven track record delivering large-scale technology programmes within financial services orplex enterprise environments.
9. Strong technical understanding of infrastructure, cloud platforms, and modern engineering methodologies.
10. Excellentmunication skills with the ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders.
11. Demonstrated experience managingplex budgets, multimegaton delivery models, andmercial/vendor relationships.