Title
Delivery Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Location
Bradford, Chatham, Petersfield, London
Working Pattern
Hybrid (usually a couple of days a week in the office). We welcome part-time and flexible arrangements and will aim to match your current flexibility where possible.
Benefits
We care about your wellbeing not just your work. Our benefits are designed to support your life, your health and your growth.
* Holidays: 25 days (rising to 30), buy/sell up to 5 days, swap up to 4
* Bank: Up to 10% employer Leave
* Enhanced maternity (post-probation) 4 weeks, paternity and paid neonatal & carers
* Work abroad for up to 20 days a year in approved Leave
* Your birthday off: 2 paid volunteering
* Access to LinkedIn Learning for all
* Wellbeing: Free Snoop Premium
* Self-pay Den plan & optional Private Medical Role
Role and Responsibilities
You and your Team Reporting to the Delivery Lead you will manage the technical delivery of multiple engineering teams across the Group. Working within an Agile change framework you will oversee teams spanning Software Test Data Infrastructure and Cloud ensuring high-quality technical outcomes each sprint. You will collaborate closely with architecture data test and infrastructure leads to deliver robust technical specifications and successful end-to-end delivery.
As a Delivery Manager you will:
* Lead and manage engineering teams ensuring engagement, motivation and professional development through performance reviews, training and holiday continuous improvement of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and ensure adherence to delivery standards, facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand‑up, sprint planning, and retrospectives, foster collaboration and report delivery status using metrics and reports to communicate progress and expectations, mentor and inspire team members, create a culture of continuous learning, experimentation and timelines resources and dependencies ensuring safe and effective delivery of products and services in line with organisational goals.
Qualifications
* Proven track record of leading Agile software development teams and delivering complex technical presentation skills comfortable engaging with senior management and interpersonal organisational and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate.
* Depth understanding of Agile principles and ALM tools including automated testing, Scrum/Kanban, CI/CD and DevOps tooling (e.g. Azure DevOps, JIRA).
* Ability to lead technical teams across platforms such as Salesforce, MuleSoft, Microsoft stack cloud and work closely with Architecture and Security.
* Problem‑solving skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and challenging situations, subject to standard background checks (credit fraud and employment references).
Who we are
At Vanquis our purpose is simple: to deliver caring banking that helps people make the most of life's opportunities. Founded in 1880 we are now a FTSE All Share specialist bank supporting over 1.7 million UK customers with responsible tailored proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK's Best Employers 2025 ranked top 50 nationwide and seventh in Banking & Financial Services. We are also proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant actively supporting veterans, reservists and military by our values caring for people pulling together finding better ways and getting the right things done building a workplace where colleagues feel connected, valued and empowered. Alongside competitive pay we offer meaningful benefits salary reviews a discretionary bonus scheme and continued invested in your development too. With the right support and hands‑on learning you’ll grow your skills shape your career and realise your potential.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value everyones unique background identity and experience and were committed to a workplace where all colleagues can you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process please contact and well be happy to help.
Required Experience
* Manager
Key Skills
* Project Management Methodology
* Kanban
* Project / Program Management
* Agile
* Waterfall
* Project Leadership
* Application Development
* Project Management
* Scrum
* Microsoft Project
* SDLC
* Project Implementation
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience
years
Vacancy
1
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