Delivery Lead

Delivery Lead (Sheffield)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Delivery Lead to join a large public sector body based in Sheffield.

Similar large scale public sector experience is preferred.
The salary is up to 65k and includes an excellent public sector benefits package.
Your new company

You'll be joining a large public sector organisation investing heavily in modern, product-led delivery. The environment is collaborative, people centred, and focused on delivering technology that supports a large and diverse user base. You'll work alongside product, portfolio, and technical stakeholders who value transparency, continuous improvement, and adaptable ways of working.

Your new role

As Delivery Lead, you'll guide an agile delivery team responsible for the successful execution of initiatives within a defined product area. You'll oversee the full delivery landscape, ensuring plans are achievable, risks are well managed, and progress is visible across all levels.
You'll coach and mentor agile practitioners, embedding effective delivery practices and fostering autonomy within the team.

Working closely with the Head of Product, you'll coordinate sprint cycles, oversee resource and change budgets, and represent delivery within governance forums. Your role will be pivotal in shaping and maturing delivery capability across the organisation.

What skills you will need

Strong experience managing complex delivery environments with real-time visibility across multiple workstreams.
Demonstrated ability to identify, mitigate, and escalate risks and issues effectively.
A proven track record in leading, coaching, and developing high performing agile teams.
Deep understanding of agile delivery methods and the ability to champion best practice.
Excellent communication skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to coordinate planning, sprint cycles, and delivery schedules across a product area.
Experience managing change budgets and resources across multiple initiatives.
Capability to unblock delivery challenges and ensure alignment with broader organisational priorities.
Why you should join

You'll play a key role in evolving how a large public sector organisation delivers technology, shaping agile practice, building capability, and influencing product led delivery at scale. The role offers scope to make meaningful improvements to both team culture and delivery outcomes.

You'll benefit from generous annual leave, a strong pension scheme, hybrid working options, and ongoing development opportunities. The organisation actively supports wellbeing, flexible working, and inclusion through staff networks and tailored policies, creating an environment where people can grow and do their best work.

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