Job Title: Delivery Manager
Location: Manchester (3 x per week on-site)
Salary/Rate: Up to £610 per day
Start Date: Feb 2026
Job Type: 6-month Inside (IR35 contract)

Role Introduction:

The Delivery Manager/Senior Business Analyst is responsible for coordinating day-to-day delivery of project objectives, translating programme requirements into structured, prioritised and executable plans on behalf of our global client in the financial services sector. The role ensures effective interlock between CIO application teams, delivery teams, and Business Unit CISOs.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong background in delivery management, senior business analysis, or programme execution
• Experience supporting remediation, regulatory, or large-scale transformation programmes.
• Managing stakeholder communications and Project/programme reporting
• Structured analytical approach with strong problem-solving capability.
• Ability to work confidently across technical, security, and business stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities:

• Coordination of project delivery activities across multiple concurrent program objectives.
• Primary operational interface between CIO application owners, delivery teams, and CISO stakeholders.
• Translation of program objectives into clear delivery plans, requirements, and engagement artefacts.
• Management of dependencies, risks, issues, and actions across the remediation portfolio.
• Tracking progress and preparation of status inputs for reporting and governance forums.
• Support prioritisation decisions to minimise disruption to CIO teams.

Recommended Certifications:

• PRINCE2® Practitioner, PMP® or AgilePM®
• CISSP®, CISM® or equivalent cyber-security leadership certification (desirable)
• IIBA® CBAP® or CCBA® (desirable)
• ITIL® 4 Foundation (desirable)

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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