University of Cambridge · United Kingdom
Join a world-leading education institution as a Senior Delivery Manager to lead digital service delivery that impacts postgraduate admissions and future university initiatives. This role offers strategic influence, cross-functional collaboration, and the chance to shape how teams work — all within a supportive, flexible, and hybrid environment.
About the Role
You’ll work closely with product managers, developers, designers, and business analysts from UIS, as well as subject matter experts across the university. Your focus will initially be on managing delivery for the product team supporting postgraduate admissions, with potential future opportunities to support other teams driving world-class education and research.
What You Will Do
Manage digital product and service delivery through the full lifecycle as a delivery manager, scrum master, or agile project manager.
Lead cross-functional in-house product teams with integrated development and operations (DevOps).
Apply agile frameworks and methods in a digital context to help teams focus on delivery.
Build relationships across all levels and influence key stakeholders to achieve goals.
Support and shape team working practices to improve delivery outcomes.
What We Are Looking For
Proven experience managing digital products and services through the full lifecycle as a delivery manager / scrum master / agile project manager.
Experience working in a cross-functional in-house product team / squad with development and operations integrated (DevOps).
Experience with a range of agile frameworks and methods in a digital setting.
Ability to build relationships at all levels with experience of influencing and negotiating with key stakeholders to achieve goals.
We support flexible and family-friendly working and are open to non-standard working patterns. While this is advertised as a full-time role, we would consider applications from candidates who are looking to work less than full-time hours, and are open to applicants who live outside Cambridge but are willing to travel regularly to Cambridge.