Delivery Manager - IT Networks

Delivery Lead - Network Infrastructure
Inside IR35

The opportunity

Our client, a leading UK retailer, is looking for an experienced Delivery Lead to join its technology function and drive a major network infrastructure programme. Over the next 12 months, you'll lead delivery of a LAN refresh across multiple locations and the rollout of Wi-Fi at distribution centres, keeping teams focused on outcomes and customer value.

You'll work within multi-skilled agile delivery teams, acting as the escalation point who unblocks issues, optimises flow and builds strong ways of working. You'll need a solid understanding of networks to challenge, plan and make good delivery decisions alongside technical specialists.

What you'll be doing

• Leading delivery of a LAN refresh programme across multiple locations
• Overseeing the rollout of Wi-Fi at distribution centres, coordinating site teams, suppliers and engineers
• Working in a triumvirate with Product and Engineering to deliver outcomes
• Setting clear OKRs for teams and reviewing them regularly
• Owning ways of working, encouraging safe experimentation and driving continuous improvement
• Acting as the immediate escalation point to remove blockers and impediments
• Managing delivery budgets and cost control, and making effective use of third-party partners
• Managing risk while protecting throughput and business value
• Facilitating workshops and resolving differing views constructively
• Building and developing delivery teams, and sharing good practice across the wider delivery community
• Providing some out-of-hours support for critical cutovers and incidents

What we're looking for

Essential

• A strong understanding of networks, with experience delivering network or infrastructure change
• Proven experience delivering LAN refresh or similar multi-site infrastructure projects
• Significant experience of agile ways of working, including Scrum and Kanban
• Experience of retail IT initiatives involving cross-functional teams
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal
• Financial management experience, including budgeting and cost control
• Experience of leading and developing teams in a matrix environment
• Comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced, dynamic IT environment
• Willingness to provide some out-of-hours support and travel to sites as required

Desirable

• Experience rolling out Wi-Fi in warehouse or distribution environments
• Experience working in a Google environment
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Experience of other agile and continuous delivery methodologies

This role can be based in either Bracknell or London with travel to other sites as needed.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.