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Technical Delivery Manager

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Can Factory specialises in architecting and delivering high-performance digital ecosystems for leaders in the entertainment, leisure, and retail sectors. For our clients, launch dates are immovable deadlines. We are looking for an expert Technical Delivery Manager to ensure every project is a success, mitigate risks, and guide our teams to deliver flawless performance when it matters most.

You will be the bridge between the client’s commercial goals and our engineering expertise, taking technical ownership of projects spanning sophisticated e-commerce platforms, complex booking engines, and five-star mobile applications. You must be comfortable managing the integration of intricate systems, transforming legacy platforms into modern, scalable assets, and translating business needs into clear, actionable technical programmes of work.

If you thrive on the pressure of high-stakes, high-traffic projects and are a proactive problem-solver with a delivery-focused methodology, join us as a key member of our trusted technical partner team.

Goals For Your First Three Months

  • Embed completely within your assigned project team, establishing trust and technical credibility immediately.
  • Audit the project plan and technical architecture, proactively identifying and mitigating potential delivery risks.
  • Master our internal processes and delivery-focused methodology, ensuring all client communication and reporting is transparent and timely.
  • Lead the successful delivery of a significant project milestone or product release, proving your ability to handle immovable deadlines.

More About the Role

What We Want

  • A seasoned Technical Delivery Professional with demonstrable experience managing complex software development projects with immense traffic requirements.
  • Someone with a foundational understanding of software architecture who can confidently converse with engineers and challenge technical decisions where necessary.
  • A natural communicator and client-facing leader who can articulate our value and build strong relationships with executive stakeholders.
  • A practitioner of risk-averse delivery, comfortable operating in an environment where on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery is the only standard.

Must Have

  • Project Delivery Expertise: Proven track record of successfully managing the full lifecycle of complex software development projects (e.g., e-commerce, transactional systems).
  • Technical Acumen: Strong knowledge of current IT and software development technologies (e.g., API integration, cloud services, modern web frameworks).
  • Methodology Proficiency: Extensive experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and an ability to tailor practices to suit the delivery-focused methodology.
  • Stakeholder Management: Exceptional skill in requirements gathering, expectation setting, and transparent reporting to senior client personnel.
  • Risk and Issue Management: Proactive and methodical approach to anticipating, tracking, and resolving technical and programme-level roadblocks.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience managing projects involving legacy system modernisation and complex data migration to achieve a single customer view.
  • Experience with large-scale projects in the entertainment, leisure, or retail sectors.
  • Formal certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Certified Scrum Master).
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams (UX, front-end, back-end, QA).

Got what it takes?

If you think you have the skills to make us even more awesome than we already are, please fill out the form below.

Whilst we love speaking to people, please note that we do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies & currently are not seeking outsourced production partners. All recruitment is managed directly by our experienced internal team. We will not be liable for or pay any fees for candidates submitted without a formal agreement in place. Unsolicited CVs will be treated as direct applications.