Software Delivery Manager

Role type: Permanent, Full Time

Location: UK

Preferred start date: ASAP

LIFE AT SATALIA

As an organisation, we push the boundaries of data science, optimisation and artificial intelligence to solve the most complex problems in the industry. Satalia, a Wunderman Thompson Company, is a community of individuals devoted to working on diverse and challenging projects, allowing you to flex your technical skills whilst working with a tight-knit team of high performing colleagues.

Led by our founder (who is also WPP’s Chief AI Officer), Satalia’s ambition is to become a decentralised organisation of the future. Today, this involves developing tools and processes to liberate and automate manual repetitive tasks, with a focus on freedom, transparency and trust. At the core of our thinking is an approach to wellbeing and inclusivity. We unpack human behaviour and unpick prejudice to ensure a safe and inviting environment. We offer truly flexible working and allow our employees to find the working practice that makes them most productive. At Satalia, your opinion matters and your achievements are celebrated.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Delivery Manager to lead the successful delivery of software projects within our Logistics and Supply Chain business. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent project management skills, and a proven track record in software development and delivery.

As a Software Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the end-to-end delivery of software projects for our largest clients, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards. You will work with product and technical leadership to lead cross functional and inclusive engineering teams that value collaboration and learning in a company growing rapidly and taking on new challenges. You will help to ensure that impediments are squashed, delivery is planned, quality is being maintained, stakeholders are informed, and engineering teams have what they need to deliver.

Whilst you will be handling the day-to-day running of delivery projects in software development, we encourage all colleagues to be on the lookout for improvements, whether that be for a client or within Satalia, and to be a force for positive change. Autonomy and empowerment in decision making are key tenets to help drive that change, and we look for candidates who can independently drive our teams forwards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A passion for AI, technology and people.
• Proven experience (5+ years) as a Software Delivery Manager, Project Manager, or similar role in a software development environment.
• Excellent understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and SDLC methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Trello, Asana, or similar.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically and analytically.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or other relevant project management certifications are an advantage.
• Solid technical background with experience in software development, coding, or architecture is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support product leadership in delivering roadmaps, and communicating progress to stakeholders, including clients.
• Collaborate with engineering and product managers to eliminate blockages and ensure all projects are running efficiently.
• Help cross-functional squads ideate, plan, manage dependencies, and communicate effectively.
• Facilitate a collaborative, dynamic planning process - balancing the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team.
• Encourage Lean and Agile thinking, making the most of the great teams we have, while encouraging them to set goals, embrace change and measure performance, and self-organise.
• Hold teams accountable in following their agreed team norms and delivering on their commitments.
• Manage the backlog, team work plan & dependencies (inc. client management, resource planning, dependency management).
• Manage the development team (e.g. ceremonies, velocity, quality, across all roles).
• Ensure that we’re prepared for large feature releases; work has been thoroughly tested, relevant business functions have been informed and trained.
• Manage implementation into environments (e.g. deployment process, implementation steps and planning, client comms, etc).
• Support cross functional teams in identifying risks and be proactive in encouraging everyone to mitigate them.
• Identify coaching and facilitation needs across a number of product and engineering teams as they take ideas from discovery to production.
• Foster a culture of inclusivity, belonging, and psychological safety that drives continuous feedback and improvement for both teams and individuals.
• Challenge product, design, and engineering to create high performing teams that build quality products, and deliver customer value in a fast paced environment.
• Strive to identify and improve our distributed team’s working practices.
• Be an advocate for outcome led delivery; ensuring that teams remain goal oriented.
• Drive the process, refinement and improvements of our use of tooling to plan, measure, and communicate what teams are working on.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of our wider community. Please let us know at any time if you require reasonable adjustments to your interview process and feel free to let us know the pronouns you use.

WE OFFER

• Benefits - Health Insurance, life assurance, enhanced pension, income protection.
• Remote working - café, bedroom, beach - wherever works.
• Impactful projects - focus on bringing meaningful social and environmental change.
• People oriented culture - wellbeing is a priority, as is being a nice person.
• Truly flexible working hours - school pick up, volunteering, gym - no problem.
• Generous leave - 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Annual bonus - when Satalia does well, we all do well.
• Transparent and open culture - you will be listened to and heard.
• Development - annual development budget to upskill yourself.

Satalia is home to some of the brightest minds in AI and if you’re looking to join a company who not only values autonomy and freedom, but embraces a culture of inclusion and warmth, we’d love to hear from you.

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