Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager   Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits Location:   Hybrid (home-based & working with Kerv Digital office/customer site visits as required) Office locations – Longbridge, London & Nottingham   ABOUT KERV     At Kerv we harness the power of technology for the good of our people, our customers, our society and our planet. Technology is the enabler; impact is how we judge success.    As a certified B Corp and Great Place To Work, we care deeply about how we show up for our people, our customers and the world around us. These aren’t badges for us, they reflect how we work every day and the standards we hold ourselves to.    With more than 900 specialists and over 1,600 technical certifications, we are bringing together expertise across cloud, AI, compliance, data, customer experience and business applications. Working as one connected team, we solve complex challenges and stay accountable from strategy through to delivery, adoption and ongoing improvement.    We help organisations build secure, well governed foundations, leverage more from their technology and unlock new opportunities through innovation and AI. Our focus is on making technology work in the real world and delivering lasting value.    THE ROLE     You’ll be part of the Delivery Management Team in Kerv Digital.    At Kerv Digital, we help organisations unlock the power of technology to transform how they work, engage customers and drive business value. We combine deep expertise across Microsoft Business Applications, Power Platform, AI, DevOps, Data and cloud technologies. With a strong focus on outcomes and real-world value, we make digital transformation feel tangible, purposeful and fast-moving.    Who we are looking for:     The oft-sought, seldom found, inspired agile software, digital or IT delivery owner capable of ensuring we provide dazzling software and solutions across a huge array of technologies and platforms. You’ll be paired with a Solution Architect to take care of the technical wizardry on each project, along with a talented team of front and backend developers with support from the Technical Directors and Commercial Managers to boot.    All backgrounds will always be considered and experience here is far more important, we’re really open to Project Managers that have a solid transferable background that are looking to deliver a mix of well governed Business Transformation, Dynamics 365 delivery, Pro-Code Development projects using our mature blend of agile and waterfall approaches and tools as appropriate.   Ability to guide our clients through an Agile Scrum delivery and manage the Scrum ceremonies is essential.    Required Experience:       Meeting customers, listening carefully and understanding their business    Creating and maintaining the environment in which the project will succeed    Working with on/off-shore development/implementation teams    Establishing and operating governance structures within projects to ensure effective decision making and robust assurance    Managing project cost base and time tracking    Identifying and delivering change control and project upsell    Wrestling detailed requirements and designs into an implementable plan    Managing an agile development process, including stewarding planning sessions, scrums and show and tell)    Reporting project status to the Kerv Digital Leadership Team and the client, effectively managing stakeholder expectations    Software, Digital or IT Project Management using a structured Agile approach    Excellent written and presentation skills, the ability to think on feet and make decisions    Other tasks as reasonably requested (yes, our lawyers asked for that one)     Senior Delivery Manager: 5+ Years delivery management experience    Delivery Manager: 2-5 Years delivery management experience    We’re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something   like;       Happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed       An obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things!    An escalation handler, able to achieve win-win outcomes by utilising the skills across the team    Ability to work effectively with remote teams in India   / UK    Ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales    What we can do for you:   We’re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employee’s:       Real Flexibility   – A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office.       Awesome Environment   – all of our employee’s will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on – the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work.       Interesting Work   – these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market.       Great Benefits   – all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can’t get trained on anywhere else, private healthcare, company pension and, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we’re a food first company too).    Recognition & Growth   – Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth.   OUR VALUES     At Kerv, we’re building something special and building it to last. Our values shape how we work, how we treat each other and how we deliver for our customers:    Think Customer First – we put our customers at the heart of every decision Team is Everything – we collaborate, support each other, and win together Spread Good Vibes – we bring positivity, energy and respect into everything we do Build Future – we look ahead, innovate and create lasting impact Do the Right Thing – we act with integrity and always do what’s fair and honest    We’re looking for people who bring these values to life in how they work every day. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.    Equal opportunity statement   We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.       Kerv encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Our recruitment decisions are based solely on skills, experience, qualifications and business needs, and we provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process where required.    You will live the Kerv values… Think Customer First Team is everything Spread good vibes Build future Do the right thing At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.