Skills

CI/CD Agile Methodology Decision-making Agile CI/CD Pipelines Microservices

Job Specifications

We are seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to support a legacy modernisation programme. This high-impact delivery role focuses on replacing a core legacy platform through incremental, service-oriented delivery, using our AI-enhanced agile methodology.

Details:

Role: Agile Delivery Manager
Day Rate: £350-400 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Location: Remote
Contract: 3 months (strong extension potential)

Responsibilities:

Own end-to-end delivery execution across all legacy workstreams.
Drive predictable flow from discovery through to release, surfacing delivery risks early.
Ensure delivery commitments are realistic, visible, and met.
Facilitate effective planning across duos and cross-functional teams.
Coordinate sprint, increment, and release planning activities.
Manage cross-team dependencies and align plans with architectural constraints.
Provide concise and transparent updates to senior stakeholders.
Support teams in removing blockers, reducing ambiguity, and focusing on flow.
Ensure lightweight yet effective governance, traceability, and release readiness.
Monitor metrics such as throughput, cycle time, release frequency, and defect rates.

Required Experience:

Demonstrable experience as a Delivery Manager within complex software environments.
Strong track record of iterative, incremental delivery methods.
Experience leading platform modernisation or legacy system replacement initiatives.
Ability to operate effectively across product, engineering, and business contexts.
Confidence working in ambiguity, handling constraints, and managing competing priorities.
Background in service-led or product-driven organisations.
Skilled at communicating delivery realities clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Experience:

Experience delivering within microservices and API-driven architectures.
Understanding of domain-driven design or service-oriented delivery teams.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and production release practices.
Operational delivery in environments where uptime and continuity are essential.
Exposure to AI-assisted tools in the context of software and delivery workflows.

Project Method:

Small, stable duos/teams with outcome ownership.
Emphasis on close collaboration between delivery, engineering, and stakeholders.
Decentralised delivery decision-making close to the work.
Focus on learning, iteration, and course correction.
Use of AI-enhanced tools to accelerate analysis and delivery.

About the Company

Gravitas is an internationally renowned recruitment group supporting niche roles within technology, insurance, and banking. We help fuel innovation by supporting specialisms that underpin development, transformation, and growth. As niche specialists, we partner with our clients to create strategic hiring solutions that deliver the best, skilled, niche, talent - fast. We balance speed and excellence with compliance and integrity. That’s why we are trusted! Our proactive, people-focused approach to specialist recruitment, me... Know more