Head of Delivery Management - Data

Job description

Why join us 

Joining Sainsbury's Tech means being part of a team that is at the forefront of transforming the retail industry through innovative technology solutions. With millions of customers and colleagues relying on our platforms every day, we have the opportunity to make a sustainable, positive impact on our planet. As the Head of Delivery Management, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our technology strategy by leading and coordinating complex, multi-team programmes. Working in an agile and collaborative environment, you will have the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, inspire engineering teams, and drive the successful delivery of key business outcomes. With opportunities for professional growth, the ability to influence at all levels, and the chance to make a lasting difference, joining us means being part of a forward-thinking organisation that embraces curiosity, innovation, and a passion for technology. 

What you'll do

As the Head of Delivery Management in Data, you will play a crucial role in delivering our technology strategy by coordinating, measuring, and managing all delivery within a Director / Senior Head of Engineering portfolio. Working in partnership with key stakeholders – Product, CDO team, other divisional teams, you will ensure that programme outcomes align with strategic priorities across Engineering Families, while providing first-line assurance to the Director of Engineering through effective monitoring of delivery statuses, creating end-to-end work transparency and proactive management of risks, issues, and dependencies. You will also mentor and coach Delivery Managers, drive continuous improvement through post-implementation reviews, and contribute to the professionalisation of the wider Tech delivery practise by leveraging and enhancing technical programme management tools and practises. With your deep understanding of agile principles and experience in delivering technical programmes at scale, you will bring structure, clarity, and reliability to our delivery processes, contributing to the overall success of Sainsbury's Tech. 

Who you are 

As the Head of Delivery Management for Sainsbury's Tech, you are a seasoned professional with a deep understanding of agile values, software engineering approaches, and delivering technical programmes at scale in an agile and product context. Your leadership skills, combined with your ability to structure and sequence delivery to maximise value, establish you as a trusted partner to director-level stakeholders. Your expertise in technology and software delivery, as well as your experience in leading teams, enables you to navigate complexity and uncertainty while driving the successful delivery of outcomes. With excellent communication and influencing skills, you effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels and ensure the alignment of programme outcomes with strategic priorities. Your strategic focus, strong judgement, and continuous improvement mindset contribute to the success of the delivery management function and the achievement of corporate level outcomes across the Tech Division.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 65% of salary, depending on how we perform (in cash and shares).

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private heathcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. You'll also receive a company car cash allowance unless you are going to travel 10,000 business miles in your role, then you'll be able to choose a car. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibiity criteria may apply).