Cross Domain Technology Delivery Manager

Cross Domain Technology Delivery Manager
Circa £80,000 to £85,000 plus great benefits, including up to 10% employer pension contributions, private healthcare, and a company car or car allowance (Work Level 4)
Manchester City Centre (hybrid working)

We’re open to applications from people who may require flexible working arrangements, such as condensed working hours. You’ll be able to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process and at offer stage.

We’re looking for a Cross Domain Technology Delivery Manager to join our Colleague Products and Business Platforms team in Manchester to help deliver complex technology change into our existing products and platforms or the brand new products and platforms used by our colleagues and customers. In this role, you’ll be responsible for collaborating with internal and external partners to understand what’s needed to deliver appropriate and effective technology solutions for our multiple Co-op business areas. This is a hybrid role, which could include working from the office as necessary, typically 4 days per month (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

What you’ll do

• Be accountable for the delivery and integration of complex , cross domain technology product / platform solutions across Co-op
• Deliver Tech change across multiple business areas, while identifying, resolving, and mitigating any potential risks and issues with a particular focus on managing any inter solution dependencies 
• Make sure all platform solutions are designed, delivered, and maintained in line with architectural design, information security, data, service, and engineering principles
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and share these with relevant product, platform teams
• Maintain a short and long term view of business outcomes aligned to our technology roadmaps

This role would suit people who have

• A good understanding of lean, agile, and other delivery methodologies
• Experience of either delivering technology solutions or as a Technical lead managing complex solution delivery or as a solution integration lead on a major tech transformation
• An understanding and awareness of different technology platforms enterprise organisations may use
• Good communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and challenge people, of all levels of seniority, inclusively
• Good coaching and mentoring skills, with experience supporting colleagues in their development

We know that some people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet all the criteria in the job description. At Co-op, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment, so if you'd like to apply for this role but your experience doesn't quite meet every point, we'd still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or other roles we have available.

Why Co-op?

If you’ve got the skills and experience we’re looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• Private healthcare
• A company car or £6,000 car allowance
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.