Head of Delivery Transformation

A client of ours is looking for a Head of Delivery Transformation. Your new role
The Head of Delivery Transformation is accountable for enterprise-wide transformation of delivery practices to improve productivity, reduce waste, and increase delivery predictability.Reporting to the senior technology executive, this role:

• Defines enterprise delivery
• Establishes standardised, fit for purpose delivery and prioritisation frameworks
• Leads the shift to lean, flow-based, transparent ways of working
• Drives leadership behaviour change and delivery capability uplift

The role operates as a senior change agent, partnering with executive leaders to challenge legacy practices, address systemic delivery pain points, and enable measurable outcomes across speed, agility, cost efficiency, and workforce effectiveness.
Key AccountabilitiesEnterprise Delivery Transformation

• Design and embed a streamlined enterprise delivery model aligned to organisational context.
• Lead transformation of Project Management and Agile practices to optimise flow efficiency.
• Transition delivery approaches away from traditional waterfall models toward value-driven, outcome-focused delivery.
• Review funding and investment models and recommend changes that support value creation and flow.

Systems & Processes

• Establish an enterprise-wide prioritisation framework to ensure the right work is delivered at the right time.
• Define and implement standardised delivery processes with strong cross-business buy-in.
• Translate strategic objectives into executable delivery pathways.

Leadership Alignment & Cultural Change

• Partner with executive and senior leaders to align leadership behaviours to new delivery ways of working.
• Foster organisational agility across delivery, governance, and reporting.
• Develop and reinforce a clear transformation narrative linked to tangible outcomes.
• Lead change activities including capability uplift, coaching, training, and reinforcement.
• Demonstrate strong executive presence, including the ability to respectfully challenge senior leaders and negotiate outcomes.

Capability Uplift

• Define clear enterprise delivery capability requirements aligned to the target operating model.
• Align structures and accountabilities to enable sustained capability uplift.
• Build organisational understanding of modern delivery practices.
• Articulate the enterprise delivery and roadmap to delivery excellence.

What you'll need to succeed

Technical CapabilitiesEssential Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise-level delivery or operating model transformation.
• Deep experience in Agile, Lean, and modern delivery practices at scale.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge at executive level.
• Strong capability in aligning leadership behaviours with new delivery models.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, scalable outcomes with measurable impact.
• Experience operating in complex, regulated, or governance-heavy environments.

Behavioural Expectations - Senior Leadership Level

• Customer & Digital First: Uses data and digital tools to improve outcomes and experiences.
• People Leadership: Develops capability, coaches leaders, and supports future-ready teams.
• Business Acumen: Drives operational efficiency, delivery performance, and value realisation.
• Trust & Integrity: Builds trusted relationships with stakeholders through transparency and accountability.
• Strategic Leadership: Leads change, solves complex problems, and aligns execution to strategy.

What you need to do now
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