Delivery Manager (Maternity Cover)

About Us

Here at the FT, gold-standard journalism is just the beginning. 500-people strong, our Product & Tech team keeps us ahead of the constantly evolving digital world by delivering innovative products to over one million digital subscribers every day. Our plans for growth rely on a diverse, dedicated and dynamic group of product, tech, delivery and data specialists – everyone’s welcome in this friendly, forward-thinking team. And with entrepreneurial spirit, intelligence and opportunity at every turn, there’s no limits to where your FT career will take you.

The Portfolio Team at FT

We like to think of ourselves as the practical magic behind the scenes, translating strategy into action, supporting our colleagues in Product, Technology, Data and the wider business. Our Vision focuses on operational excellence and the fastest path to value. We grow with collaboration, continuous improvement, and making ideas happen. Whether it’s through smooth delivery, smart governance, or creating shared momentum, our Portfolio team is here to unlock impact at scale.

Role Overview

As a Delivery Manager, you will be part of the Delivery Management Function within the Portfolio Discipline at Financial Times, working alongside a supportive, passionate team. You’ll take the lead on end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives within the Personalisation as a Service: an ambitious pivotal initiative to develop a new customisation and personalisation space for users to obtain maximum value from FT content. It brings together cross-functional teams from Engineering, Data, Product and Commercial to deliver scalable, future-ready user solutions.

You’ll report into the Principal Delivery Manager and will

• Take ownership of a workstream currently in-flight, seeing it to successful completion
• Own additional projects from the 2026 roadmap, leading from initiation to closure
• Provide delivery support to Engineering colleagues to ensure work is estimated, planned, resourced and tracked optimally
• Act as a key driver of delivery quality and accountability within a sophisticated, high-profile programme
• Support continuous improvement within our thriving Portfolio community
• Please note that this will be a fixed term parental cover contract.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Lead project workstreams within Personalisation as a Service programme, ensuring alignment across internal and external teams
• Quickly get up to speed on the in-flight workstream, take the reins and lead it through to successful completion
• Take on additional full-lifecycle projects from the 2026 roadmap from shaping through to delivery and closure
• Build strong relationships with partners in Data, Tech, Product and wider business.
• Apply fit-for-purpose delivery practices (Agile/Lean, traditional and hybrid) suited to each context
• Drive robust planning, governance and issue management, raising appropriately and proactively problem-solving
• Handle dependencies and vendors confidently, prompting a culture of delivery partnership
• Provide clear, actionable updates to partners at all levels, adapting your communication to technical and non-technical audiences.

Contribute to Portfolio Community

• Champion knowledge-sharing, contributing case studies, lessons learned and examples of practical excellence.
• Support upskilling and capability building by co-delivering training and mentoring less experienced Delivery Managers
• Facilitate Project Management Drop In sessions, helping others problem-solve in real time

Culture and Behaviour

• Lead by example in championing operational excellence, pragmatism and delivery subject area.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful and inclusive culture and encourage a “one team” approach.
• Bring energy and constructive challenge to help your peers and partners improve.

About you – What you will bring 

• A seasoned project manager, with a track record of delivering sophisticated technical projects in a fast paced agile environment.
• Able to navigate technical landscapes with confidence, without needing to be the technical expert.
• A natural planner and risk-spotter, always one step ahead on mitigation and clear trade-offs.
• Confident in managing collaborators, influencing and building partnerships.
• Experienced in vendor and partner engagement, knowing how to get the best out of 3rd parties.
• A clear, concise communicator who can tell the story of project successes or challenges in a way that resonates.
• A collaborative leader who inspires confidence and holds others to account with care and clarity.
• JIRA knowledge is highly preferable.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a flexible, inclusive working culture and a generous range of benefits, tailored to your location. Our benefits include:

• Annual bonus scheme
• 25 days paid leave
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Parental Leave policy
• Food Allowance
• Multisport Card
• Comprehensive in-house training and external training programs (subject to approval)

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace

At the FT, we give all employees a voice so that diverse perspectives are heard and valued. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work. We’ll continue to remove barriers for all, and in particular barriers facing employees from underrepresented groups.

Further Information

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We have implemented a hybrid working model and we also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please send an email to talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.