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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Delivery Manager - **Company:** Cedar - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Software as a Service, Issue Tracking Systems, Integrated Development Environments, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Release Management, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Documentation System, Atlassian Tools - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-delivery-manager/cedar-recruitment-job107905355 ## About the Role * Proven experience as a Project/Delivery Manager in a software development environment, covering the full SDLC * Exposure to cloud environments, modern software applications, or SaaS product delivery * Experience interacting with stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership * Experience coordinating cross-functional teams with competing priorities and dependencies * Experience using Agile delivery approaches such as Scrum or Kanban * Ability to maintain accurate project plans, roadmaps, risks, actions and delivery reports * Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences * Experience working with project management, issue tracking and documentation tools such as Jira and Confluence Advantageous: * Experience in a regulated or clinical-safety environment (e.g. NHS, DCB0129/0160, healthtech) * Experience with governance/QMS reporting (risk registers, audits, compliance documentation) ## Description The business are looking for a delivery-focused individual to own the operational cadence and administrative backbone of their end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). In this role, you will manage projects from business case and ideation through engineering build, commercial handover, and post-deployment monitoring. You will act as the operational connective tissue across our Product, Technology, and Engineering teams - keeping delivery honest, visible, and unblocked - from governance and reporting through to release management, freeing engineering leadership to focus on technical direction., Delivery Management & SDLC Oversight * End-to-End Ownership: Track delivery across the entire SDLC-from initial ideation and business case through to technical build, post-release monitoring, and commercial handover. * Roadmap Accuracy: Maintain a dynamic, accurate view of current delivery progress and upcoming engineering plans for leadership and wider business visibility. * Team Commitments & Flow: Partner with engineering and product teams to help them meet commitments, clear blockers, and streamline cross-functional communication. * Agile Operational Support: Provide hands-on administrative support for Scrum/Kanban frameworks, ensuring ticket hygiene, sprint ceremonies, and backlog prioritisation run smoothly. * Release & Incident Coordination: Oversee release management schedules and support operational incident response workflows to ensure smooth rollouts and quick resolutions. Governance, Compliance & Financial Ops * QMS & SDLC Compliance: Support internal governance by ensuring processes align with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and relevant regulatory frameworks, escalate when they do not * Operational Reporting: Own and maintain the engineering Risk Register, delivery metrics, capacity/utilisation tracking, and time-recording reporting. * Financial Admin: Manage engineering-related financial reporting, Purchase Orders (POs), and vendor invoice reconciliation. ## Related Videos - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [The Future of Developer Experience with GenAI: Driving Engineering Excellence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1107-the-future-of-developer-experience-with-genai-driving-engineering-excellence) - [Coffee with Developers - Cassidy Williams - ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/912-coffee-with-developers-cassidy-williams) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) ## Related Articles - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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