Associate Programme Delivery Manager - Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

We believe in better. And we make it happen.

Better content. Better products. And better careers.

Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate.

We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love.

And we do it all right here at Sky.

As an Associate Programme Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for developing the right delivery strategies and tactics to achieve the outcomes for the product teams and determine what work must get done. You will be keeping an eye for how much to invest in certain efforts, and how to prioritize opportunities.

You will join a diverse team in Product, Tech including 3rd party suppliers, when required, and Operations on a transformation journey. You must grow the right people in your Domain to build and develop the right squads, in line with business and customer needs. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced professional, to be part of a market-changing set of products, acting as the glue between the technical departments in the company and the stakeholders.

This is a fixed term contract FTC with the opportunity to become permanent from 1st of April 2025.

What you'll do

• As part of the Advertising Technology Platform Delivery leadership team, you will provide an interface between your Domain and collaborators across Sky. Ensuring working relationships remain strong, Delivery roadmaps are defined and aligned to AdTech Product Strategy & Roadmaps, work intake operates efficiently, and priorities continue to be aligned.

• Lead the planning of Features across multi-disciplinary teams working in close collaboration with the delivery teams for your domain, delivering against the Domain's product strategy promoting and achieving customer centric product growth.

• Management of internal stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers to ensure alignment within the Domain and buy in on initiatives and change.

• Be responsible for a group of dedicated hard-working Product Owners within your Domain, ensuring their personal development plans provides for growth and continuous improvement.

• Provide up to date reporting and status to stakeholders including the management of the capex & opex budget and forecasting for your Domain.

• As part of the Delivery leadership team, you will work to apply best practices to agile portfolio delivery to ensure quality delivery of services.

What you'll bring

Must have

• Previous experience as a Product Owner using Jira and Aha! for planning &. roadmapping

• Technology background

• Solid experience of Scaled Agile / Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Experience in managing  a delivery portfolio with at least 2 separate teams with a mix of onshore, offshore & 3rd party cross functional skills, with scrum mastering undertaking by the teams instead of a separate role

• Experience in being responsible for CAPEX & OPEX budgeting

• Line management responsibility for 1 - 2 Product Owners

Desirable

• The ability to think strategically, pragmatically, and positively about product, technical and cross-functional challenges in order to set and execute strategies to deliver desired outcomes and business objectives, collaborating with multiple internal and external partners for the benefit of our customers. 

• Strong leadership skills within a tech and product led environment with good communication, influencing and relationship leadership skills across all levels of the organisation. 

• Experience leading product and software development portfolio delivery, spanning a couple of years through both internal and 3rd party delivery organisations. 

• Experience of effectively managing 3rd Party suppliers. 

• Fantastic communication and negotiation skills. 

• Commercially equipped and analytical. 

• Media/Advertising industry experience an advantage. 

• This position would best suit a motivated Domain Lead, Programme Lead who has experience working hands on but also helped to build and scope out a team. You must be passionate about product, with the customer at the forefront of everything. 

Team overview

Content technology and innovation

Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to build and distribute our award-winning content!

Inclusion & how you'll work

Recognised by The Times and Stonewall, we take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion. Investing in society, fighting racial injustice and setting ambitious targets for representation at Sky.

We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.

Your office space 

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

We'd love to hear from you

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.

But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.

If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.