Senior Technical Delivery Manager

At AKQA (part of WPP), our Technology team design and deliver digital products and platforms that define how brands connect with customers. Increasingly, this includes AI-powered experiences that require new ways of thinking, building, and delivering. As a Senior Technical Delivery Manager, you will play a key role in evolving how we work, helping teams adopt new tools, workflows, and AI-enabled delivery practices as part of a rapidly changing technology landscape.

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex digital and AI-enabled products, working closely with engineers, architects, and designers to bring ambitious ideas to life. You will be responsible for ensuring solutions are technically sound, scalable, and delivered to a high standard, balancing delivery rigour with a strong focus on product quality and real-world impact. 

As part of AKQA, you’ll work in an innovative and inclusive culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You’ll collaborate within a creative and technically advanced team, helping shape modern delivery practices in an evolving technology landscape. Our hybrid in-studio/WFH model supports balance and flexibility.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical and AI-enabled products.
• Ensure solutions are well-architected, scalable, and built to a high standard.
• Work closely with development, architecture, and design teams to shape and deliver product outcomes.
• Translate product and technical requirements into clear, actionable delivery plans.
• Manage scope, timelines, and budgets while maintaining a strong focus on product quality.
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and trade-offs across projects.
• Drive collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Contribute to evolving delivery practices, including adoption of AI tools and new ways of working.

QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong experience delivering complex digital products in a technical environment.
• Understand modern architectures (e.g. composable, headless, cloud-based).
• Experience with Agile delivery and iterative product development.
• Ability to balance delivery discipline with product thinking and quality outcomes.
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complexity and bring clarity.
• A genuine interest in AI and emerging technologies, and how they shape product delivery.
• A focus on quality and impact, not just timelines and outputs.
• Ability to challenge thinking constructively to improve outcomes.
• Leads by example, bringing energy, ownership, and momentum to delivery.