Technical Project Manager

Were seeking a Technical Project Delivery Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of projects within a designated business domain. Working in close partnership with Product Managers Business Analysts Architecture Engineering and Business colleagues youll drive domain projects and contribute to continuously improving delivery practices.

Youll primarily focus within your domain managing dependencies producing clear stakeholder reporting and resolving issues at project level - escalating to your Programme Manager where needed. Youll flex across agile waterfall and hybrid approaches as context requires.

What youll be doing:

Project Delivery Leadership

• Define delivery plans milestones success criteria and execution plans aligned to user needs
• Develop business cases; create and maintain cost plans
• Manage scope schedule and budget; monitor progress and initiate corrective action
• Ensure adherence to agreed methodology and value tracking practices

Agile Facilitation & Scrum Practice

• Facilitate agile ceremonies (sprint planning stand-ups reviews retrospectives demos)
• Work with Product Managers to ensure epics and user stories are well-articulated and prioritised
• Track and communicate delivery progress using metrics weekly reporting and monthly MBR updates
• Champion iterative delivery lean/agile practices and continuous improvement

Delivery Ownership

• Lead end-to-end delivery for assigned projects; orchestrate value within feasibility constraints
• Lead project inceptions and ensure delivery artefacts are maintained and accessible

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Serve as primary interface for stakeholders across business technology product and design
• Ensure alignment and transparency through structured communication
• Manage and resolve conflicting priorities at project level; escalate where support is needed

RAID Management & Governance

• Identify and manage risks assumptions issues and dependencies for assigned projects
• Drive risk mitigation with teams; escalate to prevent risks materialising
• Collaborate with peers and Programme Managers on cross-domain dependencies

Team Leadership & Facilitation

• May matrix-manage delivery team members; build collaborative high-trust environments
• Facilitate workshops and problem-solving sessions to unblock teams
• Ensure knowledge transfer into the domain following successful delivery
• Seek relevant resources; escalate where availability affects delivery

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Champion iterative delivery and continuous improvement within projects and teams
• Ensure epics and stories are effectively articulated refined and managed
• Contribute to delivery practice maturity across the broader community

Qualifications :

What were looking for:

• Demonstrated experience delivering software projects in dynamic agile environments
• Experience successfully delivering projects across the full delivery lifecycle
• Working knowledge of agile/scrum frameworks and ceremonies
• Experience contributing to project governance: scope schedule budget RAID and reporting
• Experience in effective change management using appropriate tools and techniques
• Familiarity with project tracking tools (Jira Confluence Kanban boards)
• Able to build team trust encourage collaboration and facilitate problem-solving
• Clear and confident communicator with stakeholders at varying levels
• Commercial awareness and customer focus
• Positive approach to problem-solving and overcoming obstacles
• Situational awareness with ability to escalate promptly
• Understanding of software development processes and iterative delivery

The following experience is also desirable:

• Formal accreditation (PRINCE2 AgilePM CSM PSM)
• Experience facilitating project inceptions or discovery phases
• Familiarity with academic publishing or digital content workflows
• Experience with distributed or third-party development teams

Additional Information :

You must have the right to work and live in the UK. 

Closing Date: Monday 17th August 2026

What we offer in return: 

• A competitive salary bonus
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic flexible working culture
• 25 days annual leave
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year
• 4 volunteering days annually
• Day off for your birthday
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance  
• Employee assistance programme offering 24/7 well-being support 
• Share Match Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares. 
• Pension scheme 
• Life assurance plus optical and medical care

If youre excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience dont fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources incentives and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy balanced life. 

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits develops and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor. 

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format more time for questions or anything else please ask us we are happy to be flexible! Please contact 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time