Technical Delivery Manager

Connected Cars is working on an ambitious project to connect millions of car owners with their vehicles through real-time data. We are looking for a proactive and adaptable Technical Project Manager to own the delivery lifecycle of our core technical tracks and ensure seamless cross-functional alignment.

Our mission is to enable safer, more sustainable, and more convenient mobility to the world through responsible and transparent data collection and sharing. Our team consists of around 70 people from diverse backgrounds, and nationalities, brought together by a shared belief in team effort, community, and delivering quality products and solutions.

The Position

We are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager to establish a critical new technical delivery function embedded directly within our Technical departments. In this role, you will report to the CTOand serve as the core delivery lead for our technical developments. You will collaborate daily with Tech Leads, Product Managers, and Commercial teams, while also stepping up as our technical expert when interfacing with external stakeholders and partners.

You will be responsible for driving the execution of complex technical projects that bridge back-end architectures, data pipelines, and infrastructure with real-world business goals. While our Product and Tech teams utilises the Shape Up framework to work on new initiatives, your focus is project delivery from an engineering perspective: managing critical paths, tracking milestones, and handling cross-functional dependencies. Crucially, you will act as the primary point of contact for internal technical communication and cross-departmental meetings. By taking project ownership of these forums and logistics, you will alleviate communication pressure on our development teams, protecting their time so they can focus on core technical execution. Additionally, you will support our engineering department by assisting with the technical elements of our compliance and audit processes, acting as a technical representative to ensure our systems align with our legal and regulatory requirements. Ultimately, we are hoping for you to achieve seamless, predictable technical delivery, build a trusted project bridge between Tech and Commercial, and ensure our engineering projects are successfully executed from inception to launch.

Key Responsibilities

Drive End-to-End Project Execution: Lead the planning, tracking, and delivery of complex technical projects, ensuring milestones are met and technical tracks align smoothly with business timelines.

Own Internal & Cross-Departmental Communication: Act as the primary "go-to" person for project meetings and cross-functional updates, alleviating communication overhead from the development teams so they can maintain maximum focus on engineering.

Manage Dependencies & Critical Paths: Proactively map and manage project dependencies across back-end functions, data systems, and hardware components to maintain project momentum.

Risk Mitigation & Issue Tracking: Identify, track, and mitigate project risks before they impact delivery timelines, working closely with VP of Technology, Tech Leads to clear critical path blockers.

Support Technical Compliance: Assist with the technical aspects of audits and assisting with technical input to the legal team, serving as an engineering representative to ensure our systems maintain compliance.

Act as a Technical Ambassador: Serve as the technical project expert for commercial teams and external partners, translating project scope and system realities into clear business updates and vetting external requirements.

The Successful Candidate Will Have/Be

Technical Core: A strong technical foundation ideally with past hands‑on experience in back-end development, data engineering, systems architecture, or infrastructure, allowing you to confidently understand project scope and discuss the stack with engineers and external partners.

Project Management Expertise: A proven track record of managing complex, cross‑functional technical projects from inception to completion. You are a master of tracking milestones, managing critical paths, and balancing constraints.To be successful in this role, you will know how to protect teams from noise and process overhead, and ensure that they are only involved in strictly necessary process changes.

Soft Skills & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and negotiation skills. You possess sharp commercial savvy and the confidence to manage project expectations, handle high‑level communication, and drive consensus between technical and non‑technical stakeholders. You excel at managing competing priorities and possess the diplomacy to align realistic expectations and set clear boundaries when necessary.

Experience From/Industry: 4+ years of technical project or program management experience in a fast‑paced technology company, software house, or high‑growth SaaS environment. Experience handling third‑party integrations or external client‑facing project delivery is highly valued.

Language Requirements: Professional fluency in written and spoken English

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical, hands‑on industry experience.

Why Connected Cars

The opportunity to be part of an industry‑leading company with a global reach.

A collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages growth and creativity.

Competitive salary and an attractive pension scheme

Friday bars, monthly social events, affordable lunch schemes and unlimited snacks in the kitchen.

Connected Cars is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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