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Delivery Manager
The FA
The Football Association is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Job Posted- 12 Feb 2026
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 22 Feb 2026
Are you passionate about delivering innovative digital products that connect fans with football?
The Football Association is looking for a Delivery Manager to lead cross-functional delivery teams, working closely with Product Management and key business stakeholders to bring technology projects to life.
This role will initially focus on our Digital Technology ‘Follow' product line, which powers a range of experiences for England fans and the wider football family, including the England Supporters Travel Club, TheFA.com, and County FA users. You'll have the opportunity to work with internal and third-party development teams, shaping products that make a real difference to football fans.
What you'll do:
- Lead and inspire a software development team made up of developers, QA Engineers, a Product Owner, and a Product Manager.
- Oversee delivery from both internal and third-party suppliers, ensuring projects are on track and aligned to business goals.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to plan backlogs, create clear delivery plans, and manage priorities.
- Support agile teams in daily activities and ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Drive continuous improvement, improving team velocity, quality, and delivery metrics.
- Identify and manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and issues, escalating when needed.
- Ensure all projects follow the FA Delivery Framework, IT change control processes, and reporting requirements.
- Represent Digital Technology across cross-functional teams, promoting collaboration and delivery best practices.
What we're looking for:
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct line-management responsibility.
- Experience managing third-party software delivery, integrations, and CMS platforms.
- Scrum Master certification (or equivalent Agile framework experience).
- Comfortable managing the full software development lifecycle, including content migrations and multiple stakeholder interactions.
- Experience with tools like Smartsheet, Teams, Miro, Jira, and Confluence.
- Experience working in high-profile organisations, ideally within the Sports & Entertainment industry, with knowledge or passion for football.
- Able to work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.
This is your chance to make a real impact, delivering technology solutions that engage millions of football fans, all from the iconic Wembley Stadium. If you're a hands-on delivery professional with a love of football and a knack for leading agile teams, we want to hear from you.
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
- Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional 'Thank You' days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract.)
- A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.
How to Apply
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