Principal Delivery Manager at CreateFuture, Edinburgh, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Principal Delivery Manager - 6 Month Contract

CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country.

We are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.

Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low.

Join us on our journey… Let’s create something awesome, together, today.

About the role and team:

What you’ll be doing:

• Support with the discovery phase to define project scope, gather complex requirements, and identify critical user needs, ensuring a robust foundation for successful platform delivery.
• Lead and own delivery across multiple teams, ensuring projects are aligned with the client's strategic vision for their trading platform and drive tangible business value in the energy market.
• Embed best-practice methodologies, combining Agile, Lean, and traditional approaches to optimise delivery of a systemic trading platform, navigating the unique challenges of this sector.
• Engage with senior stakeholders ensuring alignment, visibility, and confidence in the delivery of the platform.
• Champion Agile and Lean principles, facilitating ceremonies, optimising workflows, and ensuring high-performing teams capable of delivering a complex trading system.
• Drive innovation in delivery practices, defining tools, frameworks, and metrics that enhance efficiency and quality in the development.

We’d love to talk to you if you are an accomplished delivery leader with:

• Extensive experience in programme or delivery management within digital or technology-led environments, ideally within the energy sector.
• Demonstrable experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across complex accounts, particularly those involving intricate trading systems.
• A proven ability to coach and grow delivery teams, and drive delivery maturity in client and consultancy settings.
• A collaborative, pragmatic mindset — you’re a problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and leads by example, with a strong understanding of the fast-paced and high-stakes nature of energy trading.