Delivery Lead

Responsibilities

• Leads the overall delivery management of each project within the managed portfolio, ensuring such are delivered on time, on-budget, and on-scope.

• Defines and finalize project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with the business unit and key stakeholders

• Creates and manages the detailed timeline for project execution and ensures that resources are always aligned with such.

• Optimizes utilization of available resources to deliver project activities within the required timeframes and agreed quality and scope

• Coaches, mentors, motivates and supervises project team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

• Updates the project team of the status of the project based on agreed-upon frequency.

• Reviews technical design provided by the Solutions Architect, such as database, application architecture, and system interface design, together with the technical delivery team.

• Identifies, monitors, and manages project risks, issues, dependencies, and action plans until project implementation and closure.

• Monitors and manages project expenses to ensure it is within cost baseline.

• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path

• Establishes and ensures appropriate governance functions for the program in accordance with enterprise policies and practices and on behalf of the executive sponsor or senior responsible owner.

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.

• Ensures that the implemented solution is based on the Solutions Architects design and is aligned with the Enterprise Architecture

Qualifications

• At least 4-6 years of experience in software project or delivery management, with a proven track record of managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid models).

• Demonstrated experience in managing cross-functional technical teams (developers, QA, designers, and product owners).

• Solid technical background with the ability to understand and discuss system architecture, database structures, and integrations at a high level.

• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Trello, or MS Project).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and strategic mindset.