Oversee and coordinate cross-functional programs onsite in Delaware. Manage schedules, budgets, stakeholders, deliverables, and reporting to ensure program objectives and timelines are met. Support continuous improvement and communicate status to leadership.
Key Responsibilities Program & Delivery Leadership
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex technology programs and initiatives across multiple workstreams.
- Lead and coordinate onsite and offshore teams across DevOps, Data, AI, UI, Integration, and related engineering disciplines.
- Establish program plans, milestones, dependencies, delivery metrics, and governance mechanisms.
- Drive execution against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcomes.
- Identify delivery risks, issues, and dependencies and drive timely resolution.
- Ensure effective communication and collaboration across geographically distributed teams.
- Serve as a primary technology delivery contact for client stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Build trusted relationships with business, product, architecture, engineering, and IT stakeholders.
- Translate business objectives into actionable technology programs and delivery plans.
- Facilitate executive status reviews, steering committees, roadmap discussions, and program governance meetings.
- Manage expectations, communicate trade-offs, and proactively escalate issues when required.
- Provide program-level leadership across technical workstreams such as:
- DevOps & Cloud: CI/CD, automation, infrastructure, cloud adoption, observability, and platform engineering.
- Data: Data platforms, data engineering, analytics, data integration, governance, and modernization.
- AI/ML: AI/ML platforms, GenAI initiatives, model integration, data/AI pipelines, and responsible AI practices.
- UI/Application: Web and application development, UX/UI delivery, modernization, and front-end architecture.
- Integration: APIs, middleware, enterprise integration, event-driven architecture, and system interoperability.
- Partner with technical leads and architects to ensure alignment across workstreams and adherence to enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
- Manage cross-workstream technical dependencies and integration points.
- Challenge assumptions and facilitate technical decision-making without necessarily being the hands-on technical owner.
- Establish an effective operating model between onsite client-facing teams and offshore delivery teams.
- Ensure clear ownership, accountability, communication, and handoffs across locations.
- Optimize work allocation between onsite and offshore teams based on skills, dependencies, and delivery needs.
- Establish effective ceremonies, reporting, escalation paths, and collaboration practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, quality, and scalability.
- Define and track KPIs, OKRs, delivery metrics, and program health indicators.
- Maintain program RAID logs, dependency trackers, roadmaps, and executive reporting.
- Drive Agile/SAFe/Scrum or hybrid delivery practices as appropriate for the client environment.
- Establish standardized processes and continuously improve delivery methodologies.
- Support estimation, resource planning, capacity management, and financial tracking.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in technology delivery, program management, engineering management, or a related field.
- Proven experience leading large, complex technology programs involving multiple technical workstreams.
- Experience working in an onsite–offshore consulting or services delivery model.
- Strong understanding of modern technology ecosystems across several of the following areas: Cloud, DevOps, Data, AI/ML, APIs/Integration, UI/Application Development.
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams of engineers, architects, developers, data professionals, QA, DevOps, and product stakeholders.
- Strong client-facing and executive communication skills.
- Experience managing risks, dependencies, budgets, schedules, resources, and program governance.
- Strong understanding of Agile and/or hybrid software delivery methodologies.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced consulting environment with changing priorities.
- PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Scrum Master, or similar program/delivery certification.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Familiarity with modern DevOps, data engineering, AI/ML, API, and integration technologies.
- Experience delivering GenAI/LLM or enterprise AI programs.
- Experience with enterprise modernization, digital transformation, or platform engineering programs.
- Prior experience managing programs with 50+ distributed team members.
- Strong understanding of technology architecture and enterprise integration patterns.
- Consulting experience with the ability to identify and develop follow-on opportunities.
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 56,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 196,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post.
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