Delivery Lead

Job Purpose

To lead the end-to-end delivery of software engineering initiatives by ensuring the timely, high-quality, and efficient execution of projects across multiple product streams. The role is responsible for driving delivery governance, Agile execution, cross-functional collaboration, resource planning, and continuous improvement to achieve business objectives while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, industry best practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery of software projects from discovery through release.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.
• Monitor sprint progress, velocity, and release planning.
• Remove delivery blockers and escalate risks appropriately.
• Drive predictable delivery through structured planning and governance.

Agile Leadership

• Champion Agile/Scrum/Kanban practices across teams.
• Facilitate planning sessions, retrospectives, and delivery reviews.
• Ensure backlog readiness in collaboration with Product Owners.
• Promote continuous improvement culture.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary interface between Engineering, Product, Business, and external stakeholders.
• Provide transparent reporting on milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Manage expectations across executive leadership and cross-functional teams.

Resource & Capacity Management

• Work with Engineering Managers to manage capacity planning.
• Forecast resource needs and identify skill gaps.
• Optimize team allocation across initiatives.

Risk & Dependency Management

• Identify cross-team dependencies and delivery risks early.
• Develop mitigation plans and contingency strategies.
• Ensure compliance with governance and security standards.

Quality & Performance

• Drive adherence to engineering best practices (CI/CD, code reviews, testing).
• Monitor delivery metrics such as lead time, cycle time, defect leakage, and release stability.
• Support post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement.

Qualifications (Academic, training, languages)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Fluent in English Language
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience managing distributed, cross-functional, and multidisciplinary engineering teams across multiple initiatives.

Work Experience

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including at least 3 years as a Lead or Senior IC, with demonstrated people-management experience for at least one squad.
• Strong engineering background across full-stack, cloud, and delivery practices.
• Fluent in Agile delivery, DORA metrics, and product-engineering partnership.
• Understands architecture and can hold their own with Software Architects.
• Comfortable making trade-offs between people, product, and platform investments.
• Experienced people manager: hiring, calibration, coaching, and difficult conversations.
• Runs a healthy operational cadence (1:1s, retros, planning, staffing).
• Excellent written and verbal English; comfortable communicating.