Delivery Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Delivery Manager

Description

You will lead end-to-end delivery for one or more engineering teams while combining hands-on technical leadership, project delivery governance, and customer stakeholder management. You will own delivery scope, timelines, quality, team composition, and delivery metrics across the SDLC. You will also drive the shift to an AI-powered SDLC by integrating AI into coding/testing and building AI agents and skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery (project/sub-project/stream), owning scope, timelines, quality, and outcomes

• Manage staffing and team composition (define roles/skills, interview, assess seniority)

• Set up/take over delivery environment (tooling, environments, CI/CD, and working model/ceremonies)

• Plan and estimate effort, schedule delivery, and track milestones with budget input

• Establish delivery governance (reviews, health checks, reporting, escalation paths)

• Drive data-driven delivery using metrics across SDLC and tailor them to commercial model

• Identify and mitigate scope/schedule/budget/resource risks; run risk reviews and escalate early

• Make solution and architecture decisions within team scope; translate architecture into implementation plans

• Dive into issues down to code level and support the team in resolving them

• Design full CI/CD process and continuously remove pipeline inefficiencies

• Design quality process across SDLC (coding standards, code review, static/dynamic analysis, refactoring, testing)

• Choose and tune delivery methodology (Scrum/Kanban/other)

• Drive adoption of AI-powered SDLC; measure its impact

• Build AI agents and skills to automate team workflows and improve delivery efficiency

• Evaluate and select GenAI tools/platforms and explain benefits to teams and stakeholders

• Participate in delivery of AI-based solutions and GenAI offerings in client and presales conversations

• Own direct communication with client stakeholders on technical and delivery topics; handle conflicts

• Learn client domain and align team ways of working

• Coach teams: feedback, performance management, interviewing, and building inclusive learning culture

• Contribute to presales via estimations, architecture reviews, and documentation

• Share delivery best practices with the wider organization

Requirements

• 5+ years in IT with a strong software engineering background, including 2+ years as a Lead Developer, Team Lead or Delivery Lead

• Proven track record managing delivery for teams of 5+ FTEs

• Ability to read and understand code and architecture of a full-stack solution, and to design and deliver one

• Working knowledge of architectural styles (n-tier, SOA, event-driven, microservices) and design notations such as UML

• Ability to design for quality attributes (performance, scalability, security, maintainability) and justify trade-offs

• Advanced hands-on CI/CD experience (designing pipelines from scratch and optimizing)

• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure); cloud certifications are a plus

• Advanced code quality practice (code review, static analysis, coding standards)

• Hands-on experience driving AI-assisted SDLC adoption

• Hands-on experience building AI agents and skills (e.g., with LLM APIs and agent frameworks)

• Solid project management practice (scope, estimation, planning, risk, quality, change management)

• Hands-on experience setting up delivery metrics across all SDLC stages and tailoring to commercial model (T&M, Fixed Fee, Managed Service) and SDLC approach

• Experience establishing team-level delivery governance (cadences, reviews, reporting, escalation)

• Practical Agile framework experience (Scrum, Kanban) and ability to choose and tune methodology

• Understanding of testing fundamentals (test levels, test types, test activities)

• Experience with direct client communication on technical topics and resolving conflicts in international environments

• People leadership: coaching, feedback, performance management, and interviewing candidates

• Strong ownership, adaptability, and clear verbal and written communication

• English at B2 level or higher

Benefits

• Hybrid work model with potential remote work within Poland

• Opportunity to work abroad up to 60 days annually and relocation support where relevant

• Career development programs and mentoring, plus soft skills and well-being programs

• Certifications (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS) and English classes

• Stable pay and participation in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount)

• Comprehensive benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)

• Referral bonuses up to $2,000 and company events

• Employee perks (office entertainment/relaxation zones, table tennis/football, free snacks and coffee)