Delivery Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Delivery Manager

Description

A Delivery Manager combines hands-on technical leadership with end-to-end delivery governance. You run day-to-day delivery for one or more teams, owning scope, timelines, quality, outcomes, staffing, delivery environment, metrics, and risk management while staying close to client stakeholders. You also drive adoption of an AI-powered SDLC, including evaluating GenAI tools, building AI agents/skills, and measuring impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for your teams (project/sub-project/stream), owning scope, timelines, quality, and outcomes
• Own staffing and team composition; define roles/skills, interview candidates, and assess seniority
• Set up or take over delivery environment (tooling, environments, CI/CD, and delivery process/ceremonies)
• Plan and estimate effort, schedule delivery, track milestones, and support budgets with senior leadership
• Establish delivery governance (reviews, health checks, reporting, escalation) across SDLC phases
• Drive data-driven delivery by defining and tracking metrics across scope, schedule, quality, productivity, and team health
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks (scope, schedule, budget, resources) with early escalation
• Make architecture decisions within team scope and translate architecture into detailed implementation plans
• Dive into issues down to code level and support resolution
• Design and optimize CI/CD processes; remove pipeline inefficiencies
• Design quality processes across SDLC (coding standards, code review, static/dynamic analysis, refactoring, testing)
• Choose and adapt delivery methodology (Scrum, Kanban, or other)
• Drive AI-powered SDLC adoption (coding/testing and project management) and measure impact
• Build AI agents and skills to automate workflows and improve delivery efficiency
• Evaluate and select GenAI tools/platforms and explain benefits to teams and stakeholders
• Contribute to delivery of AI-based solutions and GenAI offerings in client/presales
• Communicate with client stakeholders on technical/delivery topics; handle conflicts and take responsibility
• Learn client domain and align team ways of working to client processes
• Lead by example: coach, give feedback, manage performance, and build an inclusive learning environment
• Support presales with 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/understand code and full-stack architecture and design/deliver solutions
• Knowledge of architectural styles (n-tier, SOA, event-driven, microservices) and UML
• Ability to design for quality attributes (performance, scalability, security, maintainability) and justify trade-offs
• Advanced hands-on CI/CD: designing pipelines from scratch and optimizing existing ones
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure); cloud certifications are a plus
• Advanced code quality practices: establish code review, static analysis, and coding standards
• Hands-on experience driving AI-assisted SDLC adoption
• Hands-on experience building AI agents and skills (e.g., LLM APIs and agent frameworks)
• Solid project management practice: scope, estimation, planning, risk, quality, and change management
• Hands-on experience setting up delivery metrics across all SDLC stages and tailoring to engagement model
• Experience establishing team-level delivery governance (cadences, reviews, reporting, escalation)
• Practical Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban) with ability to choose and tune methodology
• Testing fundamentals: test levels, test types, and testing activities
• Experience communicating directly with clients on technical topics and resolving conflicts
• People leadership: coaching, feedback, performance management, and interviewing
• Strong ownership, adaptability, and clear written/verbal communication
• English at B2 level or higher

Benefits

• Hybrid work model with remote opportunities within Poland
• Opportunity to work abroad up to 60 days annually; business-driven relocation opportunities
• Career development programs and mentoring; thought leadership and soft skills programs
• Certification support (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS) and English classes
• Stable pay; Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
• Benefits package including health insurance and multisport; shopping vouchers
• Referral bonuses up to $2,000
• Social and well-being events; office amenities (snacks, coffee, entertainment/relaxation zones)