Regional Delivery Lead, Airport Digital Solutions

Vanderlande; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regional leadership role

International and multicultural work环境

Professional development

Leadership growth opportunities

Job summary

Vanderlande seeks a Senior Delivery Leader to drive strategic digital solution implementations across the Middle East. You will manage Data Integration Engineers and Solution Specialists, interfacing with Customer Success Managers and Product Managers to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery of high-quality projects.

You will build long-term customer relationships and contribute to regional growth, overseeing governance, risk, and resource planning while fostering a culture of delivery

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital projects, data integration, enterprise applications, software engineering, or solution architecture.
• 3+ years of leadership or technical leadership experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, Java, APIs, SQL, cloud technologies, and integration platforms.
• Experience designing large-scale enterprise or mission-critical solutions.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Experience within aviation, airport operations, logistics, supply chain, or industrial automation is highly desirable.
• Proven experience leading enterprise software, data integration, or digital transformation projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and stakeholder groups.
• Experience with project governance, risk management, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies such as PMI, PRINCE2, Agile, or hybrid delivery frameworks.
• PMP, Prince2, AgilePM, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of customer projects from initiation through go-live and operational handover.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including software engineers, data integration specialists, business analysts, and external partners.
• Monitor project scope, budget, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Drive project governance activities and report progress to senior management and customer stakeholders.
• Facilitate project steering committees, design reviews, and executive status meetings.
• Manage customer expectations and ensure transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks.
• Support contract execution by managing change requests, technical clarifications, and solution impacts.
• Ensure successful site coordination for customer deployments in the Middle-East including UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and others.
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching sessions, and development planning for team members.
• Allocate resources across concurrent projects based on business priorities.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and development of engineering talent in the Middle East region.
• Foster a culture of delivery excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

Java

APIs

SQL

Cloud technologies

Integration platforms

Leadership

PM frameworks (PMI/PRINCE2/Agile)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline

Tools

Cloud platforms

DevOps practices

Job description

Vanderlande seeks a Senior Delivery Leader to drive strategic digital solution implementations across the Middle East. You will manage Data Integration Engineers and Solution Specialists, interfacing with Customer Success Managers and Product Managers to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery of high-quality projects.

You will build long-term customer relationships and contribute to regional growth, overseeing governance, risk, and resource planning while fostering a culture of delivery