Senior Delivery Lead

IBC Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 160.000 - 209.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IBC Recruitment is seeking a Senior Delivery Lead for a major transformation program in Sydney CBD. The role drives end-to-end delivery, balancing priorities across business and technology streams in a matrixed environment.

Hybrid work and a six-month initial contract are offered, with a daily rate of AUD 1,000 inclusive of superannuation. You will own delivery planning, governance and stakeholder engagement, facilitating evidence-based prioritisation and ensuring delivery outcomes align with

Qualifikationen

• Senior Delivery Lead with 5-6+ years in delivery roles within large, complex enterprises.
• Demonstrated Agile delivery experience from planning to release.
• Experience delivering in matrixed environments with shared resources.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing without authority.
• Data-driven prioritisation and commercial acumen to focus on high-value outcomes.
• Confident managing conflicts and trade-offs with stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a stream of features from intake to release.
• Own delivery planning, capacity, prioritisation, scheduling and reporting.
• Ensure initiatives are delivery-ready with defined value and success measures.
• Establish evidence-based prioritisation processes for informed decisions.
• Manage delivery with shared resources, planning capacity and resolving conflicts.
• Maintain scope boundaries and manage change to align with program objectives.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and blockers; drive resolutions.
• Coordinate cross-program dependencies and governance forums.
• Provide clear status reporting to senior stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Senior Delivery Leadership

Agile Delivery

Matrixed Environments

Stakeholder Management

Prioritisation & Commercial

Negotiation & Conflict

Problem-Solving

Delivery Governance

Jira

Confluence

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Delivery Lead

$950 per day incl. super | Initial 6-Month Contract | Sydney CBD | Hybrid Working

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Delivery Lead to join a major transformation program within a large, complex organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a delivery professional who can take ownership of a stream of business and technology initiatives, drive delivery from initial prioritisation through to release, and work closely with senior stakeholders.

You will be responsible for managing end-to-end delivery in a matrixed environment, balancing priorities, coordinating shared resources and ensuring initiatives are delivered in line with business objectives.

This role will suit a proactive, commercially minded delivery leader who influences without authority and can bring structure, accountability and momentum to complex delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a stream of features and capabilities, from initial intake and prioritisation through to implementation and release.
• Own delivery planning, capacity management, prioritisation, scheduling and reporting, working closely with program leadership and business stakeholders.
• Ensure initiatives are delivery-ready, with clearly defined business value, success measures and supporting data.
• Establish and facilitate evidence-based prioritisation processes, helping stakeholders make informed decisions based on business value and outcomes.
• Manage delivery through shared program and BAU resources, proactively planning capacity, negotiating trade-offs and escalating resource conflicts.
• Maintain clear scope boundaries and manage change control to ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed program objectives.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and blockers, driving resolution and coordinating activities where required.
• Collaborate with other Delivery Leads to manage cross-program dependencies and maintain alignment across the broader transformation portfolio.
• Provide clear status reporting to senior stakeholders and contribute to program governance and steering forums.
• Coordinate release planning, cutover activities and business readiness with stakeholders
• Monitor delivery effort and costs against allocated budgets and capacity.
• Partner with Program Managers, Product Managers and business and technology SMEs to drive successful outcomes.

Key Skills and Experience

• Senior Delivery Leadership: 5-6+ years of experience in Delivery Lead roles, supported by strong Project Management or Senior Project Management experience within large, complex enterprise organisations.
• Agile Delivery: Demonstrated experience delivering initiatives within Agile environments, from planning and prioritisation through to implementation and release.
• Matrixed Environments: Proven ability to deliver outcomes through shared, distributed or borrowed resources rather than a dedicated delivery squad.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and drive decisions without direct authority.
• Prioritisation and Commercial Acumen: Experience challenging competing demands, using data and business cases to support prioritisation and ensuring delivery effort is focused on the highest-value outcomes.
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: Confident managing competing priorities, resource constraints and stakeholder expectations.
• Problem-Solving: A structured, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous and unstructured environments.
• Delivery Governance: Strong experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, scope, reporting and delivery controls.
• Tools: Proficiency with Jira, Confluence and other delivery management tools.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within eCommerce, retail or digital transformation environments.
• Exposure to product-led delivery and capability-based prioritisation.
• Experience working with distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Experience delivering business and technology initiatives

Contract Details

• Daily Rate: $1,000 per day, inclusive of superannuation.
• Duration: Initial 6-month contract.
• Location: Sydney CBD.
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid working with flexibility.

Important onboarding requirement: Candidates must hold Australian citizenship or full Australian permanent residency (PR) to meet the engagement's onboarding requirements.