Senior Delivery Manager – AI-Driven Portfolio Lead

ELCA; Bern; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible home office

Job summary

ELCA is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to supervise project leaders and own end-to-end delivery of large software projects. You will work with our Java Business Line, manage delivery KPIs, and coordinate with offshore teams in Mauritius and Vietnam.

You will lead complex projects hands-on from scoping to go-live, shape pre-sales efforts, and drive AI-supported and Agentic Engineering across teams. Fluent German and English are required, French a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT or related field.
• 10+ years leading complex, large software engineering projects.
• Hands-on project lead who also leads and coaches other project leaders, including escalations.
• Modern architecture, cloud, DevOps, quality engineering and agile or hybrid delivery, with enough technical credibility to talk to engineers and customers.
• Client-facing delivery communication and tender work from a delivery perspective, ideally in public or regulated sectors.
• Interest in, and ideally experience with, AI coding assistants and agents, plus the ability to lead change in teams and with customers.
• Owner mindset with focus on value for the customer and ELCA.
• Business-fluent German is a must; fluent English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead project leaders and teams: be their point of contact for delivery and development, coach them, and recruit.
• Lead complex, large projects yourself from scoping to go-live.
• Own the delivery portfolio, track status, risks and margins, and coordinate with offshore teams.
• Work closely with the customer as the visible delivery counterpart and manage expectations.
• Lead tenders and offers, participate in pre-sales meetings and workshops, and support business development.
• Drive AI-supported and Agentic Engineering across teams and share outcomes across the line.
• Shape the strategy of the business line with the Head of Business Line and other Delivery Managers.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client-facing communication

Tender & pre-sales

AI coding assistants familiarity

Education

Degree in IT or related field

Job description

ELCA is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to supervise project leaders and own end-to-end delivery of large software projects. You will work with our Java Business Line, manage delivery KPIs, and coordinate with offshore teams in Mauritius and Vietnam.

You will lead complex projects hands-on from scoping to go-live, shape pre-sales efforts, and drive AI-supported and Agentic Engineering across teams. Fluent German and English are required, French a plus.