Delivery Director

Workatbackbase; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Workatbackbase is seeking a Delivery Director for its Atlanta hub to manage projects and ensure customer satisfaction. You will supervise delivery quality and engage with customers at the executive level.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of delivery experience, particularly in the banking and financial services sectors. Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills are crucial. You will also support the Sales Team and collaborate with other departments to align delivery strategies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Delivery.
• Experience in banking/financial services sector.
• Proven leadership track record in running complex implementation projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the quality of delivery for US Hub customers.
• Engage customers at the executive level to present delivery strategy.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and manage project portfolios.

Skills

Delivery experience

Banking/financial services sector experience

Startup/scaleup experience

Program management

Agile coaching

Leadership in implementation projects

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

The Job in Short

To manage projects for some of the customers for our US Hub. You will be part of the Customer Success team and work closely with a Customer Success Manager, Technical Manager, and Operations Manager, to act as the face of Backbase.

Meet the Job

As a Delivery Director, you will be responsible for supervising the quality of our delivery with some of the customers within the US Hub. You will carefully steer and monitor performance across these projects and maintain customer success and satisfaction while ensuring that our relationship with them continues to grow. This role will directly report to Delivery Director.

You will engage our customers at the executive level, presenting our delivery strategy and supporting the larger Customer Success Team in creating new opportunities. You will also occasionally support the Sales Team, provide guidance to the Operations Management function, and collaborate with the R&D department as well as the technical area to align the delivery strategy with the technical implementation.

Overall, you own customers’ project portfolio and work closely with Project Managers to steer the implementation toward success in addition to the line management of Business Analysts, UX Designers, and Project Managers within the Hub.

How about You?

• You have 8+ years experience in Delivery;
• You can demonstrate experience in the banking/financial services sector(s);
• You have experience in startup/scaleup environments;
• You have managed a program;
• Agile coach experience is beneficial;
• You have a proven leadership track record (8+ years) in running implementation projects for complex, mission-critical, and high-traffic web applications on rock-solid architecture;
• You are a pragmatic solution finder who is accustomed to making project trade-offs and decisions, which subsequently, drive these decisions throughout the overall project execution;
• You have strong analytical, consultancy, and communication skills (written and verbal).