Delivery Director

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

Job summary

Backbase is seeking a Delivery Director to manage and oversee project delivery for the US Hub. You will collaborate closely with a Customer Success Manager and other team members to enhance customer satisfaction and drive successful project implementations.

This role requires 8+ years of experience in delivery and leadership, particularly within banking or financial services. Your responsibilities will include engaging with customers at the executive level, guiding project strategies, and managing diverse teams to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Delivery.
• Experience in banking/financial services sector.
• Experience in startup/scaleup environments.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the quality of delivery with customers in the US Hub.
• Engage customers at the executive level.
• Own customers’ project portfolio and manage Business Analysts and Project Managers.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

• 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).