Delivery Lead

Akaasa Technologies; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies in Plano (Hybrid) seeks an Engineering Manager (Delivery Lead) to steer delivery planning, risk management, and stakeholder alignment across product and engineering teams.

You will drive realistic roadmaps, ensure on‑time delivery, balance short‑term needs with long‑term technical health, and mentor teams to uphold high quality and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Management: Planning, execution, risk and stakeholder alignment.
• Owns responsibility for team outcomes, ensuring work is prioritized, risks managed, and commitments delivered on time.
• Defining realistic, priority-driven delivery roadmaps and delivery forecasts.
• Ensures consistently on-time delivery of commitments.
• Sets expectations for Agile delivery and flow to enable predictable delivery and rapid feedback.
• Identifies and manages delivery risks proactively and escalates early when needed.
• Aligns with product leaders, technical leaders, and business stakeholders to support program outcomes.
• Technical Execution: Guiding decisions, maintaining quality, hands-on when needed.
• Reviews designs for quality, scalability, and maintainability early.
• Engages in team work: code reviews, design discussions, targeted implementation; contribute to stories.
• Balances near-term delivery with long-term technical health, addressing debt and tradeoffs.
• Ensures adherence to best practices and sound engineering decisions for consistent quality.
• Promotes high standards of engineering quality, reliability, scalability, and performance.

Job description

Delivery Lead

Hybrid - Plano, TX

ASSESSMENT REQUIRED

Job Description

Engineering Manager (Delivery Lead)

Responsibilities:

Delivery Management

Planning, execution, risk and stakeholder alignment

Owns responsibility for team outcomes, ensuring work is prioritized, risks are managed, and commitments are delivered in a timely and reliable manner

Accountable for defining realistic, priority-driven delivery roadmaps and delivery forecasts

Ensures consistently on‑time delivery of commitments

Sets expectations for Agile delivery and flow to ensure predictable delivery and support rapid feedback

Identifies and manages delivery risks proactively before they become impediments, escalating early when needed

Aligns closely with product leaders, technical leaders, and business stakeholders, and contributes to broader program outcomes

Technical Execution

Guiding technical decisions, maintaining quality, hands‑on when needed

Reviews designs and technical approaches with sound judgment, identifying quality, scalability, and maintainability concerns early

Actively engages in team work, including but not limited to code reviews, design discussions, targeted implementation; contribute to stories increase confidence in meeting sprint goals and maintain technical credibility

Balances near‑term delivery needs with long‑term technical health, addressing tech debt and tradeoffs deliberately

Ensures adherence on best practices coupled with sound engineering decisions, reinforcing consistent quality across the team

Promotes high standards of engineering quality, including reliability, scalability, and performance. Reinforces sound development and testing practices