Delivery Lead: Embedded & Regulated Software

Alcon MX; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 128,350 - 166,100; Full time

Job summary

Alcon in Lake Forest, California, seeks a Software Delivery Lead for full-time, on-site work. You will own planning and delivery for embedded and regulated software programs, ensure readiness before execution, track milestones, surface risks early, and frame trade-offs for decisions.

This role does not include people management or technical design authority. You will coordinate with software, hardware, regulatory, quality, and operations teams, consolidate status updates, create dashboards,

Qualifications

• Fluent reading, writing, and speaking in English required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience delivering embedded or regulated software.
• Strong executive-level communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own planning and delivery for embedded software programs.
• Define and enforce readiness criteria before execution.
• Track milestones, surface risks, and surface dependencies early.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across software, hardware, regulatory, and operations.
• Create leadership-ready delivery updates and dashboards.

Skills

English proficiency

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Microsoft Project

Planner

Job description

Alcon in Lake Forest, California, seeks a Software Delivery Lead for full-time, on-site work. You will own planning and delivery for embedded and regulated software programs, ensure readiness before execution, track milestones, surface risks early, and frame trade-offs for decisions.

This role does not include people management or technical design authority. You will coordinate with software, hardware, regulatory, quality, and operations teams, consolidate status updates, create dashboards,