Delivery Manager - Financial Services

Synechron; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron in Dallas, TX seeks an experienced Delivery Manager to lead large-scale technology delivery engagements for strategic banking clients. You will own end-to-end delivery, financial management, client engagement, governance, and successful execution across Agile and traditional models.

This role demands strong leadership of onsite, nearshore, and offshore teams, meticulous governance, risk management, and a track record of delivering fixed-price and outcome-based programs while improving

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large technology delivery programs.
• Strong financial management and governance skills.
• Ability to manage cross-functional, multi-shore delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple programs and portfolios within Banking.
• Drive predictable, high-quality delivery aligned with client objectives.
• Manage delivery across onsite, nearshore, and offshore teams.
• Establish governance, risk management, and execution discipline.
• Lead large cross-functional teams across applications, cloud, data, and AI.

Skills

Delivery leadership

P&L management

Stakeholder management

Program governance

Agile delivery

Job description

We are At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead large-scale technology delivery engagements for strategic banking clients. The ideal candidate will be responsible for end-to-end delivery, financial management, client engagement, operational governance, and successful execution of complex transformation programs. This role requires a strong balance of delivery excellence, commercial acumen, people leadership, and client relationship management while driving predictable outcomes across Agile and traditional delivery models.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Dallas, TX is $160k - $180k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

Delivery Leadership

• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple programs and portfolios within the Banking domain.
• Drive predictable, high-quality delivery while ensuring alignment with client business objectives.
• Manage delivery across onsite, nearshore, and offshore teams.
• Ensure delivery excellence through structured governance, risk management, and execution discipline.
• Lead large cross-functional teams across application development, cloud, data, digital, infrastructure, and AI initiatives.

Staffing & Workforce Management

• Own demand intake, resource planning, and workforce forecasting.
• Partner with recruitment teams to hire high-quality talent aligned with project requirements.
• Manage onboarding, deployment, utilization, and employee transitions.
• Optimize onsite/offshore resource mix to balance delivery quality and profitability.
• Drive resource pyramid optimization across senior, mid-level, and junior talent.
• Monitor utilization, bench management, succession planning, and performance management.
• Build strong delivery teams through coaching, mentoring, and career development.

P&L / Commercial Accountability

• Own delivery financials, including revenue, cost, gross margin, and profitability.
• Manage project forecasts, financial planning, and revenue recognition.
• Improve rate realization and optimize resource utilization.
• Identify and eliminate revenue leakage through proactive commercial governance.
• Monitor financial KPIs and implement corrective actions to improve margins.
• Support account growth through solutioning, estimation, commercial proposals, and account expansion.

Fixed-Price / Outcome-Based Delivery

• Successfully deliver fixed-price and outcome-based engagements.
• Define and manage project scope, assumptions, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead change request governance and commercial negotiations.
• Track burn rates, effort consumption, milestone achievement, and delivery commitments.
• Protect project margins through disciplined execution and effective scope management.
• Ensure contractual obligations, SLAs, and client commitments are consistently achieved.

Operational Excellence

• Establish strong governance frameworks across programs.
• Lead executive governance meetings and operational reviews.
• Maintain delivery dashboards, KPIs, and performance scorecards.
• Drive RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) management and timely escalations.
• Improve delivery predictability through metrics-driven execution.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, compliance requirements, and organizational processes.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational maturity and delivery efficiency.

Client Relationship Management

• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Act as the primary escalation point for delivery and operational issues.
• Communicate risks, challenges, and mitigation plans proactively.
• Lead executive governance meetings and steering committee reviews.
• Negotiate delivery priorities, scope changes, timelines, and commercial impacts.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and collaborate with sales and practice teams.
• Drive high levels of customer satisfaction through delivery excellence.

Banking Domain Expertise

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