Product Delivery Lead – End-to-End, Jira & AWS

Korn Ferry Group; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Product Delivery Manager in Plano, TX for a contract-to-hire role. The position emphasizes end-to-end delivery, backlog prioritization, risk mitigation, and data-driven decision making to ensure on-time results for customer features and security items.

Responsibilities include coordinating with CFS leaders on quarterly planning, automating data workflows with Copilot in VS Code, and maintaining accurate resource plans.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product delivery, program delivery, or closely related domain.
• Strong understanding of delivery practices with measurable improvements (KPIs).
• Experience in release management, deployment processes, and delivery strategies.
• Excellent communication and ability to align stakeholders on priorities and milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product delivery across CFS with measurable outcomes.
• Plan backlog and prioritize with clear commitments and dependencies.
• Mitigate delivery risks by coordinating security and risk issue intake and resolution.
• Provide go/no-go decisions based on resource and technical constraints.
• Report product performance with dashboards on delivery metrics and SLA adherence.
• Collaborate with leaders on quarterly planning and capacity visualization.
• Automate processes with scripting and Copilot in VS Code for reporting speed and data quality.
• Maintain accurate resource plans and allocation changes.
• Ensure deadlines across customer feature requests and cyber/security items.
• Coach teams on formation and execution rituals to improve delivery maturity.
• Administer backlog management in Jira to improve hygiene and traceability.

Skills

Communication skills

Team-building

Data analysis

Visualizing process data

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

Copilot in VS Code

Job description

Korn Ferry is seeking a Product Delivery Manager in Plano, TX for a contract-to-hire role. The position emphasizes end-to-end delivery, backlog prioritization, risk mitigation, and data-driven decision making to ensure on-time results for customer features and security items.

Responsibilities include coordinating with CFS leaders on quarterly planning, automating data workflows with Copilot in VS Code, and maintaining accurate resource plans.