Product Delivery Manager

Korn Ferry; 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

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Product Delivery Manager in Plano, TX for a contract to hire opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end product delivery processes across CFS, including intake through delivery closure, with measurable outcomes (e.g., on-time delivery %, throughput, and cycle-time trends).
• Executes backlog planning and prioritization processes, translating aggregate demand and team capacity into an actionable plan with clear commitments and dependencies.
• Mitigates delivery risks by coordinating security and risk issue intake, triage, and resolution tracking, escalating blockers early to protect delivery timelines.
• Drives delivery feasibility decision-making by synthesizing resource availability, technical constraints, and stakeholder requirements into crisp go/no-go recommendations.
• Reports product performance using transparent metrics and dashboards (e.g., delivery predictability, aging work items, change volume, and customer-request SLA adherence).
• Partners with CFS leaders to refine quarterly planning, including demand aggregation, capacity planning, and visualization of delivery results across portfolios.
• Automates process optimization through scripting workflows, leveraging Copilot in VS Code to improve data manipulation, reporting speed, and consistency.
• Manages CFS-wide resource allocation data in shared systems, maintaining accuracy and auditability of resource plans and allocation changes.
• Coordinates adherence to deadlines across customer feature requests, cybersecurity items, and application owner communication changes, ensuring clear ownership and follow-through.
• Coaches teams on effective team formation and execution rituals, strengthening delivery discipline and improving planning and execution maturity over time.
• Administers backlog management practices in Jira, improving hygiene and traceability (e.g., consistent statuses, acceptance criteria quality, and reduced stale-ticket volume).

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience (or equivalent expertise) in product delivery, program delivery, or a closely related domain.
• Strong understanding of delivery practices with a demonstrated track record of implementing continuous improvement processes measured through delivery KPIs.
• Experience in product or platform-wide release management, including deployment processes and delivery strategies.
• Effective communication and team-building skills, with the ability to align stakeholders on priorities, milestones, and tradeoffs using clear, inclusive language.
• Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end intake and planning workflows, including demand shaping, prioritization, and dependency management.
• Proven capability to manage delivery risk, including security/risk issue tracking, escalation, and mitigation planning to protect delivery commitments.
• Proficiency with agile tooling and backlog operations (e.g., Jira), including planning workflows, reporting, and maintaining backlog quality.
• Experience managing and maintaining resource allocation data with accuracy, consistency, and operational rigor (e.g., capacity assumptions, allocation changes, and historical tracking).
• Ability to analyze and visualize process data to produce actionable insights (e.g., cycle time, throughput, aging work, and SLA performance).
• Understanding of public cloud providers and capabilities, with AWS required and Azure and/or GCP exposure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics.
• Proficiency using Copilot in VS Code to implement scripts for data manipulation and visualization (e.g., improving reporting turnaround time and data quality).

Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience

Title Product Delivery Manager

Location Plano, TX

Client Industry FinTech

Compensation $65-85/hr

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com