Senior Agile Delivery Leader for Large Programs

Mckesson Corporation; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 121,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an Agile Delivery Manager to lead delivery across multiple teams and value streams within Ontada’s Technology Solutions portfolio. You will own delivery health, ensure predictable execution, and provide direct people leadership for Scrum Masters while partnering with Product and Engineering leadership.

The role operates at the program and organizational level, balancing servant leadership with accountability for execution, risk management, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large-scale technology delivery in enterprise environments.
• Proven ownership of delivery outcomes across multiple teams, programs, or value streams.
• Strong coaching, talent development, and performance management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence Directors, VPs, and senior leaders through data and insight.
• Deep understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and enterprise delivery models.
• Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Strong command of delivery metrics, governance, and risk management practices.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and related delivery tools.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery outcomes across teams or value streams through Scrum Masters and ensure predictable, high-quality execution.
• Establish and enforce delivery models, cadences, and governance aligned to Ontada’s ADLC.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to sequence, fund, and staff work for predictable execution.
• Provide oversight of release planning, milestone management, cross-team dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• Identify and mitigate systemic delivery risks and escalate with options and recommendations.
• Serve as the senior agile authority supporting delivery transformation across assigned teams.
• Oversee iteration-based planning and execution, capacity allocation, and risk tracking.
• Deliver Scrum Master responsibilities for one team.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and assess readiness for expanded scope or promotion.
• Build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the delivery organization.
• Act as trusted delivery partner to Product, Engineering, QA, and business leaders.
• Provide executive-level visibility into delivery health, risks, dependencies, and outlook.
• Facilitate governance forums and decision checkpoints.
• Translate complex delivery challenges into clear insights and options for senior leadership.
• Ensure adherence to governance, regulatory controls, and audit requirements across delivery efforts.
• Oversee scope management, change control, and delivery discipline for milestone-driven initiatives.
• Maintain audit-ready delivery artifacts, metrics, and evidence.

Skills

People leadership

Agile delivery

Delivery governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

McKesson is seeking an Agile Delivery Manager to lead delivery across multiple teams and value streams within Ontada’s Technology Solutions portfolio. You will own delivery health, ensure predictable execution, and provide direct people leadership for Scrum Masters while partnering with Product and Engineering leadership.

The role operates at the program and organizational level, balancing servant leadership with accountability for execution, risk management, and continuous improvement.