Senior Manager, Digital Delivery

Jobtailor; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a Senior Delivery Manager to lead Digital Delivery Managers across multiple software teams, driving delivery excellence and portfolio governance. You will collaborate with product, architecture, QA, DevOps, and security to align initiatives with strategic goals.

The role requires deep expertise in software delivery, leadership, and cross-team coordination to ensure on-time, quality solutions and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Digital, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical work experience in software delivery.
• 10+ years software engineering/delivery experience.
• 6+ years leadership experience and proven experience leading managers or multiple delivery teams.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 12+ years software delivery experience preferred.
• 8+ years experience managing Delivery Managers and multi-team portfolios with governance.
• Pre-employment verification and background checks as required by law.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Digital Delivery Managers across multiple software teams.
• Oversee delivery of software solutions and digital product initiatives.
• Manage delivery planning, forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Direct adoption of SDLC practices, governance, and delivery standards.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, QA, DevOps, security, and senior leaders.
• Monitor delivery performance with metrics, dashboards, and risk reviews.
• Support hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and succession planning.
• Drive continuous improvement, delivery predictability, and team health.
• Identify and resolve complex risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support strategic planning, roadmap execution, and technology transformation.

Skills

Software Delivery Management

Leadership Experience

Digital Product Delivery

Resource Allocation

Strategic Planning

Coaching

Mentoring

Collaboration

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Delivery Governance

SDLC Practices

Capacity Management

Risk Management

Performance Monitoring

Portfolio Management

Dependency Coordination

Continuous Improvement

Team Health

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/related field

Master’s degree preferred

12+ years software delivery

6+ years leadership

Job description

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop Digital Delivery Managers responsible for delivery execution across multiple software engineering teams


• Oversee delivery of custom software solutions, digital products, enterprise platform enhancements, system integrations, and modernization initiatives across multiple teams or portfolios


• Manage delivery planning, prioritization, forecasting, resource allocation, capacity management, dependency coordination, and cross-team execution


• Direct adoption and execution of software delivery methodologies, engineering standards, governance processes, and SDLC practices


• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, DevOps, Cybersecurity, business stakeholders, and senior technology leaders


• Monitor delivery performance through metrics, dashboards, portfolio reporting, risk reviews, and outcome-based measures


• Support hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and succession planning activities


• Drive continuous improvement, engineering effectiveness, delivery predictability, stakeholder transparency, and team health


• Identify, escape, and resolve complex delivery risks, issues, dependencies, resource constraints, and organizational impediments


• Support strategic planning, portfolio management, roadmap execution, and technology transformation initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Digital, Information Systems, a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience in software development, enterprise application delivery


• 10+ years software engineering/delivery experience


• 6+ years leadership experience and demonstrated experience leading managers or multiple delivery teams


• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position


• Master’s degree preferred


• 12+ years software delivery experience preferred


• 8+ years of experience managing Delivery Managers, leading multi-team portfolios, and driving delivery governance across enterprise software or digital product teams preferred


• Successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including verification of employment history, education, background screening, and drug testing where permitted by law

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in leading and mentoring Digital Delivery Managers, overseeing software delivery execution, and managing complex delivery portfolios. Proficient in software delivery methodologies, resource allocation, and strategic planning to drive continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Software Delivery Management


• Leadership Experience


• Digital Product Delivery


• Resource Allocation


• Strategic Planning

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering


• Delivery Governance


• SDLC Practices


• Capacity Management


• Risk Management


• Performance Monitoring


• Portfolio Management


• Dependency Coordination


• Continuous Improvement


• Team Health Management

Soft Skills

• Coaching


• Mentoring


• Collaboration


• Stakeholder Engagement


• Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

• Digital Delivery


• Custom Software Solutions


• Enterprise Application Delivery


• Technology Transformation


• Agile Methodologies