Sr. Manager Digital Delivery

Nestle; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 143,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé in the United States is seeking a Senior Digital Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of reliable, scalable digital solutions and data products across internal teams and partners. You will establish delivery lifecycle standards, governance, and performance management for a multi-vendor portfolio, coordinating PI and release planning with Purina and global demand.

You will manage vendor relationships, onboard partners, and drive improvement actions while mentoring the Digital Delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Info Sys/Engineering/Business (or related).
• 10+ years in digital delivery, engineering delivery, product delivery, or related field.
• 5+ years coordinating complex delivery across multiple products, projects, development teams, sustain teams, and vendor partners.
• 5+ years managing integrated demand, capacity, roadmap, PI and release planning, dependencies, risks, vendor delivery, commitments, service expectations, and improvement actions.
• 2+ years of direct people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and reinforce digital delivery lifecycle practices, quality gates, standards, templates, and governance routines across internal teams and third-party partners.
• Define and maintain a practical performance framework that provides transparency to engineering health and delivery outcomes.
• Partner with Digital Strategy & Product and Nestlé IT to develop an integrated view of Purina and global demand against internal and partner capacity.
• Manage delivery relationships across multiple vendors, including onboarding, governance, performance routines, escalation, and improvement planning.
• Coordinate planning and roadmap activities across development and sustain teams.
• Lead, coach, and develop Digital Delivery team members and delivery practitioners.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field

Master’s Degree in a related discipline

Job description

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Position Summary

As the Senior Digital Delivery Manager, you will lead the operating discipline required to deliver reliable, scalable digital solutions and data products across internal engineering teams and third-party development partners. You will establish and reinforce digital delivery lifecycle standards, engineering and delivery excellence practices, integrated planning, and transparent performance management across a multi-vendor portfolio. The position partners with Nestlé IT to align Purina and global demand with available delivery capacity, resolve cross-project dependencies, coordinate Program Increment (PI) and release planning, and ensure development teams execute through consistent, measurable ways of working.

• Establish, maintain, and reinforce digital delivery lifecycle practices, quality gates, standards, templates, and governance routines across internal teams and third-party partners.
• Define and maintain a practical performance framework that provides transparency to engineering health and delivery outcomes.
• Partner with Digital Strategy & Product and Nestlé IT to develop an integrated view of Purina and global demand against internal and partner capacity.
• Manage delivery relationships across multiple vendors, including onboarding, governance, performance routines, escalation, and improvement planning.
• Coordinate planning and roadmap activities across development and sustain teams.
• Lead, coach, and develop Digital Delivery team members and delivery practitioners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in digital delivery, engineering delivery, product delivery, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience coordinating complex delivery across multiple products, projects, development teams, sustain teams, and vendor partners.
• 5+ years of experience managing integrated demand, capacity, roadmap, PI and release planning, dependencies, risks, vendor delivery, commitments, service expectations, and improvement actions.
• 2+ years of direct people leadership experience.

Other

• Master’s Degree in a related discipline preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Scrum, Agile coaching, ITIL, or vendor management certifications preferred.

Salary: $143,255.70 to $190,419.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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