Strategic IT Delivery Manager — Equity Included

PAX; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401K plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

PAX is a leading cannabis brand seeking an IT Solution Delivery Manager to bridge business units and technology. You will translate goals into roadmaps, drive initiatives from ideation to funding, and ensure successful delivery with user adoption across functions.

This individual contributor role emphasizes executive storytelling, governance, and cross-functional accountability to meet strategic outcomes and regulatory requirements. The position is on-site at our U.S. location.

Qualifications

• 8+ years across business analysis, PM and tech delivery.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and secure funding.
• Strong requirements discipline and workshop facilitation.
• End-to-end project management in Agile environments.
• Fluency in business domain to discuss with functional leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable with executives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between business and IT and participate in planning.
• Build understanding of business processes to identify tech impact.
• Develop business cases including options, costs, benefits and risks.
• Document requirements with flows, use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Manage projects end to end: scope, plan, risks, and delivery dates.
• Collaborate with architecture, engineering, security and vendors.
• Establish governance checkpoints ensuring alignment with standards.
• Lead operational readiness and change management for go-live.
• Drive post-go-live adoption and benefit realization.

Skills

Business analysis

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Agile delivery

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP

CRM

OMS

BI

Job description

PAX is a leading global cannabis brand on a mission to enhance people’s lives, delivering well-being through pure products, unique experiences, and an unparalleled passion for the plant. For more than a decade, PAX has provided products that are simple, enjoyable, and trusted by millions. PAX has been recognized for its brand, culture and products by The New York Times’ Wirecutter, TIME, Fast Company, GQ, Gear Patrol, mg Magazine, High Times, and many more. PAX is committed to making a positive impact through PEACE BY PAX, its purpose-driven platform supporting social reform, safe access and sustainability.

We are incredibly excited about the progress of the movement, the tremendous growth of the industry, and inspired every day by our opportunity to help change lives through cannabis. Our culture is focused on putting people at the center of everything we do, making an impact together, and having fun along the way. Our team has an unparalleled passion for the plant and has helped build business at the forefront of consumer experience and well-being, including Apple, Google, Uber, Fitbit, Constellation, Honest Company, Beauty Counter, Eaze, Curaleaf, Wyld and more. PAX has raised over $430MM in capital from leading consumer and technology investors and is available for sale in some capacity in more than 40 countries around the world.

SUMMARY

The IT Solution Delivery Manager serves as the primary connection between business units and the technology organization. You support relationships with functional leadership, translate business goals into actionable technology roadmaps, and move initiatives seamlessly from ideation through business case funding, requirements definition, technical delivery, and end-user adoption.

This is a individual contributor role. While you will not manage a direct team or departmental budget, you will heavily influence both by building executive trust, presenting persuasive investment cases, and driving cross-functional delivery accountability without formal authority.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the point of contact between the business and IT; build relationships deep enough that you're pulled into planning conversations before a request is ever filed.
• Develop a working understanding of how the business operates (e.g., processes, pressures, metrics, and constraints) and use that to identify where technology will and won't move the needle.
• Build the business case for proposed initiatives: problem definition, options, cost, expected benefit, and risk.
• Elicit and document business requirements to a standard that delivery teams can build against, such as process flows, use cases, acceptance criteria, and clear articulation of what is out of scope.
• Manage assigned projects end to end, scope, plan, risk, dependencies, stakeholder communication, and delivery against committed dates.
• Partner with architecture, engineering, security, and vendor teams to shape solutions; evaluate build-versus-buy options and participate in vendor selection.
• Establish delivery governance checkpoints and milestone tracking to ensure solution designs align with technical standards, security policies, and performance goals.
• Lead operational readiness strategies, change enablement, and go-live transitions to ensure business teams are fully trained and systems transition cleanly into support.
• Drive adoption after go-live. Track whether the promised benefits were realized and report honestly when they weren't.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of experience spanning business analysis, project or program management, and business-facing technology delivery roles.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority. Have a track record of getting initiatives funded and prioritized on the strength of the case you made.
• Strong requirements discipline. You can run a workshop with people who disagree with each other and come out with documentation everyone signs off on.
• Practical project management experience across the full lifecycle, in Agile environments.
• Fluency in [business domain — e.g., financial close, supply chain, revenue operations] sufficient to hold your own in a conversation with functional leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfort presenting to executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Background in consulting or professional services, particularly client-facing delivery roles.
• Experience with system implementation such as ERP, CRM, OMS and BI
• Familiarity with financial modeling for technology investments (TCO, ROI, benefit tracking).
• Certifications such as PMP, CBAP, BRMP or Scrum Master

What Success Looks Like

• First 90 days: You've met members of the business, understand their core processes and pain points, have reviewed and obtained ownership of at least one critical project
• First 6 months: A prioritized roadmap exists and has leadership buy-in. At least one initiative has moved from idea to funded and underway. Stakeholders come to you before going around IT.
• First 12 months: Delivered initiatives are in use with improvements measured. The intake process is functioning, and the relationship is strong enough that IT is treated as a planning partner rather than an order-taker.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

PAX LABS PERKS & BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation, equity & bi-annual performance reviews
• Fully funded comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K plan
• Generous PTO policy
• Monthly wellness reimbursement
• Cell Phone reimbursement
• Employee Purchase Program for discounted PAX devices
• Weekly catered lunch, endless snacks and beverages
• Dog Friendly HQ in the Mission District of San Francisco
• Employee Assistance Program including access to online legal support

COMPENSATION

In addition to the benefits below, this role has a pay range between $125,000 - $159,000 and equity. The pay range represents what we believe, in good faith, this role will pay. The final salary offer will be determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience, geographic location, and relevant education/training.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

PAX VALUES

Put Consumers First - We are here to enhance their lives. We put their needs first in everything we do. We work together to deliver unique solutions for their benefit.

Build a Community - We are active and beneficial builders of a global community. We collaborate together to support sustainability, well-being and social equity efforts—both internally and externally—to establish cannabis as a force for good.

Innovate with Passion - We are passionate about enhancing the cannabis experience by making it positive, accessible and intuitive. We set the standards, innovate for consumers and find the yes as a team.

Be the Solution and Collaborate - We work as a team to achieve winning outcomes, knowing we each individually are the solution, but can only succeed together.

Lead with Humility and Transparency - We stay open and humble in everything we do. We value learning from each other, and cultivate transparency in our culture and products.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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