Technical Delivery Lead

Horizontal Talent; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Technical Delivery Lead to act as the senior delivery authority on a high-impact client account in the United States. The role blends technical credibility with end-to-end execution leadership, guiding complex delivery workstreams and driving growth through strong client partnership and solutioning.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of technology delivery leadership, hands-on engineering background, and a track record of owning end-to-end delivery outcomes across

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in technology delivery and senior leadership.
• Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery outcomes for large client engagements.
• Strong communication with executive stakeholders and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring schedule, quality, budget, staffing, and margin alignment.
• Serve as primary technical and delivery authority for executive-level client conversations.
• Guide solution direction and redirect approaches before client-facing commitments.

Skills

Technology delivery leadership

Executive stakeholder communication

End-to-end delivery ownership

Distributed teams leadership

Solutioning expertise

Travel willingness

Job description

We’re looking for a Technical Delivery Lead to serve as the senior delivery authority on a high-impact client account, combining technical credibility with end-to-end execution leadership. This role is ideal for a seasoned technology leader who can build trust with executive stakeholders, guide complex delivery workstreams, and help drive growth through strong client partnership and solutioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment on schedule, quality, budget, staffing, and margin
• Serve as the primary technical and delivery authority for executive-level client conversations and account credibility
• Guide solution direction and redirect approaches when needed before client-facing presentations or commitments
• Partner with architecture, program/project management, and product leadership to remove blockers and keep delivery on track
• Resolve escalations that require senior-level judgment and technical decision-making
• Oversee delivery KPIs, including on-time delivery, budget performance, quality, and utilization
• Review and approve staffing and resourcing changes within account guidelines
• Support the adoption of AI-assisted and agentic development practices across the delivery organization
• Maintain regular on-site engagement with the client to strengthen relationships and stay close to evolving needs
• Identify expansion opportunities within the account and partner with client leadership to shape them into new work
• Coach and support delivery leaders, architects, project managers, and product managers across the account

Skills

• 15+ years of experience in technology delivery, with significant senior leadership experience
• Strong hands-on technical background with deep engineering and solutioning expertise
• Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery outcomes across large, complex client engagements
• Experience building trust with executive stakeholders and communicating effectively at the leadership level
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions and make sound architecture and delivery decisions
• Comfort operating in a dual role that balances technical credibility and commercial delivery accountability
• Experience leading distributed onshore and offshore teams
• Ability to mentor senior delivery professionals and provide thoughtful escalation support
• Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Willingness to travel frequently to client sites as needed

Preferred Skills

• Prior leadership experience in a consulting, systems integration, or enterprise technology environment
• Experience in healthcare or another regulated industry
• Background as a Director, Sr. Director, Technical Director, or similar senior title
• History of contributing to account growth or expansion through trusted client relationships
• Experience working in AI-augmented or agent-orchestrated delivery models

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• retirement

Horizontal is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are valued. We encourage candidates from all communities to apply and welcome applications from individuals who can bring fresh thinking and a collaborative spirit to the team.

Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks.

The pay range for this role is $170,000 - $180,000 per year based on qualifications and experience.