Delivery Lead

Parvana; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana is seeking a Delivery Lead for a remote role with hybrid work elements in South Africa. The role focuses on steering complex software delivery projects, maintaining project P&Ls, and managing stakeholder relationships across multiple accounts.

You will oversee scope, budget, and timelines, coordinate with vendors and internal teams, and drive delivery excellence while ensuring compliance with SOC and ISO standards. A strong technical background and agile experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex software projects.
• Experience owning project P&Ls and building estimates.
• Strong stakeholder management and advisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scope, quality, timeline, budget and compliance for each project.
• Serve as primary day-to-day contact, escalating risks to leadership.
• Track revenue, costs and margins; review SOWs and estimates.
• Coordinate with third-party suppliers and project resources.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and oversee team wellbeing.
• Identify upsell opportunities and refine delivery processes.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Agile

Stakeholder management

P&L management

Big Data

SOW

Line management

Compliance

Software delivery

Software solutions

Tools

Databricks

Job description

This is a remote position.

Location: South African | Work Type: Hybrid | Job ID: J

About our client:

Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated with existing systems and processes and can also be customised to client needs. Their capabilities extend to big data engineering and bespoke software development, solutions are available as both cloud-based and hosted.

What you will be doing:

• Oversee scope, quality, timeline, budget, and compliance requirements for every assigned project.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact, promptly resolving escalations and raising early risk awareness for leadership.
• Track project revenue, costs, and margins against baselines while reviewing SOWs and supporting estimates.
• Coordinate third-party suppliers like Databricks and direct technical, PM, and BA project resources.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, well-being check-ins, and manage leave approvals.
• Identify upsell and expansion opportunities while consistently applying and refining delivery processes.

What our client is looking for:

• Proven track record of delivering complex software projects and managing multiple concurrent accounts without material delivery risk.
• Strong capability in owning project P&Ls, tracking margins against baselines, reviewing SOWs, and building estimates.
• Builds trust with senior client stakeholders to act as a trusted advisor rather than just a project manager.
• Experienced in line-management, providing direct feedback, and supporting team growth and well-being.
• Possesses a technical background familiar with agile methodologies, alongside a strong grasp of client industries, objectives, and company services.
• Approachable, calm under pressure, authentic, and familiar with compliance standards such as SOC and ISO.

Requirements

• Delivery Lead
• Software Delivery
• P&L
• Agile
• Stakeholder ManagementBig Data
• SOW
• Line Management
• Compliance
• Software Solutions