Delivery Lead

SecuritEase International; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

SecuritEase International is hiring a Delivery Lead to join our global technology team, focusing on delivering complex trading software and evolving the platform toward microservices. You will own delivery end-to-end across multiple initiatives and align cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes for clients.

Based in a remote role in South Africa, you’ll coordinate Product, Business Analysis, Engineering, DevOps and DevSec Ops, lead agile ceremonies, manage risks and

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in project, programme or delivery management within a technology environment.
• Experience delivering complex initiatives across cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or hybrid models.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior stakeholders and clients.
• Experience with delivery tools such as Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence) or similar.
• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or Agile, PMP or PRINCE2 certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery from planning through to implementation and go-live.
• Develop and manage delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product, Business Analysis, Engineering, DevOps, and DevSec Ops.
• Lead planning, prioritisation, progress reviews and other Agile delivery activities.
• Partner with Product roles to manage priorities, backlogs and stakeholder expectations.
• Facilitate release planning and execution, aligning product roadmaps with client requirements.
• Remove delivery blockers and build accountability and effective ways of working across teams.
• Track delivery performance and provide clear, actionable reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in how teams plan, collaborate and deliver.

Skills

Delivery management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Jira/Confluence

Communication

Risk management

Education

PMP or PRINCE2 certification

Tertiary qualification in tech

Agile certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Delivery Lead

Remote, South Africa Full-time

Description

We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to join our global technology team, helping deliver complex trading software solutions and supporting the ongoing transformation of our platform towards a modern microservices architecture.

You’ll take end-to-end ownership of delivery across multiple initiatives, bringing together cross-functional teams to keep work moving, manage competing priorities and ensure we deliver quality outcomes for our clients.

The Delivery Lead will be responsible for the following:

• Own delivery from planning through to implementation and go-live.
• Develop and manage delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product, Business Analysis, Engineering, DevOps, and DevSec Ops.
• Lead planning, prioritisation, progress reviews and other Agile delivery activities.
• Partner with Product roles to manage priorities, backlogs and stakeholder expectations.
• Facilitate release planning and execution, aligning product roadmaps with client requirements.
• Remove delivery blockers and build accountability and effective ways of working across teams.
• Track delivery performance and provide clear, actionable reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in how teams plan, collaborate and deliver.

What you bring

• 5+ years’ experience in project, programme or delivery management within a technology environment.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex initiatives across cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or hybrid models.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior stakeholders and clients.
• Confidence managing risks, dependencies, competing priorities and tight delivery timelines.
• Strong communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with delivery tools such as Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence) or similar.
• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or Agile, PMP or PRINCE2 certification is advantageous.

Why join us

You’ll be part of a global fintech operating across NZ, Australia, South Africa and the UK, working on software that powers capital markets activity.

We offer high flexibility, real autonomy, and a genuinely global way of working. Because we operate across multiple time zones, there will be occasional out-of-hours calls with global colleagues or customers.

This role is based remotely in South Africa. We will only consider applicants who have the legal right to work in South Africa.

Role Type

Within South Africa Permanent Full-time Mid-level Senior