IT Delivery Manager

Tyron Consultancy; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Delivery Manager to lead Agile teams in Johannesburg. This role involves overseeing system delivery, vendor performance, and budgeting, while enhancing Agile maturity and ensuring high-quality outcomes across the software development lifecycle. Ideal for a technical leader with proven expertise in delivery management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 3 – 5+ years in a senior technical delivery role.
• Experience from a Capital Markets background is essential.
• Strong communication with C-level executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile delivery teams ensuring timely and cost-effective solutions.
• Align IT delivery with business priorities and manage technology budgets.
• Foster collaborative culture and coach teams on Agile practices.

Skills

Agile delivery expertise

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Performance management

Vendor oversight

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Degree in Information Technology or Business-related field

Scrum certification, SAFe, or Agile practitioner qualifications

Tools

Cloud platforms

Full-stack development

AI/ML technologies

Job description

IT Delivery Manager (Financial Services) – Johannesburg.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Delivery Manager to lead Agile, cross-functional teams in a dynamic enterprise environment.

This role focuses on overseeing end-to-end system delivery, vendor performance, budgeting, and aligning IT initiatives with business strategy.

Ideal for a results-driven technical leader with strong stakeholder engagement, Agile delivery expertise, and people leadership skills. Key responsibilities include driving delivery excellence, enhancing Agile maturity, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Salary: R1.6m per annum.

Requirements:

• Degree in Information Technology or Business-related field (essential)
• Scrum certification, SAFe, or Agile practitioner qualifications (preferred)
• 3 – 5+ years in a senior technical delivery role
• Experience from a Capital Markets background is essential
• Proven experience in performance management, vendor oversight, budgeting, and agile transformation
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, cross-functional leadership, and project tracking
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, full-stack development, and emerging tech (AI/ML)
• Strategic leadership and planning mindset
• A balance of governance rigour and agile adaptability
• A passion for people development, delivery excellence, and innovation
• Strong communication with C-level executives and multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities:

• Lead multi-skilled teams across Agile delivery, ensuring timely and cost-effective solution delivery
• Oversee project and BAU delivery, managing a technology budget.
• Align IT delivery with business priorities, ensuring stakeholder needs are translated into actionable solutions
• Contribute to strategic planning and support key initiatives through business case development
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, improve DevOps practices, and coach team members toward high performance
• Manage third-party vendors at SLA level, driving accountability and performance
• Ensure process alignment with enterprise architecture and governance frameworks
• Participate in solution design, quality assurance, and change control procedures
• Foster a collaborative culture and coach teams in Agile delivery, automation, and innovation
• Lead team performance reviews, development plans, and cross-training to strengthen delivery capabilities