TITLE: Delivery LeadWHAT YOU'LL DO:The Delivery Lead is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) for clients, and manages schedules, financials, and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. The Delivery Lead identifies and addresses potential issues and risks that may impact project deliverables, and serves as the point of escalation for project related activities, and is the escalation point for the Customer. The role may be expected to work across multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) for clients,
- Manages the day-to-day project activities and deliverables, including schedules, financials, and project change requests
- Provides on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
- Identifies and develops trusted adviser relationship with project and program stakeholders, sponsors and university stakeholders
- Serves as the point of escalation for project related activities, and for the Customer
- Reports on project results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
- Prepares estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
- Provides status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
- Understands interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
- Manages project scope and changes
- Supports formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract
- Assists management in defining the Statement of Work
- Sets and continually manages project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders
- Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders
- Mentors project team members
- May work across multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Performs other related duties and activities as require
WHAT YOU'VE DONE: Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required, and/or higher level, or foreign equivalent
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
- 12+ years of Project Management / Delivery Lead experience
- Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget
- Experience leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance
Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:
- Demonstrated experience managing a client
- Demonstrated experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills
- Superior skills in Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff
- Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Other Requirements:
- Travel: 25%
- Work Authorization: Legally authorized to work in the country of the job location.
