Senior Delivery Manager
66degrees•Chicago, IL
•Hybrid
About The Position
As a Senior contributor to the Delivery Management team at 66degrees, you will be responsible for managing the complete project / program life cycles of large complex enterprise projects, with a strong emphasis on leveraging agile delivery. An ideal candidate will thrive in our fast-paced, collaborative culture at 66degrees, and believe in delivering innovative solutions that shape the future of work for our clients through effective project execution.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant experience working as an Engagement Manager or equivalent experience with technology implementations including significant experience successfully leading large engagements and programs for enterprise clients.
- Prior experience working as a consultant and communicating with executives is required.
- Strong technical background with a good understanding of software development and cloud technologies (GCP is a plus).
- Unmatched analytical and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to translate client requirements to system functionality and project outcomes.
- Technical aptitude and ability to understand technical designs, challenges, and risks
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying close attention to detail
- Solution-focused and ability diffuse high stake situations
- Scrum/Agile Certification and knowledgeable about large enterprise delivery frameworks such as SAFe, Waterfall, etc with a strong preference for agile project work.
- Familiarity with agile software management and collaboration tools (JIRA, Google Workspace, Mavenlink, Asana).
- Interest in building out regional delivery management teams focused on effective project delivery.
- Capacity to travel to client sites as needed and requested (<25%)
- People/Practice Leadership a plus and a passion for developing both.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, or related or equivalent work experience required.
Responsibilities
- Manage enterprise projects from initial communication to project completion leveraging agile principles.
- Lead cross-functional engagements (cloud, data, analytics, AI, application development, digital experience, strategy) and teams to maintain customer momentum driving project success.
- Serve as the key intermediary between our customers and technical leadership to gather requirements, estimate work, define project milestones, and evaluate risks ensuring clear project scope.
- Lead standups, scrum ceremonies, and project status meetings championing agile practices.
- Facilitate the swift resolution of customer concerns and act as an escalation point for issues ensuring project progress.
- Develop domain and technical knowledge to understand technical implementations to facilitate conversations that inform project decisions.
- Responsible for project scope, finances, schedule and expectations of all parties, meticulously managing project deliverables.
- Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and executive management, maintain effective communication with leadership to keep them aware of critical issues and action plans throughout the project lifecycle.
- Own project retrospectives and related reporting, driving continuous improvement in project delivery.
- Maintain an organized project using project management tools (e.g., FinancialForce, JIRA, Asana).
- Build and maintain client relationships through project delivery and proven value
- Confidence in self-organization and a tenacity to deliver results for clients
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
