Technical Delivery Manager

TKO • Columbia, NY

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager to serve as the primary owner of our external development team relationship. You will be responsible for the quality, velocity, and reliability of everything that team ships — from task scoping through production deployment. This is a hands-on leadership role that sits at the intersection of engineering management, quality assurance, and release operations. We run live events, so some evenings, weekends and travel are part of the package.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering, technical project management, or engineering management
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Comfortable reading and reviewing code across at least one of: Ruby, Python, Node.js — you don't need to write it daily, but you need to evaluate it
• Experience deploying applications to cloud environments; familiarity with basic deployment tooling (CI/CD pipelines, Docker, etc.)
• Prior experience managing external vendors or distributed development teams strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication — you will be the bridge between business stakeholders and technical executors
• Ability to cover periodic live events in-person or remotely.

Nice To Haves

• AI-assisted coding experience a plus
• Experience in television / sports
• Experience in live events

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day management of an external software development team, including task assignment, progress tracking, and delivery accountability
• Review, test, and approve work items, pull requests, and deliverables to ensure they meet quality, documentation, and testing standards before acceptance
• Establish and enforce standards around AI coding, unit testing, integration, cybersecurity and documentation
• Coordinate and execute deployments of new code into the company's cloud infrastructure, working with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth and low-risk releases
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to translate business requirements into well-scoped technical tasks for the vendor team
• Track and report on delivery and quality metrics
• Staff in-person or remotely periodic live events to launch & monitor projects

Benefits

• health care
• retirement
• vacation and other paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees