Associate Director: Delivery Manager

Position: Associate Director: Delivery Manager

Location: NYC, NY Onsite

Duration: Fulltime

Top Skills:

Application development background with fixed-bid delivery experience

US SLED/Public Sector experience is a plus!

Job Description

Project Management

• Manage various critical aspects of a project: scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, risks and communication
• Manage timely, high-quality, and cost-effective service delivery to the client
• Identify business needs of the client, act as an interface between the technical team and the client
• Create project plan to track progress, plan timelines and share with client
• Work with the Architect and Technical Lead to prioritize and track new functionality and ongoing releases
• Provide support during Validation and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phases with the client team to ensure all business requirements are met
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders on project progress
• Manage project dependencies and critical path, track project timelines and milestones
• Work with QA and Documentation teams to ensure success of the total project
• Maintain overall schedule, timeliness of the team's deliverables

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience and fixed-bid projects
• PMP certification required
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Strong knowledge of project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall)
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and resource allocations, especially in fixed-bid environments
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, or a related field

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in consulting or professional services industries
• Familiarity with software development projects
• Understanding of public sector compliance and procurement processes