Role: Product Delivery Manager
Location: Jersey City, NJ (Onsite Role)
Duration: 6 Months Contract to Hire
Job Description:
Overview
This role sits within Client Cloud Product Engineering organization and focuses on driving end-to-end product and platform delivery across cloud infrastructure initiatives. The Product Delivery Manager will own intake, backlog management, prioritization, planning, release coordination, risk management, and delivery execution while partnering closely with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.
The ideal candidate will have a strong Product Delivery, Program Delivery, Scrum Master, or Technical Program Management background supporting cloud platforms in large enterprise environments.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery lifecycle from intake through production delivery.
- Own backlog planning, prioritization, capacity planning, and dependency management.
- Coordinate with multiple engineering teams (typically 3-4 teams simultaneously).
- Manage Jira backlogs, sprint planning, Scrum ceremonies, and delivery tracking.
- Support cloud platform migration, modernization, and enhancement initiatives.
- Track delivery KPIs including throughput, cycle time, SLA adherence, and delivery predictability.
- Drive risk management by coordinating cybersecurity, security, and compliance-related items.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting metrics for leadership visibility.
- Partner with stakeholders to make delivery feasibility and prioritization decisions.
- Manage resource allocation and capacity planning activities.
- Improve team execution, planning discipline, and delivery processes through continuous improvement initiatives.
Technical Environment
Candidates should have experience of:
- AWS (Required)
- Azure (Preferred)
- Google Cloud Platform (Preferred, especially for Jersey City roles)
- Jira
- Confluence
- Agile / Scrum methodologies
- Release Management
- Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering
- Dashboarding & Metrics Reporting
AI & Automation Requirements
A unique aspect of this position is the focus on AI adoption and process automation.
Candidates should be able to discuss:
- GitHub Copilot usage
- Copilot within VS Code
- Automating reporting and workflow activities
- Scripting for data manipulation and visualization
- Leveraging AI tools to improve delivery efficiency and productivity
Managers specifically indicated candidates should be able to explain practical use cases and business value of GitHub Copilot and VS Code Copilot in detail.
Position Breakdown
Jersey City, NJ (2 Openings) - Hiring Manager:
Role Focus:
- Product Delivery within Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) initiatives.
- Heavy exposure to Google Cloud Platform-based cloud platform projects.
- Manage intake processes and backlog prioritization.
- Coordinate delivery across engineering and business teams.
- Support risk controls and cybersecurity-related enhancements.
- Gather requirements, identify solutions, and drive execution.
- Strong communication skills are critical as the role interfaces with engineers, business partners, and leadership teams.
Ideal Background:
- Product Delivery Manager
- Technical Program Manager
- Agile Delivery Lead
- Platform Delivery Manager
- Cloud Program Manager
