Delivery Manager

• Facilitate delivery of complex product initiatives and / or cross-functional initiatives including business stakeholders, lead and supporting Technology teams, product teams, creative teams, vendors, and consultants through all phases of the project life cycle
• Responsible for facilitating requirements gathering for technology solutions, and effectively guiding resources to achieve goals
• Responsible for facilitating Agile team ceremonies and effectively and pro-actively guiding resources to achieve goals
• Responsible for adhering to the current project and/or product management methodology while influencing best practices, process improvements, and procedures
• Create and manage a complex realistic, detailed plan to ensure on time, within scope and with awareness of budgetary constraints
• Serve as a primary problem solver for any issues, roadblocks, and risks; maintaining responsibility for their resolution. Demonstrate servant leadership with the teams.
• Effectively create and deliver presentations and reports to management team, communicating project and/or product status
• Drive the decision making process amongst stakeholders, ensuring project/product needs and solution options are presented and understood

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be proficient in Azure DevOps project management MUST

AI/ML or Data Science experience MUST

• Must be highly communicative and comfortable in a fast paced environment
• Ability to communicate with and influence a variety of audiences including project sponsors, product managers, Technology engineers / developers, business analysts, business partners, stakeholders, and senior management
• Must have strong cross-functional teamwork skills
• Ability to observe business situations, recognize roadblocks, manage dependencies, and deliver solutions
• Ability to influence and indirectly manage team members to meet project deliverables
• Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities and projects while consistently meeting deadlines with accuracy
• Ability to lead, partner with and challenge peer groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; able to identify areas of improvement and make sound recommendations to solve problems
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Effective at handling multiple concurrent large projects
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, and proceed on own good judgment