Technical Delivery manager

Role: Technical Delivery manager
Location: NYC, NY - onsite

Interview- F2F at NYC Office (Locals Preferred)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Technology Delivery Manager (TDM) to lead the delivery of strategic business and technology initiatives across Investment Management. This role serves as the central point of coordination among Business, Operations, Technology, Data, Risk, Compliance, and external partners to ensure successful execution of complex, cross-functional programs.

The TDM is responsible for driving execution discipline, delivery governance, stakeholder alignment, financial oversight, and end-to-end program execution. The successful candidate will operate effectively in a dynamic environment, manage competing priorities, influence stakeholders, and provide clear visibility into delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

• Lead multiple strategic technology initiatives through planning, execution, implementation, and stabilization.
• Establish project governance, milestones, delivery plans, RAID management, and executive reporting frameworks.
• Drive execution across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), aligned to business priorities, scope, timelines, and financial commitments.
• Coordinate delivery across business stakeholders, technology teams, operations partners, and external vendors.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong partnerships across Business, Technology, Operations, Data, Architecture, Risk, and Compliance organizations.
• Facilitate working sessions, steering committees, status reviews, and leadership presentations.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and drive timely decision-making across multiple teams.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery issues, risks, and dependencies.

Delivery Governance & Execution

• Maintain project plans, milestones, dependency tracking, risk registers, and action-item ownership.
• Monitor progress against key deliverables and proactively address execution challenges.
• Ensure implementation readiness, testing coordination, production rollout planning, and post-go-live support activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices, governance standards, and reporting transparency.

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, resource planning, and vendor engagements.
• Track project financials and provide leadership visibility into spend, forecasts, and delivery value.
• Support business case development, funding requests, and resource onboarding activities.

Risk & Dependency Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks and cross-program dependencies.
• Develop remediation plans and drive closure of issues impacting delivery commitments.
• Manage scope changes and maintain alignment with strategic objectives and delivery priorities.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Technology Delivery, Project Management, Program Management, PMO, or related leadership roles.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale, complex technology initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, resource planning, vendor relationships, and executive reporting.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes across organizations without direct reporting authority.

Preferred Experience

• Financial Services, Asset Management with Real Assets, Private Equity & Capital Markets domain experience.
• Delivery of data platforms, enterprise applications, digital transformation, or strategic operating model initiatives.
• Experience partnering with business, operations, and technology leadership teams.
• Familiarity with governance, regulatory, risk, and control environments.

Core Competencies

What Success Looks Like

• Successful delivery of business-critical initiatives on time and within budget.
• Act as the project SME and single point of contact, with the depth of knowledge to lead delivery, stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and decision-making across the project lifecycle with or without direct technology lead support
• Highly hands-on, with a willingness to dive into details, understand complex business and technology processes, and independently drive execution.
• Clear executive visibility into delivery status, financials, risks, and dependencies.
• Strong partnership across Business, Technology, and Operations teams.
• Predictable, transparent, and well-governed program execution.
• Consistent delivery of measurable business outcomes aligned with strategic priorities.