Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Work Model: Hybrid - 3 days on-site, 2 days remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Compensation: From $100K+ annually, depending on experience and interview results
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to oversee software delivery across multiple teams and lead a team of 3 Delivery Managers.
The role is suitable for an experienced Project Manager, Delivery Manager, or Head of Delivery Managers with a strong software development background who is ready to take broader ownership of delivery performance, processes, and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and manage 3 Delivery Managers.
- Oversee delivery across multiple software development teams and projects.
- Manage planning, timelines, scope, risks, dependencies, resources, and delivery commitments.
- Coordinate closely with Engineering, Product, QA, and Business stakeholders.
- Ensure delivery plans align with product roadmaps and business priorities.
- Monitor delivery performance, KPIs, risks, and forecasts.
- Improve and standardize software delivery processes.
- Support resource and capacity planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Manage escalations and cross-team dependencies.
- Support hiring, onboarding, and development of the delivery team.
Qualifications
- Strong experience in Project Management, Delivery Management, or Program Management within software development.
- Proven experience managing multiple teams or delivery streams.
- Previous people-management or leadership experience.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Scrum.
- Experience with project planning, estimation, risk management, capacity planning, and stakeholder management.
- Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience improving software delivery processes.
- Professional working proficiency in English and Ukrainian.
- Ability to work on-site in Montreal 3 days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or scaling delivery teams.
- Experience with software, cloud platforms, IoT, connected devices, or hardware-enabled products.
- B2B or enterprise software experience.
- Experience with international or distributed teams.
- Technical or QA background.
- Agile, Scrum, or Project Management certifications.
- MBA or relevant management education.
Success in This Role
The Delivery Lead will be responsible for improving:
- delivery predictability and time-to-market;
- roadmap and release execution;
- risk and dependency management;
- delivery efficiency and transparency;
- collaboration between Product and Engineering;
- performance and professional growth of Delivery Managers.
