Director of Delivery

Job Description

Director of Delivery

Job Summary

Codal is seeking a Director of Delivery to join a quickly growing team who is leading our clients to new innovations. The Director of Delivery leads and pushes our project teams to ensure optimal execution and management of complex, cross-functional projects from kick-off to completion while ensuring client satisfaction, meeting all schedule milestones, and delivering within the approved budgets. You will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work, but will also supervise a team of project managers and oversee large projects.

The ideal candidate is a project delivery expert, mentor and advocate. They need the ability to understand the driving forces impacting projects and teams, and champion effective solutions to reach client and team goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages multiple high complexity projects or programs across multiple accounts or client groups, including new business and internal initiatives when needed)
• Prepares and maintains project timelines and resource estimates in partnership with Discipline leads
• Defines delivery structure and overall vision on projects and is responsible for overseeing and directing multiple projects within a given client relationship.
• Prepares and maintains a high-level view of all current and forecasted projects on assigned account(s)
• The Director is the program/project lead across all client’s, ultimately responsible for the delivery of high-quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, and meet business requirements.
• Actively manages project timing and resource assignments in Project Management software
• Monitors project scope and informs Account partners of scope creep and impact on budget, ensuring accurate financial management of the project and portfolio
• Proactively identifies risks, monitors issues, and provides mitigation and contingency plans throughout the project lifestyle
• Guide large teams in process development, financial management (at a program level) and scoping of work
• Participate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessary
• Define and adjust processes to meet project/business needs and look for ways to improve processes
• Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing and staffing
• Oversee, lead and guide the Project Management team on individual performance and career development, as well as the teams’ overall goals and objectives
• Work closely with the Sales and Marketing team to review complex proposals, before they are sent to prospective clients, from a project management perspective
• Owns project definition, scope monitoring, budgeting & timing at the account level.

Requirements

• 10+ years of project management experience in managing enterprise level web and mobile projects.
• Experience working with and enforcing an agile environment.
• Fully integrated (UX/UI design, development, testing etc.) delivery experience is required.
• PMP Certification and/or SCRUM Master Certification a plus.
• 4-5 years of supervisory experience managing and mentoring junior/mid-level talent.
• Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA,Slack, Trello, PSA Tools).
• Solid understanding of project management methodology, including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk and develop detailed work plans and specifications.
• Experience managing off-shore teams/resources.

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