Technical Delivery Manager in New York (Onsite)-Contract

Role: Technical Delivery Manager

Location : New York , NYC

Onsite

Contract

Job Description:

About the Role

• We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery manager to lead a complex application portfolio for a financial services client. This role is responsible for end-to-end delivery across application development, modernization, cloud migration, integration, digital experience, and production support programs.
• The ideal candidate brings strong experience in program management, portfolio delivery, Agile delivery, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, application modernization, financial governance, risk management, stakeholder management, and AI-enabled delivery operations.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Portfolio Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery across application modernization, cloud migration, integration, digital experience, and production support programs.
• Manage Agile teams, delivery managers, technical leads, architects, engineers, QA, DevOps, and onshore/offshore delivery teams.
• Drive predictable delivery, quality outcomes, customer value, and measurable business results across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Use AI-enabled delivery analytics to improve planning, forecasting, dependency management, risk visibility, and executive reporting.

Governance, Financials & Stakeholder Management

• Manage portfolio scope, budget, timelines, forecasting, margin management, and financial reporting.
• Implement strong change control, delivery governance, KPI tracking, SLA management, and executive reporting routines.
• Serve as a senior interface for business and technology stakeholders, aligning delivery execution with business priorities and roadmap commitments.
• Lead escalations, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and recovery plans for at-risk programs.

Agile, DevOps, AI & Engineering Excellence

• Drive Agile delivery using Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, hybrid delivery models, and Agile portfolio governance.
• Advance DevOps, CI/CD, release management, test automation, engineering quality, and continuous delivery practices.
• Apply AI/GenAI, delivery automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent reporting to improve backlog refinement, sprint planning, status reporting, risk sensing, and productivity.
• Promote responsible AI adoption, including data privacy, security, compliance, governance, human oversight, change management, and value realization.

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of experience in technology delivery, program management, portfolio management, or large-scale transformation leadership.
• Proven experience delivering digital experience, customer engagement, application modernization, cloud, integration, or production support programs in insurance or financial services.
• Strong background in Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, CI/CD, release management, test automation, engineering governance, and delivery metrics.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, delivery margins, scope, change control, SLAs, KPIs, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence senior business, technology, vendor, and delivery stakeholders.
• Experience applying AI, GenAI, delivery analytics, intelligent reporting, and automation to improve Agile delivery, program governance, risk management, and productivity.

Preferred Technology & Tools

• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Engineering and DevOps tools: GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Copado, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
• Application technologies: Java, Spring, Angular, React, APIs, microservices, middleware, event-driven integrations, data pipelines, and analytics enablement.
• AI/GenAI delivery practices: AI-assisted planning, backlog refinement, automated status reporting, predictive risk management, productivity analytics, and engineering enablement tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in technology, engineering, business, or a related field.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in technology delivery, delivery leadership, program management, or portfolio management.
• Certifications preferred: PMP, SAFe, Scrum, cloud, DevOps, AI/GenAI, Agile transformation, or delivery automation.