Senior Delivery Manager - Program Management

DescriptionKforce has a client in Irving, TX that is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager. The Delivery Manager will lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, products, and technology solutions, ensuring execution within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. This role partners with cross-functional teams, engineering, product management, program management, and executive stakeholders to drive planning, execution, risk management, and delivery excellence. The ideal candidate will have delivery management, project management, strategic planning, scheduling, scope management, and dependency tracking. Key Responsibilities:* Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, products, and technology initiatives from planning through release* Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource strategies aligned with business objectives* Drive planning using backward-planning techniques to identify critical milestones, dependencies, and delivery paths* Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria with stakeholders* Establish and maintain schedules, release plans, roadmaps, and execution timelines* Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, hardware, software, QA, operations, product management, and external partners* Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and mitigation plans* Drive accountability to ensure commitments are met and objectives achieved* Facilitate planning sessions, status reviews, steering meetings, and executive updates* Manage competing priorities and negotiate trade-offs to optimize delivery outcomes* Ensure alignment between business goals, technical requirements, and delivery commitments* Support release readiness activities, including validation, deployment planning, and communication* Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery processes, planning methodologies, and execution efficiencyRequirements* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field* Proven experience in Delivery Management, Program Management, or Project Management rolesStrong expertise in: * Project Planning and Execution* Release Management* Scheduling and Milestone Tracking* Dependency Management* Risk and Issue Management* Agile methodologies* Demonstrated ability to plan projects backward from target delivery dates and build executable schedules* Experience managing complex cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholders and teams* Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills* Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, highly matrixed environmentsPreferred:* Experience managing hardware deployment and release cycles* Experience coordinating hardware and software integration programs* Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar platformsKey Competencies:* Delivery Excellence* Project & Program Management* Backward Planning Methodology* Scheduling & Milestone Management* Risk Management* Hardware Release Management* Communication & InfluenceJob TypeContractCompensation66 - $70