Head of Delivery Management

The Delivery Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing resources to ensure the successful execution and delivery of program objectives within scope, schedule, and budget constraints. This role coordinates across program teams, functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel to drive operational performance, customer satisfaction, and successful project outcomes. Responsibilities include overseeing delivery activities, managing program risks and dependencies, monitoring performance metrics, and supporting financial and resource management activities, including elements of budget and P&L accountability.

This position leads teams in the development and implementation of new processes, operational plans, and delivery standards that support program and organizational objectives. The Delivery Manager addresses complex operational and program challenges that may impact multiple projects, customers, or functional areas, requiring strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills. The role works collaboratively across technical and business teams to develop effective solutions, improve operational efficiency, and ensure successful program execution and delivery performance.

Own end-to-end delivery of technical projects and initiatives across the program while tracking KPIs (e.g. On-Time Delivery, quality performance)

Drive planning, execution, and tracking of work using Jira or other software tools

Manage and maintain delivery backlogs, boards, workflows, and reporting structures

Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers (e.g. supply chain)

Track and report delivery metrics (velocity, throughput, cycle time)

Continuously improve delivery processes

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.

Experience as a Technical Delivery Manager or similar role

Strong Jira experience for planning and reporting

Experience managing cross-functional technical teams

Technical background (DevOps, engineering, infrastructure)

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Active SECRET Clearance is required

Agile framework familiarity

Enterprise delivery experience

Release management

Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. Securing Your Data

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