Senior Engineering Delivery Lead

Role: Senior Engineering Delivery Lead

Location: Parsippany NJ (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

POSITION OVERVIEW: Senior Engineering Delivery Lead

• We are looking for a Senior Engineering Delivery Lead who takes full ownership of delivery and operates with a high-agency execution-first mindset.
• This is not a coordination role. You are accountable for outcomes. You will serve as the single point of accountability for delivery owning execution from intake through release. You will work closely with engineering product and client stakeholders to ensure priorities are clear commitments are met and delivery is predictable.
• You are expected to anticipate problems drive alignment and remove obstacles before they impact the team. You do not wait for direction you create momentum.

Role Overview:

• We are looking for a Senior Engineering Delivery Lead who takes full ownership of delivery and operates with a high-agency execution-first mindset.
• This is not a coordination role. You are accountable for outcomes. You will serve as the single point of accountability for delivery owning execution from intake through release. You will work closely with engineering product and client stakeholders to ensure priorities are clear commitments are met and delivery is predictable.
• You are expected to anticipate problems drive alignment and remove obstacles before they impact the team. You do not wait for direction-you create momentum.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Delivery Ownership:
• 10 years experience owning delivery outcomes across all workstreams-commitments timelines and quality are your responsibility
• Drive execution with urgency and discipline; identify risks early and resolve them decisively
• Maintain a real-time view of delivery status across features dependencies and teams
• Ensure nothing falls through the cracks-you close gaps before they become issues
• Work Intake Prioritization & Focus:
• Build and enforce a structured work intake and prioritization model
• Ruthlessly prioritize to ensure the team is always working on the highest-impact items
• Protect team capacity by pushing back on noise unplanned work and unclear requests
• Adapt quickly when priorities shift-without losing control of delivery

Agile Execution Leadership:

• Run high-quality Scrum ceremonies with a focus on execution not process theater
• Ensure backlog readiness clear acceptance criteria and strong sprint commitments
• Actively participate in Product Increment (PI) planning and ensure alignment to execution
• Continuously raise the bar on delivery rigor predictability and team performance
• Client & Stakeholder Accountability:
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client on all delivery matters
• Align with client managers on roadmap scope and priorities for upcoming increments
• Communicate clearly directly and proactively-especially on risks and trade-offs
• Build trust through consistency transparency and ownership

Engineering & Execution Alignment:

• Partner with Tech Leads to ensure scalable sound architecture supports delivery goals
• Work with engineering teams to break features into actionable well-defined stories
• Ensure tight alignment between business intent and technical execution
• Track features through completion ensuring readiness for release

Required Qualifications:

• Strong technical foundation (former engineer or equivalent hands-on experience strongly preferred)
• Proven track record of owning and delivering complex high-impact engineering initiatives
• Experience leading Agile teams with a strong bias toward execution and outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity competing priorities and fast-changing environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills including client-facing experience

Core Traits (Non-Negotiable):

• High Agency: You take initiative create clarity and drive outcomes without waiting
• Extreme Ownership: You own delivery end-to-end-no deflection no excuses
• Execution Bias: You focus on results over process; you get things done
• Client Leadership: You are trusted as the accountable delivery lead by the client
• Resilience & Adaptability: You stay effective under pressure and shifting priorities

What Success Looks Like:

• Delivery is predictable transparent and consistently meets or exceeds commitments
• The team is focused protected and operating at a high level of efficiencyStakeholders trust you as the single accountable owner of delivery
• Prioritization is clear disciplined and aligned to business outcomes
• Issues are anticipated and handled before they escalate