R&D Delivery Manager

Employment Full-time Hybrid

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Location: Remote

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WHO ARE WE

At Rounds we believe in harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology to drive business success. Our transformative machine-learning technology identifies and optimizes mobile assets while our team of experts with their unparalleled human capital and business acumen provides the strategic direction and support to turn mobile assets into profitable businesses. Together we are revolutionizing the mobile industry. You can find out more info about us here: .

THE ROLE

We are looking for an R&D Delivery Manager to help our R&D organization deliver faster more predictably and with higher quality across multiple teams and initiatives.

As an R&D Delivery Manager you will be responsible for driving execution across R&D initiatives releases SDK integrations product improvements and cross-functional projects.

You will work closely with Engineering Product Design QA DevOps Data Monetization UA and business stakeholders to make sure priorities are clear timelines are realistic blockers are removed and delivery commitments are met.

This is not a people-management role and not a pure Scrum Master role. Your mission is to create delivery clarity improve execution discipline and make sure important initiatives move from planning to production predictably.

Key Responsibilities

• Own delivery tracking across multiple R&D initiatives and mobile app projects.
• Manage timelines milestones dependencies risks and delivery dashboards.
• Coordinate between Engineering Product Design QA DevOps Data Monetization UA and other stakeholders.
• Identify blockers early and drive them to resolution.
• Ensure releases integrations experiments and app improvements move smoothly from planning to production.
• Improve development workflows planning rituals delivery processes and cross-team communication.
• Provide clear status updates to leadership including what is on track delayed blocked or at risk.
• Help teams balance priorities capacity urgency and business impact.
• Define and track delivery metrics such as cycle time throughput release predictability blocked time and delivery quality.

What Success Looks Like

• R&D delivery becomes more predictable transparent and measurable.
• Teams have fewer unclear dependencies fewer last-minute surprises and fewer blocked initiatives.
• Leadership has clear visibility into progress risks and trade-offs.
• Releases and app initiatives move faster from planning to production.
• Product Engineering QA DevOps Data Monetization and UA work together with clearer ownership and less friction.

Hiring manager: Shahar Algaby Director of Mobile Core (Linkedin profile)

Requirements:

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• 4 years of experience in delivery management technical project management program management R&D operations or a similar role in a technology company.
• Experience managing delivery across multiple engineering teams or complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles release management QA and production delivery.
• Experience with Agile Scrum Kanban or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong ability to manage timelines risks dependencies blockers and stakeholder expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to drive progress without formal authority.
• Comfortable working with technical teams and understanding technical trade-offs.
• Data-driven mindset and experience using metrics to improve delivery performance.
• Strong ownership structure follow-through and attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Experience with mobile apps Android iOS app stores SDK integrations or mobile release processes.
• Experience in companies managing multiple products apps or high-volume release environments.
• Experience with monetization subscriptions ads A/B testing analytics or growth experimentation.
• Experience with tools such as Jira Shortcut Confluence GitHub Firebase Google Play Console or App Store Connect.