DeliveryProject Manager | GT
Job Summary
GT was founded in 2019 by a former executive from Apple Nest and Google - Andy Baynes . GTs mission is to connect the worlds best talent with product careers offered by high-growth companies in UK USA Canada Germany and the Netherlands. Our engineers have worked on products with McLaren Universal Studios Jaguar Land Rover Reevoo SmartXpo Rio ESG Eagle Genomics - to name a few.
Based in the UK the US Canada and Ukraine GT offers both full remote and flexible (office & remote) opportunities.
GTfirmly stands with our friends andcolleagues in Ukraine and with all the people of Ukraine. We dont work with russia & belarus we donate & volunteer on a regular 2023 GT was part of the TOP 100 companies that support Ukraine & Ukrainians.
GT is looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to take end-to-end ownership of software delivery across several client engagements including Dedicated Team Staff Augmentation and Fixed Price projects.
You will join GTs Delivery team and report to the Head of Delivery.
The Delivery team is responsible for ensuring that GTs client engagements achieve their business and technical objectives while maintaining strong project health team engagement client satisfaction and commercial performance.
You will work closely with:
Client stakeholders Product Owners and senior decision-makers
Software engineers QA specialists designers and other project team members
Recruitment People Finance and Account Management teams
Business Analysts architects and technical leaders depending on the engagement
As a Delivery Manager you will own delivery across several medium-complexity client engagements.
You will manage projects throughout their full lifecycle from initial discovery and planning through execution release client acceptance and closure. You will be accountable for keeping projects within the agreed scope budget timeline resource and quality expectations.
The role goes beyond traditional project coordination. You will work directly with client stakeholders to clarify business needs transform them into clear and testable requirements and maintain the product backlog when no dedicated Business Analyst is available.
You will also stay close to the clients wider business context identify risks and improvement opportunities support pre-sales and estimation activities and recognise areas where GT may be able to provide additional value.
Hands-on Fixed Price delivery experience is an essential requirement for this role. You should have independently managed at least one Fixed Price engagement end to end including scoping estimation change control and margin accountability.
Own end-to-end delivery across the full project lifecycle including defining and managing scope budget timeline resources risks quality standards and overall project outcomes.
Plan structure and execute projects using appropriate delivery methodologies; facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning stand-ups reviews and retrospectives; and actively manage priorities dependencies risks and change requests.
Monitor project performance through defined KPIs and metrics manage budgets forecasting and invoicing processes and ensure smooth releases stakeholder alignment and successful client acceptance of deliverables.
Gather and refine requirements in close collaboration with stakeholders translating them into clear structured and testable formats; when no dedicated Business Analyst is assigned map and document business processes using AS-IS and TO-BE models BPMN user journeys or similar techniques.
Own and continuously prioritise the product backlog ensuring alignment with business value strategic goals and delivery capacity.
Validate delivered functionality against defined requirements and maintain full traceability between requirements scope and outcomes.
Build and manage strong client relationships ensuring clear communication and expectation alignment.
Maintain high levels of client satisfaction by providing regular updates on project progress risks and key decisions.
Ensure clear understanding of business needs by collaborating closely with stakeholders and aligning expectations across all parties.
Identify growth opportunities and support pre-sales estimation and solution shaping activities.
Build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams aligned with project goals timelines and client expectations.
Monitor team engagement and morale proactively identify and resolve conflicts and support individual growth and professional development.
Coordinate staffing activities including onboarding and offboarding and collaborate with internal teams to ensure effective and timely resource allocation.
Foster a collaborative team environment by encouraging knowledge sharing continuous improvement and adherence to best practices.
4 years of delivery management experience in the software development industry including at least 2 years of hands-on experience leading cross-functional development teams in day-to-day project delivery.
Proven end-to-end ownership of at least one Fixed Price engagement including scoping estimation execution change control and margin accountability.
Strong understanding of Agile Scrum and other delivery methodologies with the ability to adapt processes to the needs of different projects clients and teams.
Hands-on experience gathering documenting refining prioritising and validating requirements directly with client stakeholders.
Practical understanding of business analysis techniques including AS-IS and TO-BE modelling gap analysis BPMN or user journeys.
Strong project delivery and financial management skills including scheduling budgeting forecasting invoicing profitability margin scope risk dependency quality and change management.
Hands-on experience supporting pre-sales activities including client discovery requirements clarification scoping estimation proposal preparation and solution shaping.
Proven ability to manage stakeholders at multiple levels and communicate effectively with development teams client stakeholders and senior decision-makers.
Proficiency with common project and delivery management tools.
English at B2 level or above.
Experience working in an outsourcing consulting or software services company.
Practical exposure to Dedicated Team and Staff Augmentation delivery models.
Experience in identifying account growth upsell or cross-sell opportunities.
Experience managing several client engagements simultaneously.
Scrum Master certification; PSM from is preferred.
Interview with a GT Recruiter.
Competency-based interview with the Head of Delivery.
Final interview with GT leadership.
Reference Check
Offer
Health insurance
Wellbeing budget
Sport coverage
Learning budget
Monthly commute allowance for those who visit the office in Kyiv (Kooperativ)
19 business days of paid vacation days per year
Paid sick leaves
All public holidays are paid days off
Maternity & paternity leave policy
Sabbatical policy
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
GT provides high-growth product companies around the world with offshore product teams from Eastern Europe, an end-to-end product development studio, software development, and data science services.