Software Delivery Lead

Role Overview

The Software Delivery Lead is responsible for delivery predictability readiness discipline and execution orchestration for complex embedded and regulated software programs.

This role does not include people management or technical design authority. Instead it focuses on ensuring that software work starts ready progresses predictably risks are surfaced early and delivery tradeoffs are framed clearly for decisionmaking.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Orchestration & Predictability

• Own planning and delivery for assigned software programs
• Define and enforce readiness criteria before execution begins
• Track execution against milestones and commitments
• Use delivery indicators and milestone confidence signals to surface risks early
• Identify delivery risks dependencies and constraint violations proactively

• Experience managing delivery in environments with both iterative and milestone-driven work

Status & Planning Coordination

• Serve as the primary point of contact for software delivery status planning coordination and crossfunctional dependencies
• Consolidate delivery inputs into clear leadershipready updates
• Create dashboards to communicate delivery status progress and risks
• Ensure consistent delivery messaging across project and program forums

Scope Resource & Budget Tradeoff Management

• Lead structured scope change impact assessments across:
  • Schedule
  • Capacity
  • Cost
  • Dependencies
  • Risk
• Support deliverylevel resource planning and identify capacity risks early
• Track software delivery budget and spend at the project or program level
• Frame tradeoff options and support commitment resets when required

CrossFunctional Coordination

• Coordinate dependencies across software hardware systems quality regulatory and operations teams
• Remove blockers or escalate when resolution exceeds teamlevel authority
• Support one or more projects in parallel depending on size and complexity

Role Boundaries

This role owns

• Delivery orchestration and readiness discipline
• Execution tracking and delivery predictability
• Delivery risk identification and escalation
• Crossfunctional coordination and dependency management
• Deliverylevel resource and budget visibility

This role does NOT own

• People management or performance management
• Software architecture or technical design authority
• Formal technical or regulatory approval or signoff
• Cost center ownership or financial approvals
• Tool administration or Scrumonly ceremony ownership

Authority & Leadership Model

• The Senior Software Delivery Lead leads delivery orchestration readiness and crossfunctional coordination.
• Final tradeoff decisions when scope schedule risk and quality conflict remain with senior leadership.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills with a proven ability to lead through ambiguity

• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and coordinate across stakeholder groups

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 13 yrs. Assoc.9 yrs.; M.S.2 yrs.; PhD0 yrs.)
• The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English
• 5 Years of Relevant Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years as an embedded software developer
• Delivery or program certifications such as PMP SAFe or equivalent
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent programs in regulated environments
• 8 years ofexperience insoftware delivery technical program management or delivery leadership
• Experience deliveringembedded and/or regulated software including hardwaresoftware dependencies
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence without direct authority
• Strong executivelevel communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with delivery andplanning tools such asAzure DevOps Jira Microsoft Project or Planner
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and working with technical teams

What Success Looks Like

• Predictable software delivery with fewer late surprises
• Clear readiness before execution begins
• Early visibility into schedule capacity and budget risks
• Reduced coordination and status burden on Software Leads
• Sustainable execution across multiple parallel programs

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Compensation and Benefits

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