Senior Delivery Manager

Overview of 66degrees 66degrees is an end-to-end AI transformation partner that guides enterprises from complex business challenges to clear, quantifiable outcomes. Our company is the culmination of several successful firms, each a leader in its own right in cloud, artificial intelligence, and data. This convergence of talent and expertise is how we help businesses reach their own "inflection point," where chaotic data becomes a strategic asset, complexity becomes clarity, and AI becomes an engine for growth. Our ultimate vision is to be the catalyst for a future where every business operates as an intelligent enterprise, with autonomous systems unlocking human potential. At 66degrees, we believe in thriving through challenges and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way. Overview of Role We are seeking an experienced and passionate Delivery Manager with a strong Agile and Scrum background to lead the successful delivery of customer-facing technology programs across cloud, data, AI, analytics, and application development initiatives. This role is best suited for professionals who began their careers as Software Engineers, Technical Leads, Solution Architects, or Engineering Leads and have successfully progressed into Delivery Management and Agile Leadership roles. The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with delivery leadership and is comfortable partnering with clients, business stakeholders, architects, product teams, and engineering teams to deliver complex technology transformation initiatives. This individual will be responsible for driving execution excellence, managing stakeholder expectations, ensuring customer success, and delivering measurable business outcomes. Responsibilities Delivery Management ● Plan and manage the delivery of software, cloud, data, and AI transformation programs while ensuring alignment with customer objectives and business outcomes. ● Define project scope, delivery plans, timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and success metrics. ● Manage delivery risks, technical dependencies, resource constraints, and escalation paths to ensure predictable execution. ● Track project health, team velocity, delivery milestones, financial performance, and customer satisfaction metrics. ● Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality expectations. ● Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize delivery processes, team effectiveness, and customer outcomes. ● Manage multiple concurrent projects and distributed teams across geographies. Agile Delivery & Scrum Leadership ● Guide and coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and delivery excellence. ● Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospectives. ● Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. ● Remove delivery impediments and proactively address team challenges. ● Drive Agile maturity and support teams in adopting best practices. ● Partner with Product Owners to ensure effective backlog prioritization and sprint planning. Technical & Consulting Leadership ● Collaborate with clients, architects, product teams, and engineering leaders to understand business goals and translate them into actionable delivery plans. ● Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, solution planning, and delivery strategy sessions. ● Understand technical challenges and work with engineering teams to identify practical solutions and mitigation plans. ● Support engineering teams in balancing delivery commitments with scalability, quality, security, and maintainability requirements. ● Work closely with cloud, data, AI, and application engineering teams to d…