Managing Director, Delivery

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VML is hiring a Managing Director, Delivery to lead program delivery for one of our longest-standing clients in the military sector — a complex, technology‑first program spanning enterprise technology, product, and integrated creative, delivered against rigorous government compliance requirements. This is a senior, client‑facing leadership role at the center of a large, multi‑disciplinary program. We are looking for an invested, curious, and capable Orchestrator: someone who leads and coaches a program management team, drives the whole program forward with urgency, and thinks across tracks rather than managing them in isolation.

You bring hands‑on experience evolving a scaled Agile (SAFe) practice, comfort operating in compliance‑heavy environments, and the operational rigor to convert strategy into governed execution, and the ownership mindset to ensure the program delivers against its commitments.

People | Lead, coach, and grow the Delivery capability. Serve as the clear point of leadership for the program management team — driving coordination, coaching proactive problem‑solving, and championing the work and the team. Partner with Account, Strategy, Product, and Enterprise Solutions leads to keep the broader program aligned.

Program Orchestration | Own the enterprise, cross‑track view. Identify and manage dependencies across the program, inform roadmaps and milestones with a strategic lens, and drive cross‑track flow‑down so commitments made in planning are executed. When they are not, surface the gap early, drive the decisions and tradeoffs required, and establish a credible path back to delivery. Provide a clear escalation path for critical issues and drive progress with urgency.

Transformation & Process | Lead the evolution of our SAFe practice from Essential to Large Solution or Full, adapted to the nuances of this program and in service of stronger delivery outcomes. Convert strategy into an actionable plan — timeline, defined roles, sequenced steps, and a governance method for rollout and follow‑through. Leverage AI where possible to optimize delivery and efficiency.

Scope, Pricing & Financials | Provide strong, invested leadership through the scope‑planning cycle during a period of significant budget growth, while navigating parallel resource constraints. Own sharp, defensible estimate generation and pricing discipline the team can confidently defend on rates, assumptions, and scope under close cost scrutiny. Model the enterprise impact to connected initiatives as scope expands or contracts. Responsible for program profitability, resource allocation, burn rates, budgets, and reconciliations.

A strategic orchestrator | You lead the whole program, not a stack of tasks. You see across tracks, connect dependencies others miss, and drive momentum. Process serves the outcome; delivery of the…