Senior Project Delivery Manager

Job Summary

Our client, a leading technology and retail systems provider, is seeking a Senior Project Delivery Manager to join their team. This role will lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, products, and technology solutions, ensuring successful execution within scope, schedule, quality expectations, and business objectives. The position is based in Irving, TX, with onsite expectations.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, products, and technology initiatives from planning through execution and release
• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, roadmaps, and resource strategies aligned with business objectives
• Apply backward-planning techniques to establish critical milestones, dependencies, execution paths, and delivery timelines based on target release dates
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, hardware, software, quality, operations, product management, and external partners
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies while driving accountability across teams
• Facilitate project planning sessions, status reviews, steering meetings, and executive updates while managing competing priorities and trade-offs
• Support release readiness, validation, deployment planning, stakeholder communications, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field
• Proven experience in Delivery Management, Program Management, or Project Management
• Strong expertise in project planning, execution, scheduling, milestone tracking, and scope management
• Demonstrated experience with risk, issue, and dependency management in complex cross-functional programs
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and project delivery practices
• Demonstrated ability to plan projects backward from target delivery dates and develop executable schedules
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills within highly matrixed environments

• Experience managing hardware deployment and release cycles
• Experience coordinating hardware and software integration programs
• Experience managing complex technology programs involving hardware, software, engineering, and external partners
• Experience with Store Systems or retail technology environments
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet
• Experience with release management, deployment planning, and release readiness activities
• Experience driving continuous improvement of project planning and delivery methodologies

• Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability for achieving delivery commitments
• Translates business objectives into actionable plans, schedules, milestones, and execution paths
• Proactively identifies challenges and drives effective mitigation and resolution
• Effectively communicates with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership
• Builds alignment across cross-functional teams and effectively manages competing priorities and trade-offs

• Location:
  
  Irving, TX
• Onsite, Hybrid or Remote:
  Onsite

Pay Range:
The approximate pay range for this position is between $45.00 and $65.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

At Kelly Mitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges.

As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.