Technical Delivery Lead

Overview

Groundswell is a premier technology integrator and solution provider, committed to solving the most complex challenges facing federal agencies today. Groundswell represents audacious, bold change with a small company culture and broad impact. Join us to drive change at a rapid pace and make a greater impact together.

Groundswell is seeking a highly skilled and customer‑focused Technical Delivery Lead to drive the successful execution of product implementations and technical solutions. This individual will lead cross‑functional teams of developers, business analysts, solution architects, data scientists, and functional subject matter experts, and will serve as the primary interface between the customer and the delivery team. The Technical Delivery Lead will combine strong technical expertise, product knowledge, and leadership capabilities to ensure high‑quality, on‑time, and on‑budget delivery while building trusted customer relationships.

• Customer Leadership & Engagement:
  Serve as the primary point of contact of the delivery teams to the customer and act as the face of the team.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted customer relationships.
• Lead customer meetings including sprint reviews, status updates, roadmap discussions, and issue resolution.
• Lead executive briefings, including project status, milestones, and product roadmap sessions.
• Translate business objectives into actionable technical plans.
• Proactively manage customer expectations, risks, and dependencies.

• Own end‑to‑end delivery outcomes for assigned engagements.
• Manage multiple delivery teams with disparate customers and systems.
• Ensure solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and with high quality.
• Drive sprint planning, prioritization, and backlog refinement in collaboration with the BA and Solution Architect.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and remove blockers.
• Ensure alignment between customer requirements and technical implementation.

• Maintain strong understanding of the product architecture, capabilities, and limitations.
• Partner with the Solution Architect to design scalable, high‑quality solutions.
• Review technical designs and implementation approaches to ensure alignment with best practices.
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance when needed.
• Ensure product configurations and customizations are aligned with strategic product direction.

• Lead and mentor a cross‑functional pod (developers, BAs, Solution Architect, SMEs).
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support team capacity planning and workload management.
• Create a culture of ownership, quality, and customer focus.
• Provide performance feedback and contribute to professional development.

• Track delivery metrics and report status to internal stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements across delivery workflows.
• Ensure documentation standards and governance requirements are met.
• Contribute to best practices and reusable frameworks.

Required

• 6+ years of experience in software delivery, technical project management, or engineering leadership.
• Strong technical background (software engineering, systems architecture, or similar).
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams.
• Customer‑facing experience with enterprise clients.
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (Agile/Scrum preferred).
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Experience with public sector software implementations.
• Strong communication, presentation, and organization skills; multi‑tasking and time management are essential.
• Must be a US Citizen per contract requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain government Secret security clearance as required by contract.
• Candidates local to the DC‑Maryland‑Virginia (DMV) area highly preferred.
• Location & Travel: travel approximately 5% for local candidates; non‑local candidates may travel up to 20% for key meetings, team events, or client engagements.

Preferred

• Experience with enterprise SaaS products.
• Experience working closely with product and engineering teams.
• Background in consulting or implementation services.
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