Technical Delivery Director San Francisco, CA

Technical Delivery Director
United States, Remote

In our 40-year history, we’ve changed a lot—from a culture-defining film title studio (Superman, Alien, Ghostbusters); to an interactive advertising agency; to an award-winning product and marketing agency with design, technology, communications, ventures and IP practices. We like change, and like to navigate our clients through it too.

Our approach to work is always human first. This unwavering focus helps us create meaningful and memorable experiences that live across digital platforms and often blur the line between the digital and real worlds. We believe disruptive thinking happens when you collide experts in design, technology and culture.

About the Team

We are a global digital innovation agency for the Intelligence Age, specializing in digital product development, brand transformation, media, and communications for major companies. Our team is responsible for delivering innovative digital solutions that meet evolving client expectations and technical requirements. We work across a diverse range of projects, from major website builds, backend development and core tech platforms to bespoke experiences and strategic innovation with emerging technologies.

About the Role

We are seeking a Technical Delivery Director to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex technology initiatives for a major client. This role goes beyond traditional project coordination to shape, manage, and deliver technology-focused projects from discovery through post-launch support. As a critical bridge between clients and engineering, you will use your strong technical acumen to lead technical discussions, translate complex requirements, and mitigate software development risks.

You will be key in providing strategic input and driving a rigorous SDLC process to deliver high-quality products efficiently. This position requires proactivity, strategic thinking, and the ability to represent the engineering team to clarify needs and navigate technical complexities.

• Lead the end-to-end technical project and delivery lifecycle:
  Guide technical projects from discovery and scoping to final release and post-launch support, defining activities, milestones, and outputs with teams and clients for a seamless, efficient delivery process.
• Shape technical approaches and strategy:
  Provide strategic input during planning, translating abstract concepts into concrete technical tasks, estimates, and requirements. Collaborate with tech leads and clients to clarify upcoming work and build momentum.
• Serve as a client-facing technical liaison:
  Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients, confidently discussing concepts like web architecture, APIs, and release processes with both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders. Translate business requests into technical work.
• Drive proactive risk and dependency management:
  Identify, document, and manage technical risks, inter-team dependencies, and roadblocks. Develop and implement mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum and keep the engineering team unblocked.
• Lead agile and process management:
  Manage the agile development process with client teams, leading key ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives while fostering a collaborative engineering culture.
• Own scope and estimation:
  Independently create scopes and estimate technical tasks. Collaborate with Engineering and Program Management to define tasks and team composition, adapting approaches to fit project and client constraints. Bring structure to ambiguous work by defining logical steps, timelines, and roles.
• Oversee quality and release coordination:
  Manage testing cycles, bug triage, and coordinate deployment schedules with QA and Engineering Leads to ensure smooth, predictable release management. Actively monitor and verify the engineering team's work in development and staging environments.
• Handle technical information and action:
  Understand the technical intricacies of the work and proactively act on behalf of the engineering team to get questions answered, gather information, and clarify the implications of technical decisions. This includes reviewing technical documents and leading discussions to fill in missing details.
• Facilitate collaboration and communication:
  Participate in engineering discussions to identify risks and ensure productivity. Collaborate with designers on technical requirements. Communicate effectively with internal partners, providing clear status reports and escalating impediments.

• Is a strategic, independent thinker with a deep understanding of software development and a passion for driving successful technical delivery in a client-service environment.
• Is an Engineer at heart, with a strong understanding of core web technologies, including front/back-end principles, APIs, CMS, SDLC, agile…