SENIOR DELIVERY MANAGER

Description Ciklum is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join our team full-time in India.
We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges.
With a global team of over highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.
About the role.
As a Senior Delivery Manager, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.
We are looking for a passionate, energetic, self-driven manager-leader who will be driving organisation and supervision of necessary processes, teams, structure and technology services composition to successfully deliver what Ciklum сlients expect to achieve their business goals.
The role of the Delivery Manager is to ensure smooth project's delivery on all stages within agreed deadlines, scope, quality and budget.
Responsibilities Engage into pre-sales process and discussion with Clients to build the optimal delivery engagement and/or solution offer that would meet both Clients’ goals and Ciklum’s commercial interests Support team ramp up and onboarding (from recruitment and forming teams to process establishment and stabilization) Set up best practices (tools, processes, people management), ensure projects meet industry leading quality standards, knowledge sharing with Ciklum teams and clients Monitor changing clients’ needs and proactively offer the right solutions out of the full spectrum of services available Provide proactive constructive input to the internal organisation on services and solutions that should be considered for improvement and/or creation Regularly monitor and continuously improve Clients’ satisfaction Manage risks, anticipate problems before they arise, and work with appropriate personnel to develop solutions Be the clients’ trusted advisor on all elements of delivery best practice and keep an equivalent focus on Ciklum reputation, commercial interests and quality outputs Work closely with customer management to understand the business requirements for the project, develop effective working relationships and ongoing management processes for the project Define project requirements and deliverables, resource requirements and plan, manage their execution, monitoring and adjustments Estimate and plan projects from start to finish together with a team Manage, monitor and motivate the team assigned to the project Conduct project presentations and compile reports Create and track accurate cost estimates Report project progress/status on a regular basis to client, internal management, perform other duties as required Requirements Agile Delivery / Project Management experience and strong commercial understanding, ideally within Managed Services and IT Outsourcing industry, minimum 7 years Good understanding and practical experience with Agile approaches (Scrum, Kanban) Ability to perform project manager's activities during Project Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Closing phases Experience in managing multiple agile teams in projects up to 7-25 FTE Strong service/client oriented attitude, focus on an outcome Experience with at least one of the domains.
BFSI, Automotive, Retail Ability to choose and set up project management tools and techniques in the project Experience in Configuration management and managing KPIs Good understanding of change and expectations management Experience in successful project implementation in a software environment Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment Problem-solving attitude using system-thinking approaches Ability to manage contractual terms and financial issues Upper-intermediate level of spoken and written English Desirable Experience of work in a distributed teams Technical background (software development, QA, DevOps, etc) Knowledge of the latest trends at SW development technologies and tools Experience in creating and running trainings, workshops, other educational activities Agile and/or PMI certification Understanding of SAFe or LeSS What's in it for you Care.
your mental and physical health is our priority.
We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, as well as financial and legal consultation Tailored education path.
boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications Growth environment.
share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally Flexibility.
choose how you want to work – remote or Hybrid or on-site in our offices in Chennai and Pune.
Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day.
Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up Opportunities.
we value our specialists and always find the best options for them.
Our Resourcing Team helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential Global impact.
work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients Welcoming environment.
feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events About us.
India is a strategic growth market for Ciklum.
Be a part of a big story created right now.
Let’s grow our delivery center in India together! Boost your skills and knowledge.
create and innovate with like-minded professionals — all of that within a global company with a local spirit and start-up soul.
Supported by Recognize Partners and expanding globally, we will engineer the experiences of tomorrow!  Be bold, not bored! Experiences of tomorrow.
Engineered together Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application.
Can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.