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Lead Delivery Manager

Summary

Lead a team of Delivery Managers to implement complex enterprise SaaS solutions for large Australian customers, balancing scope, budget, and customer satisfaction while driving delivery discipline.

Lead Software Delivery Manager
Sydney CBD | Hybrid

Join a growing SaaS business delivering complex enterprise software implementations to some of Australia’s largest organisations.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll take ownership of strategic customer accounts while leading and developing a team of Delivery Managers.

You’ll remain close to delivery, own outcomes across multiple enterprise customers, step into complex situations when required, and help build a more predictable and commercially disciplined delivery function.

This role will suit someone who enjoys customer-facing delivery, leading people, solving complex problems, and operating in environments where priorities shift and not everything is fully defined.

The Opportunity

  • Lead delivery across multiple enterprise customer accounts
  • Manage strategic software implementation programmes and portfolios valued between $5m and $15m+
  • Own delivery outcomes across scope, timelines, budget, quality and customer satisfaction
  • Act as the escalation point for complex delivery challenges and at-risk engagements
  • Directly manage and coach a team of Delivery Managers
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews and capability development activities
  • Provide delivery assurance across multiple accounts and intervene when delivery, customer or commercial outcomes are at risk
  • Balance customer expectations, delivery constraints, commercial outcomes and business priorities
  • Drive stronger delivery discipline, forecasting, reporting and accountability across the portfolio
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering and Executive stakeholders
  • Build trusted customer relationships while maintaining commercial and delivery accountability
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of delivery practices as the business continues to grow


What We’re Looking For

  • Experience delivering complex SaaS, enterprise software, ERP, workforce management or configurable platform implementations
  • Experience managing external enterprise customers through large-scale software delivery programmes
  • Direct people leadership experience managing Delivery Managers, Project Managers or equivalent senior delivery professionals
  • Experience conducting performance management, coaching and capability development
  • Experience managing multiple customer accounts or delivery portfolios simultaneously
  • Strong commercial ownership across budgets, revenue, margin, forecasting and customer outcomes
  • Experience delivering programmes or portfolios valued at $5m+
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with executive-level customers
  • Experience making trade-off decisions across competing customer, delivery and commercial priorities
  • Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments where priorities shift and ambiguity exists
  • Strong delivery leadership combined with a hands-on approach to execution
  • Experience managing escalations and difficult customer conversations


Nice To Have

  • Insurance industry experience
  • Experience delivering configurable platforms or ERP-style solutions
  • Consulting or professional services background
  • Agile delivery experience


Why Apply

  • Lead complex enterprise software implementations for well-known organisations
  • Take ownership of strategic customer relationships and delivery outcomes
  • Influence how delivery operates across a growing SaaS business
  • Work alongside experienced delivery, product and engineering leaders
  • Join a business investing heavily in delivery capability, customer outcomes and future growth
  • Hybrid working environment with long-term career progression opportunities

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