Senior Delivery Manager (East Coast, U.S. - Based)

What success looks like in this role:

Job Summary

The Senior Delivery Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Delivery Management group, ensuring the successful execution of client-facing projects and services. This role is responsible for driving high-quality service delivery, managing complex client relationships, and overseeing project planning, resource allocation, financial performance, and issue resolution. The Senior Delivery Manager will serve as a key escalation point for critical issues, navigate executive-level customer engagements, and operate effectively in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities.
This position requires a US-based resource located on the East Coast and includes participation in a 24/7 duty manager rotation for a restricted account.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to subordinate leaders and professional delivery staff, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of assigned programs and projects, ensuring execution is on time, within scope, and on budget.

• Serve as a 24/7 Duty Manager every five weeks for a restricted account, providing immediate response to infrastructure and application availability issues requiring urgent attention.

• Act as an escalation point for critical program and project issues, driving rapid response, coordinated execution, and timely resolution.

• Manage executive-level customer relationships, ensuring transparent communication, expectation alignment, and high customer satisfaction.

• Collaborate with senior Unisys and client leadership teams to facilitate communication, mitigate risks, and address emerging issues.

• Ensure appropriate resource allocation, capacity planning, and workload balance across delivery teams.

• Monitor project and service delivery financials, including cost control, budget variance analysis, and optimization of profitability.

• Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes, issue management, and team operations.

• Oversee performance and deliverables of third-party providers and subcontractors to ensure alignment with contractual and project requirements.

• Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities while maintaining high standards of execution.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree and 6-8 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5-7 years of leadership experience in delivery management, project management, or related fields.
• Senior-level expertise in application delivery lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex service delivery environments and cross-functional teams.
• Proven success serving as an escalation point for critical technical or programmatic issues.
• Strong executive-level communication and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to interface effectively with senior leaders in both Unisys and customer organizations.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with frequently changing priorities.
• US-based resource located on US soil; East Coast location required.

This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

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