Delivery Lead – Product Engineering

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead - Product Engineering to spearhead the execution of our software products. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for the end-toend delivery lifecycle, fostering a high-performance culture, and aligning technical teams with strategic business goals. You will act as a facilitator and coach, removing impediments to accelerate delivery flow while maintaining high standards of quality, scalability, and user-centric design.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Excellence: Oversee the end-to-end delivery of product engineering projects, ensuring timely releases and adherence to quality standards.

Agile Leadership: Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming) to keep teams focused, aligned, and productive.

Roadmap to Execution: Translate product roadmaps, user stories, and requirements into actionable technical delivery plans.

Impediment Removal: Proactively identify, resolve, or escalate roadblocks (technical, process, or dependencies) that hinder development velocity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, Software Architects, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless product development.

Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks and dependencies across squads, developing mitigation strategies to protect delivery timelines.

Quality and Process Optimization: Enforce engineering best practices, including code quality, test coverage, and continuous integration (CI/CD) pipelines.

Team Leadership: Mentor and inspire multidisciplinary teams, fostering accountability, engagement, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Communication: Provide transparency into delivery progress, metrics (velocity, lead time), and project risks to leadership and stakeholders. Go beyond just producing code toward delivering measurable business value and user outcomes. Act as the "engineers' partner," facilitating technical decisions rather than just managing timelines.

AI & Data Program Delivery: Partner with Aptia's Data CoE and IA CoE to integrate AI capabilities into live pensions and benefits administration products

Required Skills and Experience Must-Have

• Experience: 1520+ years of experience in technology or operations delivery, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role managing programs of significant scale and complexity (e.g., Delivery Manager, Technical Lead, Scrum Master)
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional program in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments ideally including at least one high-growth startup or startup-withinenterprise context
• Agile Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies, preferably with experience in scaled agile frameworks (SAFe).
• Technical Background: Strong familiarity with modern product engineering, including cloud-native development (AWS/Azure), CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to manage complex technical and organizational challenges
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field