Delivery Manager (Scrum Master Certified)

Company Description

THIS IS AN ON SITE ROLE REQUIRING LOCAL AREA RESIDENCE OR ABILITY TO COMMUTE OR RELOCATE TO IRVINE, CA. 

WE EMBRACE A TALENT-LED CULTURE

Our work is driven by our team’s desire to be pioneers.

In 2009, we created Robots & Pencils with the then-contrarian view that mobile would be more transformative than the Internet. Turns out we were right.

Today, our thinking is rooted in the belief that, in the age of unprecedented technology acceleration, maintaining a competitive advantage requires new strategies and a focus on innovation.

Our approach has been to create a company designed to follow the talent, allowing us to amass an unfair share of hyper-skilled people who call Robots & Pencils home. A team of people who not only develop innovative solutions to transform businesses, but also create products that have been previously inconceivable.

What are our core values?

• Strong Work Ethic
• Top Drawer
• Always Learning
• Heart
• Discipline
• Efficacy

Robots & Pencils offers:

• We follow the talent meaning you can be located anywhere in North America and work remotely. You also have the option to work in our offices if you live in an area where we have a local office.

• We work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where everything is constantly changing from the tools we use to how we think about software.

• We hire only the best talent we can find. You do remarkable things and solve tough problems where many others have failed before.

• Attractive compensation package

Job Description

What you’ll do:

• Review key account performance with client account leaders and delivery leads; oversee project delivery
• Work with client account leadership to set client expectations, participating in client account planning and forecasting activities
• Overall management, tracking and reporting of deliverables in support of new business capabilities, ensuring on time and on budget delivery, adherence to compliance and quality standards, and alignment to the strategic objectives of the Statement of Work
• Implement tracking methods and metrics to monitor progress, report status, identify deviations and implement corrective action, effective change control process to identify impacts (scope, schedule, cost, business case benefits), complete an impact assessment, and present recommendation
• Support Portfolio communications through attendance of various meetings as well as the preparation of executive updates, key stakeholder meetings and portfolio/project status reporting. 
• Facilitate cross-functional program processes and communications
• Responsible for decision analysis and recommendations for portfolio level issues
• Facilitate program stage gates to validate deliverables and approve progression to the next phase
• Ensure accurate and timely financial management including actual spend and forecasts for labor, non-labor and strategic partner support; explain cost variances and implement corrective action; track cost risks and cost opportunities
• Responsible for updating various Portfolio management tools and systems such as Salesforce, Harvest (time tracking system) etc. 

Qualifications

Skills & Qualifications

THIS IS AN ON SITE CONTRACT ROLE REQUIRING LOCAL AREA  RESIDENCE OR ABILITY TO COMMUTE OR RELOCATE TO IRVINE, CA. 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 2-3 years of Program Management or PMO Lead experience
• Minimum of 2-3 years of managing large, complex portfolios with Agile delivery methodologies
• Has run at least 4 substantial projects or programs
• Minimum of 2-3 years consulting experience
• Experience with tools like Salesforce, Harvest etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Make judgment calls on priorities
• Is able to influence without persuasion
• Comfortable conversing and has built relationships with teams outside of the PMO
• Transport & Logistics experience
• Can train others in their skillset and is open to knowledge sharing
• Can take on client work and multiple Levvel initiatives without guidance of priorities remaining effective at both

Additional Information

Robots & Pencils aspires to have a workforce that is representative of the diversity of our country and encourages applications from everyone