Senior Advisor, Solution Delivery Manager (P4)

Save the Children 

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share. 

The Role 

As the Solution Delivery Manager, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will lead the successful execution of product development efforts within an agile framework. Partnering closely with a Product Manager, you will focus on the “how”—ensuring that resources are available, risks are managed, and work is delivered efficiently and on time. Your primary responsibility is maintaining delivery velocity by leveraging agile methodologies, fostering team collaboration, and ensuring delivery based on the product team’s strategic roadmap and overall strategic goals for the organization.

You will work with a suite of products that enhance the user experience for supporters and staff within Save the Children. In addition to coordinating sprints and facilitating daily scrums, you will manage third-party vendors, plan releases, and optimize team workflows. Strong communication and leadership skills will be essential for driving transparency, avoiding silos, and keeping all stakeholders informed about progress and delivery schedules.

This is a temporary assignment with an anticipated end date of June 2026.

Location 

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations 

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)*

*Not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change 

Delivery Execution (50%)

• Oversee timely delivery of product releases, including new product features, break fixes, and ongoing system maintenance.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, sprint execution and daily scrums, and retrospectives.
• Track progress against the roadmap and partner with the UX Product Manager to adjust as necessary to meet your business and product team’s goals.
• Manage risk by identifying bottlenecks or resource constraints and proactively developing solutions to mitigate these issues.
• Collaborate with your fellow Solution Delivery Managers to increase the effectiveness of our Agile delivery approach and process and as such, the development of a cohesive, high-performing Solution Delivery team.
• Lead the delivery of work based on established delivery team KPI’s.
• Coordinate the work needed to be done with vendors within your product team and be held accountable to articulate the work being done, the spend against budget, and escalate when needed to adjust budget or work being done.
• Guide and mentor BTS colleagues and business stakeholders as we transition to Agile and upskill in associated enablement tools.

Resource Management (30%)

• Understand the availability of resources and manage team capacity to ensure delivery targets are met.
• Identify gaps in team skills or capacity and work with management to address them.
• Develop and maintain a resource forecast, ensuring team and other Delivery Managers are aligned on capacity, sprint planning and adherence to agreed-upon roadmaps.

Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration (20%)

• Engage with product managers and leadership to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Facilitate communication between team members and leadership.
• Keep cross-functional teams and stakeholders informed of delivery timelines, progress, and any potential risks to on-time delivery.
• Promote a culture of transparency and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications for the role 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience 
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, issues, and priorities effectively and simultaneously with attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience with agile delivery frameworks, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership skills, capable of managing both internal teams and external vendors
• Ability to adapt to change in an environment of continuous delivery and shifting priorities.
• Experience working with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) to manage delivery work and resourcing