Owns delivery across a large portfolio or multiple accounts and coaches the delivery manager community.
Entry
Expert
Coding
Low
Key skills
Career overview
The Senior Delivery Manager owns delivery across a large portfolio or several strategic accounts: complex governance, multi-team coordination, delivery strategy and the coaching of the delivery manager community. They are accountable for portfolio-level delivery performance. The role leads to head of service delivery, IT operations manager or IT director.
Main responsibilities
- Ensure delivery of products and programs
- Manage service delivery and providers
- Define strategy and steer long-term direction
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Run steering committees and project rituals
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Manage budget, scope and risks
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Keep technical documentation up to date
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Less common
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ITIL 4 Strategist
- PgMP
- SAFe Practice Consultant
- PMP
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Soft skills
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Clear communication
- Mentoring
- Stakeholder management
- Big-picture thinking
- Decisiveness
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Overlap: 72% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Multi-account governance, Community coaching
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