This is a new long term consulting opportunity with our direct client in Woodcliff Lake, NJ for a .Net Technical Software Delivery Manager

The right candidate will have at least 6 years of .Net Technical Lead experience, and minimum of 10 years overall IT experience.  This person should have experience with all aspects of the SDLC including experience in delivery of enterprise systems with an emphasis on globally available applications

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Responsible for delivery control of projects within the project timelines and budget. The Delivery Manager owns the solution delivery and is ultimately responsible for the delivery of the development, delivery project leadership, management, quality, and timely delivery of the project. Will oversee all delivery associates assigned to a project.
• Capable of liaison and customer management along with our Product Owners
• Knowledge of PMO concepts and project plan technical development
• Co-ordinate through the development managers all delivery activities and acts as the escalation point for all development issues specific to projects
• Provide overall development project leadership and direct project teams in the delivery of high-quality products within committed timeframes
• Ensure build phase of projects are delivered on time and with high quality
• Work with development leads to define code drops and co-ordinate the alignment of code drop dependencies
• Work with QA to assure project quality and defined measurements of code quality
• Ensure complete understanding of the development estimate and project scope – work with development leads to assure development teams deliver projects within the framework of the given estimate and assumptions
• Co-ordinate with the development teams and vendors to ensure the right teams are working on the right build components at the right time, with clear expectations of milestones and goals
• Mentor Delivery Team on IT methodology and drive consistent processes – whether waterfall or agile
• Should have relevant technical experience of the types of products being used: .Net, SharePoint 2013 (2016 is a plus), Microsoft SQL, Power BI

Deliverables:

• Delivery of project solutions allocated, to plan and budget
• Strong experience in working to requirements and priorities as well as resolving issues 

Management and Competencies:

• Experience managing the development, implementation and support of enterprise solutions
• Capable of managing internal ITS teams, contractors and onshore / offshore partner resources
• Demonstrated experience developing team members and being a role model
• Ability to work across business and technical teams
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and communicate technical information to IT professionals
• International experience with the ability to work in a diverse work environment across cultures and time-zones; available to travel (internationally) at short notice and host/attend international calls outside of standard working hours
• Effective leadership, interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects
• Pro-active in pre-empting issues and problems
• Good team worker and leader
• Self sufficient
• Ability to engage and interact with technical and non-technical staff

Knowledge/Experience Required: 

• Skills and knowledge acquired through Development, Technical Lead, or Project Management.
• Managed teams in various geographic locations with a proven track record of completing quality projects on time and within budget
• Extensive and consistent experience of delivering complex projects throughout lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Microsoft products and related technologies;
• Project planning and progress monitoring including budget control and milestone control; issue and risk management
• Proven track record in coaching and mentoring others to success
• Experience managing teams delivering IT implementations and involving multiple software application integrators
• Knowledge of application development and system architecture
• Business analysis techniques 
• Minimum 8 years project experience in delivery of enterprise systems with an emphasis on globally available applications
• In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft platform (IIS, .NET, Web Services, SQL Server, SharePoint, Windows Server, Clustering, Active Directory etc..)
• Confidence in dealing with staff, managers and partners across the firm
• Good knowledge of regional issues and structures, ability to work with people from many different cultural backgrounds

Education:

• Degree Level of Education preferably within IT
• Professional Qualifications (IT/Business)
• Project Management Training or Qualification (PMP) – Agile experience preferred