Senior Delivery Manager (Engagement Lead) | Senior Management
Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, PolskaKey offer highlights
Min. 5 years of experience
English B2/C1
Employment: contract of employment
Hybrid model - partly remote
Description
Join our team as a Senior Delivery Manager and play a key role as Engagement Lead, owning client relationships from initial engagement through successful delivery and value realization. Act as the single orchestration point between Sales, Delivery, Solutions and client stakeholders to ensure commercial commitments are translated into high-quality execution and long-term partnership. Responsibilities Act as primary engagement owner from opportunity qualification through delivery execution and stabilization Establish trusted relationships with client sponsors, business owners and IT leadership Own client communication cadence, escalation management and expectation setting Drive value realization by ensuring that outcomes align with client business objectives Partner with Sales and Solution Architects during pre-sales to shape engagement model and delivery approach Own deal-to-delivery transition, including handover, scope clarification and governance setup Ensure SOWs, commercials and delivery plans are aligned and executable Align Delivery Managers, Program Managers and Tech Leads around objectives, milestones and quality standards Ensure delivery governance is in place, including cadence, KPIs and escalation paths Proactively manage risks, dependencies and scope evolution Requirements Minimum 8 years in IT services, consulting or digital delivery environments Proven experience in at least two of the following: client engagement leadership, delivery management, pre-sales or account management Experience managing complex, multi-stream delivery Strong understanding of SOWs, commercials and delivery models Experience working with senior client stakeholders Client leadership and stakeholder management skills Engagement governance and delivery orchestration experience Commercial acumen in scope, margin and change management Structured communication and escalation management skills Systems thinking with ability to connect sales, delivery and operations Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)
Requirements
Minimum 8 years in IT services, consulting or digital delivery environments
Proven experience in at least two of the following: client engagement leadership, delivery management, pre-sales or account management
Experience managing complex, multi-stream delivery
Strong understanding of SOWs, commercials and delivery models
Experience working with senior client stakeholders
Client leadership and stakeholder management skills
Engagement governance and delivery orchestration experience
Commercial acumen in scope, margin and change management
Structured communication and escalation management skills
Systems thinking with ability to connect sales, delivery and operations
Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)
Zakres obowiązków
Act as primary engagement owner from opportunity qualification through delivery execution and stabilization
Establish trusted relationships with client sponsors, business owners and IT leadership
Own client communication cadence, escalation management and expectation setting
Drive value realization by ensuring that outcomes align with client business objectives
Partner with Sales and Solution Architects during pre-sales to shape engagement model and delivery approach
Own deal-to-delivery transition, including handover, scope clarification and governance setup
Ensure SOWs, commercials and delivery plans are aligned and executable
Align Delivery Managers, Program Managers and Tech Leads around objectives, milestones and quality standards
Ensure delivery governance is in place, including cadence, KPIs and escalation paths
Proactively manage risks, dependencies and scope evolution
Seniority
Senior Management
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