Delivery Manager
Weekly Rate: $8,000/week
Overview
The Delivery Manager ensures successful on-time delivery of the HYROX squat tracking system across all project phases. This role focuses on removing impediments, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining project momentum through effective coordination and risk management. Unlike traditional project management, this position emphasizes enabling team productivity and maintaining delivery flow.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery Excellence - Ensure on-time delivery across all project phases by maintaining clear focus on outcomes and removing obstacles that impede progress. Drive consistent delivery cadence through effective sprint planning and execution monitoring.
Impediment Removal - Proactively identify and eliminate blockers that prevent team members from achieving their objectives. Work across organizational boundaries to resolve dependencies and clear paths for technical teams to deliver effectively.
Cross-functional Facilitation - Facilitate collaboration between diverse technical teams including computer vision specialists, engineers, and designers. Ensure smooth information flow and coordination across all workstreams without creating bureaucratic overhead.
Metrics and Tracking - Track delivery metrics and KPIs that provide meaningful insights into project health and progress. Maintain visibility into team velocity, quality metrics, and delivery risks through data-driven dashboards and reporting.
Risk Management - Identify, assess, and mitigate risks that could impact delivery timelines or quality. Develop proactive mitigation strategies and maintain contingency plans for critical path items.
Agile Process Leadership - Champion agile practices that enhance team productivity without imposing rigid frameworks. Adapt methodologies to team needs while maintaining delivery discipline and continuous improvement focus.
Stakeholder Communication - Provide regular, transparent updates on delivery progress to all stakeholders. Translate technical progress into business-relevant metrics that demonstrate value delivery.
Team Enablement - Create an environment where technical teams can focus on their core work without administrative burden. Handle logistics, coordination, and process management that would otherwise distract from technical delivery.
Quality Assurance Coordination - Work with QA engineers to ensure quality gates are integrated into delivery flow without creating bottlenecks. Balance speed of delivery with quality standards appropriate for competition-critical systems.
Resource Optimization - Ensure efficient use of team resources by identifying and addressing capacity constraints. Balance workload distribution to prevent burnout while maintaining delivery momentum.
Required Skills
Delivery Management Excellence demonstrates proven track record delivering complex technical projects on schedule with distributed teams. They have successfully managed delivery of systems where technical complexity intersects with business criticality, maintaining momentum through inevitable challenges. Their experience includes scaling delivery practices across growing teams while preserving agility.
Agile and Lean Practices shows deep understanding of agile methodologies with pragmatic approach to their application in real-world scenarios. They know when to apply specific practices and when to adapt based on team and project needs, avoiding dogmatic framework adherence. Their focus remains on value delivery rather than process compliance.
Technical Fluency possesses sufficient technical understanding to engage credibly with engineering teams and identify potential delivery risks early. They can participate in technical discussions about trade-offs and dependencies without requiring deep implementation knowledge. This fluency enables effective translation between technical and business contexts.
Risk and Impediment Management exhibits strong problem-solving skills with ability to identify risks before they become issues and navigate organizational challenges effectively. They excel at finding creative solutions to blockers and building relationships that facilitate quick resolution of dependencies. Their proactive approach prevents small issues from becoming major delays.
Phase Allocation
The Delivery Manager maintains consistent high involvement from Alpha through Delta phases, ensuring smooth delivery throughout active development. The role scales back during Full Release as the focus shifts from development to operational support and minor enhancements.
| Phase | Weekly Rate | Allocation | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | $8,000/week | 100% | 10 weeks |
| Beta | $8,000/week | 100% | 12 weeks |
| Gamma | $8,000/week | 100% | 8 weeks |
| Delta | $8,000/week | 100% | 10 weeks |
| Full Release | $4,000/week | 50% | 12 weeks |
Deliverables
Delivery Plans and Roadmaps - Detailed delivery plans that provide clear visibility into timelines, dependencies, and critical milestones. These plans balance predictability with flexibility to accommodate technical discoveries and changing requirements.
Risk Registers and Mitigation Plans - Comprehensive documentation of delivery risks with probability assessments, impact analysis, and mitigation strategies. These living documents ensure proactive risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
Delivery Metrics Dashboards - Real-time dashboards providing visibility into team velocity, quality metrics, and delivery health indicators. These tools enable data-driven decisions and early identification of potential issues.
Sprint Reports and Retrospectives - Regular documentation of sprint outcomes, lessons learned, and continuous improvement actions. These reports drive team evolution and process refinement throughout the project.
Impediment Logs - Systematic tracking of blockers with resolution status and impact analysis. This documentation ensures no impediment is forgotten and provides insights into recurring challenges.
Stakeholder Communications - Regular status updates tailored to different stakeholder groups with appropriate level of detail. These communications maintain alignment and manage expectations throughout delivery.
Process Documentation - Lightweight documentation of delivery processes that enable team consistency without creating bureaucracy. These guides support onboarding and knowledge transfer while preserving team agility.
Success Criteria
On-Time Delivery - All major milestones delivered according to agreed timelines with any variations proactively communicated and managed. Consistent delivery predictability builds stakeholder confidence and enables effective planning.
Impediment Resolution - Average impediment resolution time of less than 48 hours with no critical blockers lasting more than one week. Quick impediment removal maintains team momentum and prevents cascade delays.
Team Productivity - Measurable improvement in team velocity and reduction in time spent on non-value activities. Teams report high satisfaction with delivery processes and feel enabled rather than constrained.
Risk Mitigation Effectiveness - Less than 10% of identified risks materialize into actual issues impacting delivery. Proactive risk management prevents surprises and maintains project stability.
Stakeholder Satisfaction - Greater than 90% satisfaction rating from both technical teams and business stakeholders. Effective facilitation creates positive working environment while maintaining delivery discipline.
Quality Delivery - Zero critical defects reaching production environment with overall defect escape rate below 5%. Quality integration into delivery flow prevents technical debt accumulation while maintaining pace.