Program Delivery Lead

A dynamic and highly motivated Program Delivery Lead is needed to spearhead an enterprise AI and advanced analytics initiative. This pivotal role involves transforming an innovative AI-enabled manufacturing vision into a strategic, actionable, and IT-compliant delivery plan. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with stakeholders across product management, manufacturing, IT, platform teams, and vendors, ensuring seamless coordination and execution. Join us to lead a focused, agile development effort that drives transformative industrial innovation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product management and key stakeholders to break down business problems into outcomes, features, and prioritized backlog items.
• Own and structure delivery for an AI‑enabled manufacturing initiative focused on integrating production, quality, and operational data
• Translate high‑level concepts into features, epics, sequencing, and an actionable delivery backlog.
• Facilitate Scrum events as needed and maintain delivery and product artifacts in Jira and Confluence to ensure transparency, flow, and alignment.
• Coordinate across manufacturing/PE teams, IT application owners, enterprise platform teams, and vendors to ensure cohesive execution.
• Guide the team through enterprise IT processes, ensuring correct paths for infrastructure, security, data platforms, APIs, and governance
• Define and manage delivery phases, including data collection, data publishing and consumption, system integration, and future AI/ML enablement.
• Partner closely with developers and stakeholders to refine scope, manage dependencies, and sequence work based on capacity and risk.
• Provide clear delivery and product visibility, including status, risks, dependencies, trade‑offs, and intentional scope decisions.
• Prevent siloed or short‑term solutions by aligning product needs with enterprise platforms and standards.
• Translate technical and delivery progress into concise, leadership‑ready communication.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Manufacturing, or a closely related field.
• 7 years of experience in delivery leadership, product ownership, program delivery, or Agile leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems with product partners into clear outcomes, features, and backlog.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira and Confluence, including backlog management, workflow tracking, and delivery reporting.
• Experience navigating enterprise IT environments, including approvals, governance, and platform dependencies.
• Strong communication, stakeholder facilitation, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Comfort working with lean teams, evolving scope, and incomplete information.
• Ability to consistently work CST/EST business hours.
  
  

This role blends product, delivery, and Agile execution. The ideal candidate is comfortable:

• Supporting product management and product ownership activities such as problem framing, backlog shaping, and value sequencing.
• Performing Scrum Master responsibilities, including facilitating Scrum events when needed.
• Owning broader delivery coordination and cross‑team execution.
• This is a contract delivery role that requires strong hands-on ownership.
• understanding of enterprise IT delivery, and comfort operating with emerging requirements and limited development capacity.
  
  

Bonus If You Have

• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, or industrial environments.
• Familiarity with data platforms, system integration, APIs, or event/broker‑based architectures.
• Experience supporting analytics, AI, or advanced data initiatives.
• Experience acting as a hybrid Product Owner / Delivery Lead / Scrum Master.
• Experience working with vendors and embedded development resources.
  
  

Benefits

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
  
  

About Us

At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we’ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.