Delivery Manager - Ames, United States - Workiva

Description

Job Summary:

The Delivery Manager serves as a servant leader, organizing, collaborating, and communicating with internal stakeholders to ensure team success. They utilize agile and lean principles to drive project progress, removing impediments and optimizing team performance. While they have no direct reports, they are granted authority by the team to facilitate progress. They influence delivery strategy and collaborate with other teams to ensure dependencies are addressed. They also mentor junior team members and drive ongoing learning and improvement.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with teams to facilitate agile product development processes
• Provide project status visibility to senior management and other teams
• Organize cross-team projects and remove impediments to progress
• Monitor and engage in issue resolution and risk identification
• Mentor junior members of the Delivery Management team
• Influence stakeholders and partner with product development teams to drive incremental improvements
• Lead the team to consistently deliver features on schedule
• Drive ongoing learning and improvement within the team
• Lead the execution and delivery of features

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with agile product teams to deliver features
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or other project management certification
• Experience delivering product features
• Skilled in servant leadership
• Strong communication and facilitation abilities
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Adaptability to fast-paced environments
• Proficient in risk identification
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Experienced in conflict resolution and team management
• Encourages self-management in others
• Values transparency

Travel Requirement

• Minimal Travel

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.

How You'll Be Rewarded

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

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