Delivery Manager Duration: Until 30 June 2026 potential 12-month extension Location of work: Canberra The Delivery Manager will set up and perform that portfolio delivery management across key programs and business as usual activities that require appropriate scheduling, alignment, and governance. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for preparing and maintaining the value streams delivery plan, ensuring solutions are delivered to schedule, scope, budget, and quality Identify and manage risks and issues that impact ability to meet deliverables within the delivery plan Identify and manage dependencies with delivery teams, systems teams and enabling teams in collaboration with Release Train Engineer (RTE) and other Delivery Managers Effectively identifying and resolving blockers, helping to remove delivery impediments to ensure objectives can be met Work with the Product Manager and Owner to refine scope and set priorities for the team Responsible for managing resources assigned to the value stream Identification of resource gaps and constraints Monitor and escalate requests for additional hours, leave and travel Managing and recording pivot task requests Accountable for leading Program Increment (PI) planning event for your value stream and presenting alongside Product Owners to the broader program Accountable for milestones and successful transition between the delivery framework phases as per the solution roadmap Accountable for value stream DevOps hygiene and accuracy Responsible for collaborating with other Delivery Managers to identify improvements and best practice in ways of working Responsible for communicating and reporting delivery plan project status, risks, and issues effectively with peers, executives, and governance forums Responsible for performing additional duties or assuming responsibility of functions as directed from time-to-time by the relevant Director / Team Leader or delegate as required to ensure deliverables and milestones are met About You: Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing ICT projects to deliver to time, cost, quality, and scope Ability to foster team culture and lead small teams, including providing clear direction, effectively oversighting tasks and coaching to build high performance Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with influence, effectively interpret and synthesise technical information, and interact with people with diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strategic relationships and manage expectations across varied stakeholder groups Demonstrated experience in the delivery of data exchanges, repositories and metadata models, including their governance controls Demonstrate the ability to work with business and data teams to derive actionable solutions from complex data Ability to effectively manage high volumes of work and competing priorities, including the ability to adapt and respond to change and manage changing team and stakeholder needs Ability to work with limited direction and a strong commitment to working harmoniously within a team to achieve positive Tertiary qualifications or industry recognised certification in Management, Project Management, or a similar field Demonstrated work experience managing/delivering large-scale ICT transformation programs/projects in an Australian Government setting About Araza: Our organisation works with Australia’s largest enterprise and government clients providing project and program teams and resources to ensure success. We pride ourselves on being a trusted technology partner and working collaboratively. We're partnering with a leading Australian department to deliver high-quality projects that drive impactful results, focused on protecting national interests through intelligence, cybersecurity, and strategic operations to combat global threats. We can talk about Araza all day but instead, here are a few links if you are interested. www.araza.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/company/3613383/ Why Araza? We are GREAT. Our purpose is to have our teams align with our client’s needs to assist them on their most interesting and innovative projects. We do this by aligning our clients and teams to our core values of Be Great and Be Grateful. This focus has helped make us an employer of choice and the consultancy of choice in the Australian market. We are DIVERSE and INCLUSIVE. We are recognised leader in diversity with an excellent representation of women in leadership and a team with differing backgrounds, ethnicities, experiences and abilities. We care. Araza is a company that cares for their people. It's that simple. You will work with truly talented switched on and collaborative team members that help each other to succeed. We rock. HumbleBrag is that a lot of other companies think we are great as well! Our awards list: 2023 CRN Impact Award – Emerging Innovation Winner 2020 Financial Review Fast 100 2020 Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2019 Deloitte Technology Fast50 Australia 2019 Deloitte Technology Fast500 APAC 2019 CRN Fast50 2019 ARN Homegrown Service Provider Winner 2019 EY Winning Women Program Winner 2019 Cisco Diversity Initiative Award Winner 2019 Cisco Rising Star Winner 2019 30 Under 30 Tech Awards Winner 2018 CRN Fast50 2018 Deloitte Technology Fast50 Australia 2018 Deloitte Technology Fast500 APAC 2018 CRN Fast50 2018 ARN Start Up Entrepreneur Winner 2018 ARN Personal Innovation Sales Excellence Winner 2018 Westpac Business of Tomorrow Winner 2018 Financial Times 1000: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast50 Australia 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast1000 Asia/Pacific 2017 CRN Fast50 2017 ARN WIICTA Entrepreneur of the Year Winner 2017 Westpac Business of Tomorrow Winner 2017 Optus myBusiness Business Leader of the Year Winner 2016 Deloitte Rising Star 2016 CRN Fast50 Next Steps If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, apply now! 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