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Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.About the TeamVNDLY, a Workday Company, is looking for a Delivery Manager with an amalgamation of the following: a technical background, project or product management experience, and stellar interpersonal skills to deliver an exceptional user experience. We're looking for someone with experience in Agile and Lean software development, continuous delivery, source control, and workflow automation. The ideal candidate is someone with moxie, a positive attitude, and the ability to motivate others. As a Delivery Manager at VNDLY, a Workday Company, you'll work across functional teams to develop high functioning teams, streamline product development processes, and ensure features are released in a consistent and predictable cadence.About the RoleThis position will own the Delivery Management lifecycle, which includes scheduling, coordinating, and the management of releases across the enterprise. The releases can be inclusive of application updates, system patches, security improvements, projects, and programs. The Delivery Manager provides tools and services to help product management and project teams manage their processes and deploy releases into production. Support Delivery:Provide visibility into delivery targets, commitments, and progressConvey valuable delivery outcomes to internal functional groups and external customersProvide coaching on delivery metrics, process opportunities to increase predictability and minimize riskUnderstand and can speak to up- and downstream dependencies Proactively identify impediments and appropriately plan resolutions, feel comfortable escalating issues as necessary Support Product:Act as coach for Product Team in regard to maintaining agility through valuable product deliveryHelp teams maintain focus on achieving product outcomes and goalsEnsure activities on product design/planning are happening in a timely manner and that the appropriate individuals are part of the conversationMeasure roadmap and backlog progress to understand timing around feature deliverySupport the Teams:Support team ways of working and provide process feedback to help grow and maintain high functioning teamsAdapt team feedback to address areas for teams to grow and continue on their agile journeyProactively find areas where team efficiencies can be improved and coach team on adopting process changesProvide space for team members to own and be active contributors to product solutioningSupport the Organization:Monitor and report progress to ensure application release status is transparent across all teams and functional areasHelp VNDLY find and employ the latest release processes and tools to create a lean, automated release engine that brings the principles of continuous delivery to all of our software About YouBasic Qualifications:3+ years of previous delivery and/or project management experience5+ years of experience working directly with Agile software teamsBackground in software development or related fieldOther QualificationsBachelor's degree preferred with at least two years of proven working experience as a Delivery or Project Manager.5+ years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development with both on-premise and cloud environmentsStrong understanding of work tracking and collaboration tools, such as JIRA and ConfluenceExperience training, developing, and/or inspiring a team on agile principles and techniques.Demonstrated knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practicesStrong delivery management in forecasting delivery, dependency and risk managementExperience with product inceptions/discovery/launchImpeccable written and verbal communication skillsOutstanding work ethic, tenacity, and attention to detailAbility to lead through influenceAs a federal contractor, Workday is requiring all new hires to verify that they are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 within 72 hours of beginning employment with Workday, consistent with applicable law. 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