Delivery Manager

About ARAs Client

ARAs Client is a global leader in digital transformation and enterprise integration, helping organizations navigate complexity, drive performance, and deliver innovation at scale. We specialize in end-to-end system integration, program recovery, and multi-technology transformations across industries.

Role Summary

Associate Director or Senior Manager – System Integration Delivery Management Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Lead

  delivery recovery efforts end-to-end

  , from issue identification and solutioning to execution of turnaround plans.
• Establish and enforce

  robust governance frameworks

  using TDLC, Agile, or SAFe methodologies.
• Re-baseline and realign delivery plans, manage risks/issues, and restore client confidence.
• Drive improvements in

  Delivery Experience (DEX)

  and reduce

  Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)

  through measurable KPIs.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, lead steering committees, and ensure transparency through structured communications.
• Track and analyze key metrics (e.g., SPI, burn rate, forecast accuracy, margin, budget compliance).
• Conduct commercial resets, cost-optimization initiatives, and

  EAC (Estimate at Completion) recovery

  .
• Ensure compliance with audits, InfoSec standards, and quality gates.
• Provide

  strategic + hands-on leadership

  to resolve technical and program-level challenges.
• Define and manage contract deliverables, including

  financial constructs, liabilities, dependencies, and exit/entry criteria

  .
• Deliver platform design validations and realignment strategies across engagements.
• Mentor teams, build recovery playbooks, and strengthen delivery capabilities.

Qualifications

• 16–20 years of experience

  in System Integration Delivery Management.
• Proven record in

  turning around large, complex, troubled programs

  .
• Strong expertise in

  governance frameworks (Agile, SAFe, TDLC)

  .
• Hands-on delivery experience with at least

  one major enterprise platform

  (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, o9, Supply Chain Platforms).
• Proficiency in

  one or more business domains

  : Finance, HR, Supply Chain, or Customer Experience.
• Experience in

  at least one major industry vertical

  (Health, Products, Communications, Technology, Resources, Utilities, BFSI, Life Sciences).
• Strong understanding of contract management, commercial models, and cost optimization strategies.

• PMI, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification

  .
• Relevant

  platform certifications

  (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, etc.).

Nice-to-Have

• Exposure to

  Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR, Oracle NetSuite ERP Financial Management, Oracle Analytics Cloud

  .
• AMS End-to-End Recovery experience.
• Experience in

  GenAI technologies

  and their role in delivery transformation.