Delivery Partner

Delivery Partner

Key Responsibilities

1. Delivery Leadership

• Own delivery governance, operating cadence, KPIs, SLAs, and overall delivery health.
• Lead multi-country implementations and large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Ensure high-quality, on-time, and budget-aligned delivery across all engagements.
• Establish delivery excellence frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.

2. Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the strategic delivery advisor to C-level and senior stakeholders.
• Build and strengthen long-term relationships with enterprise customers.
• Lead executive reviews (QBR/MBR) and drive proactive risk mitigation and escalations.
• Manage expectations, scope alignment, and ensure strong customer satisfaction scores.

3. Governance & Assurance

• Drive governance frameworks across all projects and programs.
• Implement robust risk management, compliance, and quality assurance practices.
• Ensure adherence to delivery standards, audit requirements, and organizational processes.

4. Practice & People Leadership

• Mentor delivery leads, project managers, and consulting teams.
• Drive competency building, capability development, and continuous improvement.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and growth of the delivery practice.

5. Financial Ownership

• Own P&L for delivery engagements and ensure profitable execution.
• Optimize resource utilization, demand planning, and margin improvement.
• Support account growth, cross-sell, and upsell initiatives in partnership with sales/CS teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 1825 years of experience in consulting/SI delivery leadership roles.
• Proven experience as

  Delivery Partner

  ,

  Client Delivery Lead

  ,

  Account Delivery Head

  , or

  Portfolio Delivery Head

  .
• Strong background in managing large enterprise programs across global locations.
• Expertise in governance, PMO frameworks, risk management, and delivery excellence.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in SaaS, procurement, Source-to-Pay, ERP, or cloud transformation (preferred).

Good to Have

• Hands-on experience in tools like SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Oracle, or other S2P platforms.
• Prior experience managing multi-million dollar accounts and global delivery teams.
• Exposure to agile transformation and digital consulting environments.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to lead large-scale global programs with high executive visibility.
• Drive delivery excellence and shape digital transformation for enterprise customers.
• Work with a fast-growing SaaS product organization with strong domain leadership.

About Us

Zycus, recognized by leading analyst firms in procurement technology, empowers teams to unlock deep value through its comprehensive Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions. At the heart of our S2P solution is the Merlin Agentic Platform, which orchestrates intelligent AI agents to deliver simplified, efficient, and compliant processes.

The Merlin Intake Agent offers business users unparalleled ease of use, increasing adoption rates and significantly reducing non-compliant spending. For procurement teams, the Merlin Autonomous Negotiation Agent handles tail spend autonomously, securing additional savings; the Merlin Contract Agent helps draft compliant contracts and reduces risks by actively monitoring them; and the Merlin AP Agent further enhances efficiency by automating invoice processing with exceptional speed and accuracy.

We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer

Zycus is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and creating an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. All hiring decisions will be based solely on qualifications, skills, and experience relevant to the job requirements.