Delivery Director

Position Overview

We are seeking a Delivery Director to lead a strategic and critical program within the banking sector on a 12-month contract based in Dublin. The role involves overseeing end-to-end delivery with 2-3 days per week onsite presence and managing client relationships at a governance level.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct a high-impact banking program throughout all phases, ensuring successful delivery.
• Manage and nurture client expectations and act as the delivery representative in governance forums.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and stakeholders, combining finance, sourcing, implementation, and business outcomes seamlessly.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, engineers, and QA to produce accurate estimates and delivery plans.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage engagement risks, escalating critical issues timely.
• Drive business development activities for both existing clients and prospective new engagements by uncovering new opportunities.
• Lead presales efforts by preparing proposals, defining implementation approaches, and presenting solution architectures and statements of work.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in banking and financial services, with 3-5 years focused on mobile or digital banking platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of banking regulations and security compliance standards such as PSD2, GDPR, and PCI-DSS relevant to mobile financial apps.
• Experience working with open banking APIs, payment solutions, and mobile wallet integrations.
• Strong expertise in Software Development Life Cycle methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage complex IT project deliveries and client stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to cultivate strong client relationships and work efficiently within dynamic, geographically-distributed teams under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, presentation, planning, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in Agile practices and iterative delivery techniques for scalable solution building.
• Technical knowledge to guide engineering decisions and delivery practices to ensure project success.
• Capability to simultaneously manage multiple complex projects across distributed teams.
• Experience mentoring delivery managers, scrum masters, and agile coaches, fostering psychological safety and continuous learning.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Familiarity with advanced mobile technologies, including cross-platform frameworks like React Native, Flutter, and Kotlin Multiplatform.
• Experience advising on native versus hybrid mobile architectures and developing progressive web apps for banking.
• Knowledge of mobile edge computing, offline-first design, and wearable banking integrations.
• Understanding of inclusive mobile accessibility standards and design principles.
• Background in fintech innovations such as neobanks, challenger banks, embedded finance, and blockchain applications.
• Expertise in cloud-native architectures, serverless platforms (AWS Amplify, Firebase, Azure Mobile Apps), microservices, event-driven systems, and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in advanced Agile and DevOps methodologies, including continuous deployment, feature flagging, canary releases, Lean UX, and outcome-driven delivery.
• Familiarity with organizational frameworks like Team Topologies and platform engineering to optimize developer experience.
• Holder of relevant industry certifications such as SAFe SPC/Agilist, PMP, Prince2, Scrum Master/Product Owner certifications, cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP), and mobile developer certifications.