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Prague, Czech Republic Hybrid Administrative

Delivery Director

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Description

Ciklum is looking for a Delivery Director to join our team full-time in Prague.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

Responsibilities

  • Defining the objectives, delivery strategy and associated timelines for the program, setting aspirational goals and milestones
  • Choosing a delivery methodology and ensuring it is implemented effectively with the appropriate controls and governance
  • Providing regular progress updates to senior client stakeholders and the Ciklum SMT including the escalation of blocking issues and ongoing risk management
  • Building a high caliber, motivated and professional program leadership team across all disciplines including business design, technology and architecture, testing, release and live support, business change etc.
  • Day to day management of a multidisciplinary team which consists of client staff, contractors, suppliers and Ciklum staff, including performance management where necessary
  • Definition of and adherence to the program budget
  • Ongoing identification and implementation of efficiencies needed to improve quality and pace while reducing running costs
  • Ensure all solutions and operations adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, exceptional problem-solving skills, be highly organized and have excellent leadership skills
  • Proven experience as a Program Director / Senior Program Manager who has already successfully delivered programs with an annual budget in excess of 10m EUR and over 50 team members in the space of product engineering, custom software development and digital transformation
  • Deep agile expertise, experience in implementing scaling programs via SAFe, LeSS, Nexus etc
  • Experience in leading presales in product engineering service / custom software development space is a strong plus
  • Fluent English and Czech
  • Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods, in-depth experience managing a large-scale agile delivery is a distinct advantage
  • Business acumen with a strategic perspective
  • Ability to make rapid, informed considered decisions
  • An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent organizational skills, good time management and the ability to prioritize
  • Strong communication skills, the ability to lead, network effectively, negotiate and influence people
  • Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
  • Familiarity with modern program management tooling including Atlassian Jira/Confluence
  • A management related degree is in advantage but not essential, experience will be valued more highly
  • Strong values — openness, honesty, integrity, reliability
  • A drive to win and build ‘best in class’ teams and solutions

Desirable

A high performing candidate would deliver the following outcomes:

  • The program would be well structured, organized and managed. It is perceived by your peers as an example of modern, best practice delivery
  • The quality of staff and deliverables would be outstanding, the program would be considered the ‘go to’ opportunity for ambitious, driven individuals throughout the organization
  • An ethos of continuous improvement will be established with the whole team focused on becoming faster and constantly improving quality
  • Delivery costs would be known and well managed with future spend accurately forecast
  • Delivery risk would be managed effectively with all key decisions being taken through formal governance and approved by the appropriate decision-making body
  • The program board and key stakeholders would feel fully informed of both progress and potential risks/issues. They would fully trust and rely on the Program Director
  • Ciklum will be highly valued and respected by the client, the account will grow beyond annual forecasts. Ciklum will be asked to assist in new areas of the business, the client will treat you as an essential part of their leadership team and be happy to provide marketing materials such as a quote and a case study

What's in it for you

  • Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure Mental Health programs and meal allowance. Our comfortable office in the center of Prague will ensure a cozy working space. We also offer 5 weeks of vacation and 2 sick days annually to recharge
  • Development as a mindset: feel free to participate in building an IT community in your country within our Nalejvárna meetups. Regular annual performance reviews with your manager will help you keep the right growth focus
  • Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops) and external (our formats of knowledge sharing – global Speaker’s Corner talks)
  • Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally.  The referral program will reward you with bonuses for successful recommendations of skilled professionals
  • Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up
  • Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. We offer more than 100 projects you can rotate between: we work with top-notch technologies for international clients (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Austria etc.) in various domains (banking, health care, e-commerce, construction, logistics)
  • Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
  • Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events, including weekly breakfasts

About us:

Join a well-established company and a strong team of professionals. 
Seize the perks of global opportunities, local approach and start-up spirit. 
Boost your skills with modern stacks and industry-leading clients!
Enjoy what you do, do what you enjoy! 

Want to learn more about us?
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, stop by one of our IT meetups Nalejvárna or listen to podcast PodVocasem.

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