Senior Advisor, Solution Delivery Manager (P4)

$108,800 - $121,600/Yr

Save The Children - Fairfield, CT

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Fairfield, CT

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Advisor, Solution Delivery Manager at Save the Children plays a crucial role in leading product development efforts within an agile framework. This position focuses on ensuring timely delivery of product releases, managing resources, and fostering collaboration among teams to enhance the user experience for supporters and staff. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills to drive transparency and keep stakeholders informed about progress and delivery schedules. This is a temporary assignment expected to end in June 2026.

Responsibilities

• Oversee timely delivery of product releases, including new product features, break fixes, and ongoing system maintenance.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, sprint execution and daily scrums, and retrospectives.
• Track progress against the roadmap and partner with the UX Product Manager to adjust as necessary to meet business and product team goals.
• Manage risk by identifying bottlenecks or resource constraints and proactively developing solutions to mitigate these issues.
• Collaborate with fellow Solution Delivery Managers to increase the effectiveness of the Agile delivery approach and process.
• Lead the delivery of work based on established delivery team KPIs.
• Coordinate the work needed to be done with vendors within the product team and articulate the work being done, the spend against budget, and escalate when needed.
• Guide and mentor BTS colleagues and business stakeholders as they transition to Agile.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, issues, and priorities effectively and simultaneously with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience with agile delivery frameworks, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership skills, capable of managing both internal teams and external vendors.
• Ability to adapt to change in an environment of continuous delivery and shifting priorities.
• Experience working with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) to manage delivery work and resourcing.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience communicating and facilitating across multiple divisions and levels of the organization.
• Experience in resource capacity management and planning.
• Experience in vendor management.
• Scrum Master Certification.
• Experience in other work/productivity tools, such as Mural, Airtable, and Lucid.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities.
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits.
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees.
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year).
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually, mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events.
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services.
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships.