Delivery Lead
Role Overview
The Delivery Lead is accountable for execution across a major digital banking portfolio, with a focus on Retail Banking Group modernization, mobile banking apps, and digital customer journeys.
The role is the escalation channel to the Executive Sponsor and aligns vendor performance and technical teams with delivery commitments.
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About Deeplight
Deeplight is an AI and data consultancy that builds secure, scalable enterprise systems using quantitative expertise, cloud architecture, and MLOps.
The consultancy works with UAE financial institutions on digital transformation and banking-grade technology solutions.
The opportunity
The Delivery Lead is accountable for execution across a major digital banking portfolio, with a focus on Retail Banking Group modernization, mobile banking apps, and digital customer journeys.
The role is the escalation channel to the Executive Sponsor and aligns vendor performance and technical teams with delivery commitments.
What you’ll do
- Build and maintain an integrated portfolio plan covering timelines, budgets, milestones, and dependencies across active workstreams.
- Own portfolio execution and respond when projects slip.
- Triage risks, issues, and blockers; present recovery options and recommendations to the Executive Sponsor.
- Review and approve Steering Committee packs, attend meetings, and challenge status, risks, and decision papers.
- Test slippage at source, agree recovery plans with project squads and vendors, and track remediation to closure.
- Track burn rates, financial forecasts, and change requests; manage vendors against contracted scope, milestones, and commercial terms.
- Coordinate Architecture, AI/Data, and Platform leads so delivery and technical perspectives are aligned for the Sponsor.
What we’re looking for
- 10+ years of technology delivery experience managing complex, multi-stream portfolios in top-tier banks or technology consultancies.
- Solid experience delivering technology programs in Retail Banking Group environments.
- Hands-on experience delivering mobile app releases, digital onboarding, internet banking, or end-to-end digital customer journey transformations.
- Strong verbal, written, and visual presentation skills, including communicating portfolio metrics to C-suite audiences.
- Ability to present to C-level executives, handle scrutiny and client friction, and drive cross-functional accountability.
- Experience managing vendor SLAs, statement-of-work consumption, burn rates, and commercial change requests.
What gives you an edge
- Direct experience leading digital delivery programs for major banks in the UAE or GCC is advantageous.
- PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, SAFe Program Consultant, or Scrum Alliance credentials are advantageous.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, personal health insurance, and individual visa sponsorship.
- Professional development and certification support, role-related subscription reimbursement, and a monthly employee incentive program.
- Opportunity to work on AI projects and pursue career advancement.
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