Senior Delivery Lead (contract)

About the Role

The Delivery Lead provides product-level and portfolio-level delivery governance across the Lending Ecosystems & Integrations Product, which supports the integrations and interfaces related to commercial lending platform modernization initiatives. This role ensures delivery alignment to enterprise priorities, manages cross-product dependencies, and represents delivery health within enterprise change and governance forums. This is a strategic delivery leadership role requiring strong communication, cross-functional coordination, enterprise delivery governance experience, and an understanding of how data moves across products and platforms. The ideal candidate can connect technical delivery efforts to business outcomes, assess risks and impacts, and drive alignment across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Product & Portfolio Governance:
  • Provide delivery governance and oversight at the product portfolio level.
  • Ensure alignment from enterprise strategy to execution across contributing teams.
  • Represent delivery health, risks, issues, and dependencies within enterprise governance and change leadership forums.
  • Maintain visibility into portfolio performance and delivery outcomes.
• Cross-Product Coordination:
  • Manage cross-product and cross-value-stream dependencies across the lending ecosystem.
  • Identify systemic risks early and drive resolution, mitigation, or escalation as needed.
  • Partner with business, product, technology, and change teams to ensure alignment on priorities and delivery commitments.
  • Govern dependencies and risks at the appropriate program or product level.
• Delivery Execution Oversight:
  • Manage program-level status, risks, issues, and dependencies to support predictable delivery outcomes.
  • Oversee delivery readiness across dependent teams, including SDLC, operational readiness, and change requirements.
  • Ensure transparency into integration impacts, data flows, and downstream business implications.
  • Communicate delivery updates and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Financial & Benefits Management:
  • Develop and maintain business cases supporting portfolio initiatives.
  • Manage delivery financials, forecasts, and budget-related activities.
  • Track and report benefits realization across the product portfolio.
• Leadership & Core Routines:
  • Lead and facilitate key delivery and planning activities, including:
    • Intention Mapping (Quarterly)
    • Big Room Planning (Quarterly)
    • Cross-Product and Cross-Product Line Syncs (Monthly)
    • Product Retrospectives (Quarterly)
    • Product Cabinet and Strategic Product Reviews (Monthly/Quarterly)
  • Act as a key delivery partner to Product, Change, and Shared Services leaders.
  • Foster strong alignment across product, delivery, and governance functions.

Qualifications

• Portfolio and program management experience within a complex enterprise environment
• Strong financial management and benefits tracking expertise
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder influence skills
• Systems-thinking mindset with the ability to understand dependencies across products and value streams
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and enterprise delivery governance
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and teams
• Strong risk management, issue resolution, and status reporting capabilities
• Experience using Jira for delivery tracking and dependency management
• Commercial Banking or Financial Services experience
• Experience supporting large-scale product, platform, migration, or integration initiatives
• Understanding of system integrations, interfaces, and data movement across enterprise applications
• Experience working in a product-oriented operating model
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Benefits on offer for this contract position include Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 401K, and Voluntary Benefits.

Location: 550 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC | Duration: 18 months | Work Engagement: W2 | Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote