Delivery Manager

HBM is a European company building exciting new products from scratch for startups and helping mature companies in their journey towards data-driven innovation and AI based solutions. Our expertise refers to EnergyTech, FinTech, ClimateTech, EdTech, PropTech, etc.

Founded in Ukraine and developed based on Scandinavian culture, HBM is hiring both in Ukraine and the EU for our customers located in Europe and USA.  

Our values include skills, passion, excellence, equality, openness, mutual respect, and trust.

At HBM, you can become a part of growing company, work with creative colleagues, and enjoy modern technologies and creating AI-based solutions. You’ll be part of a strong corporate culture combined with the agility and flexibility of a start-up backed by proven outsourcing and development practices, a human-oriented leadership team, an entrepreneurial mindset, and an approach to work-life balance.

We are looking for a Delivery Manager with a strong background in project management and outsourcing delivery to join our Delivery Management team. We work with a diverse portfolio of software projects for our clients ranging from innovative startups to established enterprises, primarily located in Iceland, Norway, Germany and the USA.  

We are currently seeking a proactive, energetic leader to manage several teams working for Icelandic customers, drive pre-sales efforts, and contribute to our collaborative company culture.

You will be responsible for ensuring smooth project delivery on all stages within agreed deadlines, scope, quality, and budget. You will also be responsible for building trustful relationship with customers, managing their expectations while being the main contact point for them. Be ready to accept the challenge of building a great team with positive team spirit and a nice culture while working remotely.  

You will be working closely with an experienced management team located in Ukraine and Europe.

• Take full ownership of project delivery across all phases (from initiation to closure)

• Work closely with customers to deeply understand their business needs and translate them into actionable delivery plans

• Collaborate with Product Managers and customers to shape the product roadmap and release strategy

• Define project deliverables, staffing needs, timelines, and budgets

• Build and maintain strong, trustful relationships with customers, acting as their primary point of contact

• Define and optimize the project team setup; lead staffing, motivation, retention, and performance evaluation activities

• Ensure effective planning, coordination, risk management, and resource forecasting

• Establish Agile delivery practices and quality assurance approach

• Be a leader for your team

• Solid experience within IT, including 4+ years as a Technical Project Manager or Delivery Manager

• Proven success in leading full-cycle software delivery projects

• Deep knowledge of project management frameworks and best practices (PMBOK or equivalent)

• Previous experience in software outsourcing environment is a must

• Solid technical background; prior hands-on experience in technical roles (e.g. developer, QA engineer) is a plus

• Experience managing cross-functional, remote teams of 5-10 members across different locations

• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar)

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

• Advanced level of spoken and written English

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WOULD BE A PLUS

• Experience within Nordics market

• Experience delivering AI/ML-based solutions

• Previous collaboration with startups

• Experience of working with product requirements in Product Manager/Product Owner/Business Analyst roles

• SCRUM Master and/or Project Management certification

• Willingness and ability to travel for short-term business trips

• Modern technologies, new products development, different business domains.

• Start-up agility combined with mature delivery practices and management team.

• Strong focus on your technical and personal growth.

• Transparent career development and individual development plan.

• Flexible working mode (remote/work from office), full remote possibility.

• Competitive compensation and social package

• Private Entrepreneurs support

• Focus on the well-being and human touch.

• Flat organization where everyone is heard and is invited to contribute.

• Scandinavian approach to work.

• Passion and Fun in everything we do.