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R/GA · 1 month ago

Technical Delivery Director

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

7+ years exp

R/GA is a global digital innovation agency specializing in digital product development and brand transformation. The Technical Delivery Director will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex technology initiatives, acting as a bridge between clients and engineering to ensure high-quality product delivery.

AdvertisingAdvertising PlatformsMarketing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end technical project and delivery lifecycle: Guide technical projects from discovery and scoping to final release and post-launch support, defining activities, milestones, and outputs with teams and clients for a seamless, efficient delivery process

Shape technical approaches and strategy: Provide strategic input during planning, translating abstract concepts into concrete technical tasks, estimates, and requirements. Collaborate with tech leads and clients to clarify upcoming work and build momentum

Serve as a client-facing technical liaison: Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients, confidently discussing concepts like web architecture, APIs, and release processes with both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders. Translate business requests into technical work

Drive proactive risk and dependency management: Identify, document, and manage technical risks, inter-team dependencies, and roadblocks. Develop and implement mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum and keep the engineering team unblocked

Lead agile and process management: Manage the agile development process with client teams, leading key ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives while fostering a collaborative engineering culture

Own scope and estimation: Independently create scopes and estimate technical tasks. Collaborate with Engineering and Program Management to define tasks and team composition, adapting approaches to fit project and client constraints. Bring structure to ambiguous work by defining logical steps, timelines, and roles

Oversee quality and release coordination: Manage testing cycles, bug triage, and coordinate deployment schedules with QA and Engineering Leads to ensure smooth, predictable release management. Actively monitor and verify the engineering team's work in development and staging environments

Handle technical information and action: Understand the technical intricacies of the work and proactively act on behalf of the engineering team to get questions answered, gather information, and clarify the implications of technical decisions. This includes reviewing technical documents and leading discussions to fill in missing details

Facilitate collaboration and communication: Participate in engineering discussions to identify risks and ensure productivity. Collaborate with designers on technical requirements. Communicate effectively with internal partners, providing clear status reports and escalating impediments

Qualification

Technical project managementCore web technologiesAgile methodologiesSoftware development lifecycleProject management softwareTechnical documentationCommunication skillsProblem-solvingLeadership

Required

7-10 years' experience in a technical project or delivery management capacity, with 2-3 years in a digital agency setting

Proficiency in core web technologies and concepts, including front-end (HTML, CSS, JS), back-end development principles, RESTful APIs, and system integrations

Experience with complex scaled web applications and modern front-end frameworks

Proficiency with project management software like Jira, Confluence, Asana, or similar platforms, along with git-based source control, testing tools, and other related tooling

Demonstrable ability to capture and maintain technical documentation alongside engineering leads

Proven track record of leading technical delivery initiatives with engineering teams

Proficiency in project management and project scoping

Company

R/GA

Glassdoor3.7

R/GA offers advertising and marketing services. It is a sub-organization of Interpublic Group.

Founded in 1977

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://rga.com

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