Senior Principal/Senior Director - Software Delivery/Software Program Management

FICO is a leading global analytics software company that helps businesses make better decisions. They are seeking a technically skilled Delivery Management leader to drive strategic software delivery initiatives for their Software Product Organization, ensuring successful end-to-end Platform as a Service (PaaS) delivery. Responsibilities: Oversee and drive end to end Product Delivery management lifecyle and release management for the Product organization; Managing complex products, coordinating across numerous technology teams, and implementing best practices to drive efficiency and excellence; Lead a highly technical product delivery team, aligning scope and release planning with strategic business objectives; Take ownership and drives teams to quality and on-time delivery using agile methodologies, company-defined delivery standards, and best practices; Identify potential risks and obstacles that could impact product roadmap and release timelines; Proactively identify and develops dependency and risk mitigation strategies; Establish and monitor KPIs to measure product delivery effectiveness, quality, and overall success; Facilitate culture of continuous learning by regularly conducting product retrospectives and improving established product delivery standards Qualifications: Strong background in full lifecycle delivery for PaaS products and operations; Experience in planning and delivering commercial software utilizing agile processes for multiple public cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Google, Azure; Practical understanding and application of technical product delivery management and agile development lifecycle in support of PaaS; Experience managing complex dependencies between various teams that play different roles within software releases; Proficiency in identifying and responding effectively to technical risks and issues that may impact delivery; Collaborative style; partners well with cross-functional teams solve problems and to complete complex deliverables within tight time frames; Exceptional facilitation and time management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously; Results oriented with strong attention to detail; Skilled with Atlassian tools such as Aha! And Jira to track progress of software releases; Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science or related discipline or relevant experience Required Skills: PaaS product delivery, Agile software development lifecycle, Public cloud technologies, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Technical product delivery management, Software release management, Risk identification and mitigation, Atlassian tools, Aha!, Jira, Scaled Agile Certification, Collaboration, Facilitation, Time management, Results orientation, Attention to detail