Head of Engineering Delivery
Employer · Lightware
R&D manager
Department manager
IT managerFlexibleFull-timeBudapest
Our company is a developer and manufacturer of audiovisual products, serving the professional AV market on a global scale. We are looking for a Head of Engineering Delivery to lead and develop our Delivery Lead team, manage the product development delivery system, and drive process improvement.
Tasks
- Leading and developing the Delivery Lead team: Providing professional and people management leadership, defining responsibilities, priorities, and performance expectations.
- Managing and improving the product development delivery system: Ensuring transparency of commitments, deadlines, dependencies, and risks, while monitoring and improving delivery performance.
- Coordinating critical development processes: Ensuring the effective execution of product development deliverables, production handovers, firmware and software releases, engineering changes, and L3 Support escalation processes.
- Driving process improvement and operational efficiency: Identifying bottlenecks, reducing lead times and rework, and implementing improvements that deliver measurable results.
- Enhancing Jira governance and reporting: Establishing standardized workflows, status models, dashboards, and data-driven reporting standards while simplifying Jira processes.
- Managing critical delivery challenges: Resolving risks and blockers, developing recovery plans, and facilitating collaboration across different functions.
- Supporting management decision-making: Providing transparent, reliable data and actionable recommendations to support portfolio, capacity, and prioritization decisions.
Conditions & benefits
Friendly, dynamic, and supportive teamA friendly, dynamic, and supportive team with a great atmosphere.Home officeThe opportunity to work from home 2 days a week after the onboarding period.Flexible working hoursFlexible working hours with core working hours.Health insuranceHealth insurance.AYCM cardAYCM sports and wellness card.Central locationA centrally located office with excellent accessibility.Team buildingHigh-quality team-building events and various social activities.
Requirements
- A university degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in delivery management, program management, project management, engineering operations, or product development.
- A minimum of 3 years of leadership and people management experience, including managing teams of senior professionals or team leaders.
- Strong understanding of hardware and software development processes and their interdependencies.
- In-depth knowledge of Jira, workflow management, and reporting.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills, with the ability to translate insights into concrete actions.
- Confident leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and strong stakeholder management capabilities.
- Fluent, professional working proficiency in English.