Product Delivery Manager (San Francisco)
Motion Recruitment, San Francisco, CA, United States
Our client, a leader in FinTech, is seeking a contract (to potential hire)
Product/Program Delivery Manager . This is a hybrid role (Tue-Thu onsite) in San Francisco, CA
As a Senior Product/Program Delivery Manager, you will drive coordinated, transparent delivery of product initiatives across an assigned product portfolio. You’ll operate at the portfolio and initiative level, ensuring cross-functional alignment between Product, Design, Engineering, Operations, and Business stakeholders while enabling empowered product teams to deliver meaningful value for our members.
You will partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering Leaders, Design, Business Partners, and Product Operations to facilitate portfolio-level planning, manage cross-team dependencies, provide portfolio visibility, and ensure delivery health. Together, you’ll help advance company mission to help members keep more of what they earn and improve their financial health. This position reports to the VP of Product.
contract duration -
6 months (+ extensions)
Required skills and experience:
8+ years of program management, delivery management, or product operations experience, with at least 3 years managing cross-functional initiatives at scale
Strong background in data
Demonstrated experience coordinating work across Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Business stakeholders
Experience in modern product development environments (Agile, Lean, continuous delivery)
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or equivalent work experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Technical understanding sufficient to comprehend technical dependencies and trade-offs
Understanding of product development lifecycle from discovery through launch
Daily Responsibilities:
Portfolio Planning & Coordination
Support portfolio-level planning, quarterly planning, and roadmap-to-execution alignment across Product Managers and Engineering teams
Help translate strategic objectives into clear delivery plans with defined milestones, dependencies, and sequencing
Facilitate cross-team alignment during planning to surface resource conflicts, sequencing risks, and dependency challenges
Coordinate capacity planning across the portfolio with guidance from Product Leaders
Support quarterly planning ceremonies and retrospectives
Execution Management & Cross-Team Alignment
Coordinate cross-functional work at the portfolio level (not at the feature or task level)
Coordinate work that spans multiple Product teams or Engineering teams, ensuring alignment on timing and integration points
Maintain and communicate delivery status, progress updates, and initiative sequencing to stakeholders
Organize delivery ceremonies as needed: milestone reviews, cross-team dependency check-ins
Help ensure teams have clear priorities, resolved dependencies, and unblocked resources
Risk & Dependency Management
Identify and track risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies that could impact portfolio delivery
Facilitate resolution of resource conflicts, sequencing challenges, and dependency conflicts across teams
Escalate issues requiring Portfolio Leader or executive decision-making with supporting data and analysis
Coordinate with other PDMs when dependencies span multiple portfolios
Maintain portfolio-level risk visibility for stakeholders
Communication & Portfolio Visibility
Provide transparent reporting on portfolio health to Portfolio Leaders and stakeholders
Maintain portfolio dashboards showing initiative status, risks, dependencies, and milestone progress
Communicate delivery status appropriately for different audiences: Product Managers, Engineering teams, Business Partners, and leadership
Support leadership reviews and business reviews with portfolio health updates
Surface risks proactively through clear, data-driven communication
Launch Coordination & Readiness
Coordinate launch planning activities across Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Risk, and Compliance
Work with Product Operations to track launch readiness requirements
Support business partner readiness for launches, including tracking training, documentation, and operational preparedness
Track launch milestones and criteria achievement across cross-functional workstreams
Support go
o-go readiness assessments (while Product Manager owns the final go
o-go decision)
Process Improvement & Standards Adoption
Support retrospectives and process improvements at the portfolio level
Help identify opportunities to improve planning, coordination, and delivery processes
Provide feedback to Product Operations on Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) effectiveness
Adopt and evangelize Product Operations standards, templates, and tools within your portfolio
Learn and apply best practices from across portfolios
Product/Program Delivery Manager . This is a hybrid role (Tue-Thu onsite) in San Francisco, CA
As a Senior Product/Program Delivery Manager, you will drive coordinated, transparent delivery of product initiatives across an assigned product portfolio. You’ll operate at the portfolio and initiative level, ensuring cross-functional alignment between Product, Design, Engineering, Operations, and Business stakeholders while enabling empowered product teams to deliver meaningful value for our members.
You will partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering Leaders, Design, Business Partners, and Product Operations to facilitate portfolio-level planning, manage cross-team dependencies, provide portfolio visibility, and ensure delivery health. Together, you’ll help advance company mission to help members keep more of what they earn and improve their financial health. This position reports to the VP of Product.
contract duration -
6 months (+ extensions)
Required skills and experience:
8+ years of program management, delivery management, or product operations experience, with at least 3 years managing cross-functional initiatives at scale
Strong background in data
Demonstrated experience coordinating work across Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Business stakeholders
Experience in modern product development environments (Agile, Lean, continuous delivery)
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or equivalent work experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Technical understanding sufficient to comprehend technical dependencies and trade-offs
Understanding of product development lifecycle from discovery through launch
Daily Responsibilities:
Portfolio Planning & Coordination
Support portfolio-level planning, quarterly planning, and roadmap-to-execution alignment across Product Managers and Engineering teams
Help translate strategic objectives into clear delivery plans with defined milestones, dependencies, and sequencing
Facilitate cross-team alignment during planning to surface resource conflicts, sequencing risks, and dependency challenges
Coordinate capacity planning across the portfolio with guidance from Product Leaders
Support quarterly planning ceremonies and retrospectives
Execution Management & Cross-Team Alignment
Coordinate cross-functional work at the portfolio level (not at the feature or task level)
Coordinate work that spans multiple Product teams or Engineering teams, ensuring alignment on timing and integration points
Maintain and communicate delivery status, progress updates, and initiative sequencing to stakeholders
Organize delivery ceremonies as needed: milestone reviews, cross-team dependency check-ins
Help ensure teams have clear priorities, resolved dependencies, and unblocked resources
Risk & Dependency Management
Identify and track risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies that could impact portfolio delivery
Facilitate resolution of resource conflicts, sequencing challenges, and dependency conflicts across teams
Escalate issues requiring Portfolio Leader or executive decision-making with supporting data and analysis
Coordinate with other PDMs when dependencies span multiple portfolios
Maintain portfolio-level risk visibility for stakeholders
Communication & Portfolio Visibility
Provide transparent reporting on portfolio health to Portfolio Leaders and stakeholders
Maintain portfolio dashboards showing initiative status, risks, dependencies, and milestone progress
Communicate delivery status appropriately for different audiences: Product Managers, Engineering teams, Business Partners, and leadership
Support leadership reviews and business reviews with portfolio health updates
Surface risks proactively through clear, data-driven communication
Launch Coordination & Readiness
Coordinate launch planning activities across Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Risk, and Compliance
Work with Product Operations to track launch readiness requirements
Support business partner readiness for launches, including tracking training, documentation, and operational preparedness
Track launch milestones and criteria achievement across cross-functional workstreams
Support go
o-go readiness assessments (while Product Manager owns the final go
o-go decision)
Process Improvement & Standards Adoption
Support retrospectives and process improvements at the portfolio level
Help identify opportunities to improve planning, coordination, and delivery processes
Provide feedback to Product Operations on Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) effectiveness
Adopt and evangelize Product Operations standards, templates, and tools within your portfolio
Learn and apply best practices from across portfolios