(Senior) Program & Delivery Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026. Xebia scores D on the Alion truth index.
Does this sound like you?
Are you an established technology consulting leader who thrives on complex transformation programs and high-stakes delivery engagements? Can you connect strategic business outcomes with execution, advise executives and grow trusted client relationships?
How will you create value?
As a (Senior) Program & Delivery Manager at Xebia, you provide overarching leadership for complex, multidisciplinary technology programs and engagements. You orchestrate capabilities across service lines, lead executive governance and critical escalations, and take responsibility for delivery and commercial performance. You help shape new opportunities and strengthen Xebia’s delivery practice through coaching and capability development.
What will you be doing?
Strategic program and delivery leadership
Lead complex multi-project programs or large technology engagements, connecting business strategy to integrated roadmaps, delivery priorities and measurable outcomes.
Orchestrate Xebia and client teams across technologies, locations and vendors, with clear accountability for delivery performance.
Partner with executive sponsors to navigate strategic trade-offs; distinguish delivery accountability from benefits owned by the client.
Executive governance and commercial leadership
Design and oversee governance, assurance, risk management and decision-making for complex engagements.
Lead critical escalations, delivery recovery and major changes in scope or operating model.
Own assigned engagement revenue, forecasting, budgets, profitability and contractual governance; shape commercially sustainable delivery models with account leadership.
Growth, people and practice leadership
Build trusted executive relationships, shape opportunities and lead delivery aspects of proposals, RFPs, estimates and Statements of Work.
Mentor project, program and delivery managers; provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams and contribute to talent development.
Lead practice-development initiatives, improve reusable methods and playbooks, and promote consistent delivery standards across Xebia.
What do you need to succeed?
Typically 8-12+ years of relevant experience, including substantial technology consulting or professional services experience with external clients; this consulting background is required.
A track record of leading complex technology programs or large delivery engagements with multiple stakeholders, workstreams and dependencies.
Strong commercial leadership, including engagement financial performance, contractual risk and contributions to business development.
Broad technology fluency across cloud, data, software engineering and emerging AI-enabled delivery models; ability to translate technical complexity into strategic decisions.
Extensive experience tailoring Agile, traditional and hybrid methodologies; advanced certifications are advantageous, not mandatory.
Demonstrated coaching, distributed-team leadership and contribution to consulting practice development.
What makes you successful?
You create confidence in complexity. You combine strategic judgment with hands-on delivery ownership, balance client value with commercial performance and raise the standard of leadership and execution across the organization.
What About Your Growth?
Your development matters to us. You will collaborate with senior technology and consulting leaders, deepen your strategic advisory expertise and have opportunities to lead larger programs, strategic client engagements and practice-wide initiatives.
To support your development, you will receive a €5,000 annual learning budget, 6 study days per year, and access to ongoing knowledge-sharing sessions and innovation days.
Ready to help clients turn technology ambitions into results? Join Xebia.