Principal Delivery Manager

Horizontal Digital

Principal Delivery Manager overseeing program delivery and client partnerships at Horizontal Digital. Driving excellence in digital transformation with a focus on agile methodologies and team leadership.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead one large program or multiple small programs that require multiple contributing project managers; personally manage complex and/or high-profile projects as needed
Consult on delivery strategies to ensure success, including frameworks, tools, processes, etc.
Oversee and/or create and manage detailed project plans based on the delivery methodology/framework chosen, project scope, constraints, risks, and dependencies.
Proactively manage your program/project budgets to ensure the work we’re planning to deliver can be accomplished.
Proactively identify and mitigate project risks before they become issues.
Be the primary point of contact for clients in delivery to not only deliver consistent status, communicate risks, and manage deliverables – but also to build strong client relationships and be seen as a delivery leader and consultant.
Fully understand the scope of work being delivered and consult with the team and client to manage to it consistently.
Support Client Partner and Business Development teams to estimate, pitch, and scope work to new clients.
Hold expert-level knowledge of standard PM tools, including Smartsheet and Atlassian suite (Jira; Confluence).
Lead a team of globally distributed cross-functional Horizontal designers, strategists, technologists, etc. to understand client objectives and successfully deliver solutions that achieve them.
Actively participate in initiatives that uplevel and mature the Horizontal Delivery team.
Mentor junior program managers and team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 10+ years of experience leading digital projects/programs
A minimum of 5 years agency/consultancy experience. 7+ years preferred.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP).
Experience and certifications in scaling Agile methodologies across an organization (e.g., SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Practice Consultants (SPC)) preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental, vision, life, retirement plans
paid time off
paid holidays
paid time off to volunteer
paid parental leave
flexible work environment
mentorship and coaching

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbudget managementrisk managementdelivery strategiesproject planningAgile methodologiesscaling Agile methodologies

Soft Skills

client relationship managementleadershipmentoringcommunicationteam collaboration

Certifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)PMI-ACPSAFe Agilist (SA)SAFe Practice Consultants (SPC)