Role Summary
Delivery Manager – IT Delivery Management Organization. Drive Elanco’s Agile transformation and product operating model, empowering product teams by removing impediments, improving delivery flow, and fostering a culture of shared ownership and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Drive predictable delivery and flow by identifying, resolving, and escalating impediments across teams.
- Manage dependencies, coach teams in realistic forecasting, and promote transparent progress tracking.
- Partner with Product Managers to connect strategy with execution, improving deployment frequency and delivery predictability.
- Cultivate a high-performing, psychologically safe team culture focused on learning and collaboration.
- Champion continuous improvement using data and retrospectives to identify and act on opportunities.
- Contribute to and help evolve the Delivery Management community of practice, promoting consistency and excellence across Elanco.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience: Minimum 7 years in a delivery-focused role such as Delivery Manager, Senior Scrum Master, or Agile Coach within a large, cross-functional organization.
- Strong understanding of Agile and Lean principles with proven ability to adapt frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) to context.
- Demonstrated experience guiding teams through change and driving large-scale Agile or product model transformations.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills with a data-driven approach to improvement.
Skills
- Agile and Lean principles; ability to adapt frameworks to context.
- Change management and transformation experience.
- Data-driven decision making and strong facilitation.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Additional Requirements
- Travel: Occasional, up to 10% annually.
- Location: Hybrid work environment at Global Elanco Headquarters – Greenfield, IN.