Software Delivery Lead
Alcon
August 28, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Lake Forest, CA)
Worldwide
IT
Role: Software Delivery Lead responsible for orchestrating and ensuring predictability and readiness in complex, regulated software programs. Objectives include managing delivery timelines, surfacing risks early, and coordinating cross-functional dependencies without direct people management or technical authority. Responsibilities span planning, tracking, risk identification, status communication, and scope/budget trade-off management across software, hardware, quality, regulatory, and operations teams. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent with at least 5 years relevant experience; strong communication skills; preferably 8+ years in software delivery, technical program management, or delivery leadership, with experience in embedded/regulatory software. Preferred: certifications like PMP or SAFe, experience in regulated environments, and familiarity with delivery tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps. High-Value: embedded and/or regulated software, cross-functional coordination, delivery in complex environments, and stakeholder management at senior levels. Work setup: details not specified.