Service Delivery Center - Service Delivery Manager

Location: Dallas, San Antonio, Alpharetta, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Tampa, Philadelphia, St. Louis

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As an Apigee Migration Program Delivery Lead, you will be responsible for leading the execution of large-scale API migration and platform transformation initiatives. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive delivery excellence, and ensure successful migration outcomes across architecture, engineering, testing, security, DevOps, operations and business stakeholders.

In this role, you will serve as the central point of coordination across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment of migration activities, platform modernization efforts, release schedules, and operational readiness requirements. You will partner with senior client and EY leadership to manage delivery plans, mitigate risks, oversee governance activities, and drive accountability to program objectives.

You will be responsible for managing migration waves, coordinating platform deployment activities, facilitating executive decision-making, and ensuring successful transition from migration execution to steady-state operations. This role requires strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to orchestrate large, complex technology transformation programs in a dynamic environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise-wide Apigee migration and platform transformation programs.
• Establish and maintain integrated program plans that align migration activities, platform buildout, testing, security, DevOps, and operational readiness workstreams.
• Manage migration wave schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical-path activities, and deployment timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including architecture, engineering, testing, security, DevOps, operations, and production support groups to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Serve as the primary delivery contact for client stakeholders, program leadership, and executive sponsors.
• Provide executive-level reporting on program progress, delivery metrics, risks, quality indicators, budget performance, and go-live readiness.
• Lead program governance processes including steering committee meetings, delivery reviews, risk assessments, and escalation forums.
• Establish and maintain RAID management processes, ensuring timely identification, mitigation, escalation, and resolution of program risks and issues.
• Facilitate resolution of blockers affecting migration execution, testing activities, platform deployment, environment readiness, and production releases.
• Coordinate release planning, go-live readiness assessments, cutover activities, rollback planning, and hypercare support.
• Drive resource planning and capacity management across delivery teams, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and alignment to migration priorities.
• Oversee quality assurance, performance validation, security assessments, operational readiness reviews, and production deployment approvals.
• Coordinate transition activities from migration execution teams to operational support organizations and steady-state service management.
• Monitor post-deployment support activities, service performance, operational effectiveness, and long-term platform adoption objectives.
• Track program financials, delivery forecasts, resource utilization, and vendor performance to ensure contractual commitments and business objectives are achieved.
• Assist with strategic transformation initiatives and provide leadership across complex technology modernization programs.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Strong program management and technology transformation leadership capabilities.
• Ability to manage large-scale migration programs with multiple concurrent workstreams and stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating delivery across application development, API management, cloud platforms, DevOps, infrastructure, and operational support teams.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence decision-making and drive accountability across matrixed organizations.
• Excellent problem-solving, risk management, and issue resolution capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities within fast-paced transformation environments.
• Strong delivery governance, planning, and operational execution expertise.

To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 6 years of professional experience in program management, technology delivery, or transformation leadership experience.
• Extensive experience leading large-scale application modernization, API migration, digital transformation, or platform implementation programs.
• Experience managing complex programs involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Demonstrated success building relationships and working effectively with executive leadership, technology teams, and client stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong understanding of API management platforms, cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and enterprise application architectures.
• Strong resource management, dependency management, and program governance experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, Copilot, project management, and reporting tools.

Ideally, Youll Also Have

• Experience delivering Apigee migration or API modernization programs.
• Experience managing cloud transformation initiatives involving Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Program management certifications such as PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or equivalent credentials.
• Experience managing global delivery teams and third-party vendors.
• Familiarity with release governance, production cutovers, and operational readiness frameworks.
• Experience supporting financial forecasting, budget management, and vendor governance activities.

What We Look For

We are looking for a strategic leader who can balance executive-level program oversight with hands-on delivery execution. The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver who thrives in complex transformation environments, demonstrates strong accountability, and can successfully navigate competing priorities while maintaining focus on business outcomes. A proven ability to inspire teams, drive alignment across stakeholders, and deliver results in large-scale technology programs will distinguish success in this role.

What we offer you

At EY, we harness our collective strength to empower you to shape your future with confidence through professional growth, personal fulfillment and an inclusive culture. Learn more at ey.com/us/careers.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is:

• New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices - $103,900 to $215,700

• Bay Area California offices - $108,200 to $224,700

• All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento - $86,600 to $197,800

• Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

• Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

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