Program Manager/Delivery Lead

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Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Photon, is seeking the following.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the named Delivery Lead responsible for day-to-day delivery management, staffing alignment, sprint execution, and issue identification across the AI pod.
• Own pod-level impediment removal and stakeholder coordination onsite in Newark/Wilmington chasing access provisioning, unblocking SLM dependencies, and escalating to engagement leads when needed.
• Operate as the Photon-side counterpart to be on a tactical squad execution, while Derek leads enterprise-wide ways-of-working transformation under a separate, planned workstream.
• Own pod-level flow metrics (cycle time, throughput, blocked items) and feed squad-level data into the broader transformation metrics framework addressing the inspect-and-improve loop.
• Drive the team's progression from 2-week 1-week 2-day sprint cadence per pitched AI-infused agile model.
• Run the SOW-mandated operating cadence: weekly delivery status reporting (progress, risks, dependencies, milestones) and monthly governance reviews on delivery health, staffing, and financial burn.
• Coordinate change control any material change to scope, staffing, or rates routed through written change request.