HighlightsJob DescriptionLocation:Remote (Ireland-based)Contract Duration:12 Months (with possible extension)Engagement:Full-time, 5 days per weekExperience Level:Senior (10+ years in delivery/engineering leadership)Project OverviewOur teams operate within theDirect Auto Sales Funnel. Distribution is the growth engine for USRM, serving Personal Lines customers and focusing oncustomer-centric solutionsthat drive profitable online throughput.This role centers onexperimentation with customer-facing initiatives, working at the intersection of product, engineering, and user experience to deliver measurable impact.Role SummaryTheContract Delivery Leadis a pivotaltechnical leadership roleresponsible forend-to-end technical deliveryacross multiple engineering teams. The role ensures that teams deliver outstanding customer value while maintaining a strong culture ofcontinuous improvement, agile best practices, and high performance engineering (HPE).You will partner closely with Product Owners, UX specialists, and engineering leads to guide the complete lifecycle of delivery—from ideation and backlog refinement to execution, measurement, and improvement.Key ResponsibilitiesDelivery ManagementOversee the planning and execution of multiple engineering teams' deliveries.Ensure commitments are met, risks are mitigated, and dependencies are managed effectively.Facilitate transparent communication and alignment across teams, stakeholders, and leadership.Proactively identify and remove obstacles that could hinder delivery success.Team Leadership & SupportFoster a culture ofownership, collaboration, and continuous self-improvement.Coach teams inagile delivery practices, engineering quality, and delivery excellence.Track and drive improvements indelivery metrics(e.g., Velocity, Cycle Time, Value Delivery).Provide relevant feedback loops to people managers to ensure a high-quality employee experience.Product Leadership SupportEmbrace and promote theproduct mindset, focusing on solving root problems and delivering measurable business value.Partner with Product Owners torefine, prioritize, and maintain actionable backlogs.Balance delivery pace with sustainable engineering quality standards.Engineering Excellence & StandardsEmbedHigh Performance Engineering (HPE)culture within delivery teams.Drive improvements inSecurity, Cost Optimization, Reliability, Performance, and Operational Excellence.Encourage retrospectives and the integration of lessons learned.Identify patterns and opportunities to enhance team throughput and quality of outcomes.Innovation & Continuous ImprovementChampion the adoption ofnew tools, technologies, and delivery practices.Foster a safe environment forexperimentation and learningwithin teams.Ensure observability, monitoring, and experimentation frameworks are leveraged to inform decision-making.Required Skills & Experience10+ yearsof experience intechnical delivery leadership(Delivery Lead, Engineering Manager, or Program Lead roles).Proven expertise inagile delivery frameworks(Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and metric-driven decision-making.Strong background infront-end and cloud-native application delivery.Technical exposure to:React,, JavaScript(front-end delivery focus)AWS Cloud services(basic deployment & scaling)GraphQL(APIs and integrations)Observability tools: Splunk, DatadogDemonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and guide engineering teams.Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.Nice-to-Have SkillsExperience withcustomer journey experimentation frameworks(A/B testing, feature toggling).Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).Familiarity withperformance optimization and security best practices.Previous experience ininsurance, fintech, or digital consumer product environments.Contract TermsDuration:12 months, with potential extension.Location:Fully Remote, must be based in Ireland.Engagement:Full-time, 40 hours per week.Start Date:Immediate / within 2–4 weeks (negotiable).