THE BIG PICTURE
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.
Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.
Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.
Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently on the lookout for a Senior Manager/Manager – Delivery to join our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Owning the end-to-end delivery of multiple projects across the Enterprise Data & Analytics portfolio and working with the project managers to ensure project delivery alignment to timelines, scope, and quality
Collaborating with all stakeholders including product owners, and technology and business leaders to ensure transparency, alignment, and satisfaction
Leading, coaching, and developing a team of project managers and scrum masters; Driving their performance, engagement and career growth
Establishing effective delivery governance, tracking milestones, managing risks/issues, and providing regular updates to leadership
Continuously enhancing delivery frameworks, and agile practices and ways of working
Being responsible for project level finances including budgeting, resource cost tracking and variance analysis
Identifying roadblocks and risks with the team, and actively working on eliminating and mitigating them, with escalation done as required
Optimizing team utilization, forecasting capacity needs, and supporting hiring or sourcing decisions when needed
REQUIREMENTS
15+ years’ experience with at least 10+ years in project or program management
A Bachelor’s Degree in IT; a Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
PMP or equivalent certification in project management
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or SAFe delivery models; certification is a plus
Proven experience managing multi-project projects in a matrixed environment
Sound knowledge of project management practices
Strong people management skills with experience developing mid-level managers
Prior experience in Data Engineering, BI, or analytics delivery is preferred
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills
BENEFITS
US dollar-linked compensation
Performance-based annual bonus
Performance rewards and recognition
Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
Paid birthday leave
Team engagement allowance
Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
Hybrid work arrangement
