Product Delivery Lead

Product Delivery Lead

Apply now Search #: 499613

Work type: Full-time

Location: UConn Storrs

Categories: Administrative Services

JOB SUMMARY

i3 is seeking a highly organized Product Delivery Lead to help drive the next stage of growth and operational maturity for one of UConn's most agile and fast-moving groups. i3 partners directly with university leadership, faculty, and operational units to design and deliver institutionally owned software platforms and digital solutions to support student success, research advancement, and university operations. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to ambitious initiatives, coordinating across teams, and helping transform ideas into successfully delivered products.

The successful candidate will help establish and evolve the operational processes that support agile product delivery across i3's growing portfolio of institutional platforms and digital initiatives. This includes helping coordinate delivery workflows, backlog management, sprint planning, stakeholder communication, implementation tracking, and operational continuity across multiple simultaneous projects. Working closely with developers, designers, student contributors, and university stakeholders, this role will play a key part in helping i3 scale its impact, improve delivery consistency, and keep some of the university's most visible and strategically important digital initiatives moving forward.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and maintains operational workflows and delivery processes across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Maintains and prioritizes project backlogs, implementation timelines, and delivery roadmaps.
• Coordinates sprint planning, task assignment, and delivery activities across staff and student contributors.
• Tracks project progress, identifies risks and operational bottlenecks, and helps ensure high-priority initiatives remain on track.
• Facilitates communication and coordination between technical teams, university stakeholders, and project partners.
• Helps establish and refine agile product delivery practices, documentation standards, and operational protocols across the organization.
• Coordinates implementation planning, testing activities, issue tracking, and release readiness efforts.
• Supports operational leadership and portfolio-level visibility across institutional and faculty-supported digital initiatives.
• Assists with onboarding, coordination, and operational support for student developers and contributors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five to six years of related experience. Two years of experience must be serving as an advanced/senior team member or working as a project lead.
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent projects, initiatives, or operational workflows with competing deadlines.
• Experience facilitating communication and coordination across multiple stakeholder groups, teams, or organizational units.
• Experience using project tracking, collaboration, or documentation tools such as Jira, Trello, Asana, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated experience preparing written documentation, project updates, meeting summaries, or operational reports.
• Demonstrated experience organizing, prioritizing, and tracking multiple assignments or deliverables simultaneously.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supporting higher ed software, digital transformation, or operational modernization initiatives.
• Experience implementing or supporting agile project delivery practices such as sprint planning, backlog management, or iterative release coordination.
• Demonstrated familiarity with AI-assisted productivity or software delivery tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms.

APPOINTMENT TERMS

This is a full-time, permanent position. The University offers a competitive salary, and outstanding benefits, including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn, and a highly desirable work environment. For additional information regarding benefits, please visit UConn Health Benefits and explore the sections under the Benefits & Leaves and Engagement & Learning headers. Other rights, terms, and conditions of employment are contained in the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association (UCPEA).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

TO APPLY

Please apply online at Faculty and Staff Positions, Search #499613 to upload a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three (3) professional references.

This job posting is scheduled to be removed at 11:55 p.m. Eastern time on June 26, 2026.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics.

All members of the University of Connecticut are expected to exhibit appreciation of, and contribute to, an inclusive, respectful, and diverse environment for the University community.

The University of Connecticut aspires to create a community built on collaboration and belonging and has actively sought to create an inclusive culture within the workforce. The success of the University is dependent on the willingness of our diverse employee and student populations to share their rich perspectives and backgrounds in a respectful manner. This makes it essential for each member of our community to feel secure and welcomed and to thoroughly understand and believe that their ideas are respected by all. We strongly respect each individual employee's unique experiences and perspectives and encourage all members of the community to do the same. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The University of Connecticut is an AA/EEO Employer.

Advertised: Jun 12 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: Jun 26 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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Position Department Search # Location Closes Product Delivery Lead Institutional Innovation 499613 UConn Storrs Jun 26 2026 UConn Institutional Insights & Innovation (i3) is seeking a Product Delivery Lead to help coordinate and scale delivery across a growing portfolio of institutionally critical software platforms and digital initiatives at UConn. This highly collaborative role will help drive agile product delivery, operational coordination, and project continuity across initiatives spanning student success, research advancement, and university operations. The successful candidate will work closely with developers, designers, student contributors, faculty, and university leadership to help keep some of UConn's most visible and strategically important digital projects moving forward.

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