Aptiv

Delivery Leader - Professional Services

United States · Work style not stated · Full time

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  • EmployerAptiv
  • LocationUnited States
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

ABOUT WIND RIVERX

Wind RiverX (WRX) is a mission-driven software company focused on delivering advanced, secure, and resilient solutions that support U.S. defense and national security missions. As a subsidiary of Wind River, a global leader in intelligent systems software with over four decades of proven success in aerospace and defense, WRX builds upon a trusted legacy of innovation, reliability, and mission assurance.

Wind River’s software has powered some of the world’s most critical systems — from the Mars rovers and commercial aircraft to advanced military platforms and autonomous defense technologies. Building on this heritage, WRX extends that technical excellence to accelerate innovation at the edge, combining agility, security, and modern software practices tailored to the unique needs of defense customers.

At WRX, we partner closely with government, defense, and industry leaders to provide secure and reliable systems to the most critical missions, enhance interoperability, and strengthen digital resilience.

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Our team brings deep expertise in systems integration, open architecture, customer needs, and software-defined solutions that empower our warfighters and critical partners across air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

We are a fast-growing organization that values collaboration, integrity, and technical mastery. Our culture is rooted in innovation and purpose — we move quickly, think boldly, and take pride in delivering solutions that matter. If you believe you would be an asset to a high-powered team with an energetic culture where you will contribute to reducing the definition of impossible, we would like to talk to you.

YOUR ROLE

The Delivery Leader role blends strong delivery discipline with adaptability in a fast-scaling organization. You will lead complex software projects, support pre-sales, and helpestablishdelivery frameworks that enable growth. This role begins hands-on and evolves into people leadership as WRX expands.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Mission-Critical Project Delivery

Own full-lifecycle execution of customer projects, ensuring commitments across scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

Serve as the primary customer interface, driving clarity, transparency, and satisfaction.

Build, coordinate, and motivate cross-functional engineering and delivery teams.

Drive robust risk management:identifyrisks early, assess impacts, implement mitigation plans, and manage escalations.

Provide concise, professional status updates to stakeholders.

Shape and Win New Business (Pre-Sales)

Partner with WRX leadership to qualify opportunities and shape delivery approaches.

Contribute to solution discussions, feasibility analysis, and technical trade-offs.

Develop Statements of Work, project plans, schedules, and resource estimates.

Present proposals and delivery plans confidently to Federal customers.

Build WRX's Delivery Capability

Helpestablishscalable delivery processes suited for a high-security, Federal-focused organization.

Mentor future delivery professionals as WRX scales.

Participate in hiring and onboarding as the team grows.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required Qualifications

US Citizenship (mandatory).

SECRET clearance or ability to obtain andmaintain.

Proven success leading complex software delivery projects.

Strong customer-facing communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Highly organized with ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements.

Minimum of 7-10 years in SW or Engineering Delivery Management

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Program/Project Management, or related field.

Willingness to travel up to ~10%.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or Federal Civilian customers.

Knowledge of embedded or real-time systems.

Familiarity with standards like DO-178C, FACE, IEC61508, IEC62304, ISO26262.

Experience in high-security or FOCI-mitigated environments.

Experience guiding distributed or international teams.

Why Join WRX?

WRX is a high-trust, U.S.-only team backed by a global technology leader. You will help shape delivery frameworks, build lasting customer relationships, and contribute directly to mission outcomes across national defense and intelligence programs.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.

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Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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