Lead Consultant-Delivery

If you had the freedom to shape your team's delivery approach, how would you ensure success? What would you do if every project brought a new and exciting challenge? How would it feel to make a tangible impact on people's lives through innovative solutions?

Established over twenty years ago, we are a growing Melbourne-based Software Consultancy with a core focus on delivering business-critical digital products to our clients. Our teams collaborate with customers to dissect complex problems and transform them into value-driven solutions, combining innovative principles in analysis, design, development, and quality assurance. Leveraging Design Thinking and Agile practices, we rapidly create business-first solutions, continuously testing and embracing new methodologies and trends.

Our Delivery Leads/Business Analysts Leads are trusted advisors to our clients, partnering with stakeholders to ensure exceptional delivery outcomes. As a Lead Consultant at Fabric, you will guide project teams to success through strategic planning, clear communication, and collaborative problem-solving. By fostering alignment between business objectives and delivery goals, you will empower teams to deliver high-quality solutions while driving customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

This role is a full-time remote Contractor position for offshore candidates. You’ll work with our onshore and/or offshore teams on existing and new projects. Payment is based on an AUD daily rate and actual working days, excluding public holidays and leave. Typical working hours are 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Starting early in your local time is preferred to allow better collaboration with the client and team.

Contractor-specific highlights:

• Flexibility to support work-life balance while maintaining professional independence.

• Contract duration is typically 12 months, with the possibility of renewal based on project needs and performance.

• Competitive daily rates in Australian dollars, reflecting your experience, complexity of the work and meeting the Indian market.

• Contractors are fully integrated into project teams and Fabric’s culture.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery and Oversight

• Lead and drive the overall delivery of projects, consistently delivering value to clients.

• Develop and oversee delivery plans, including scope, estimates, releases, and statements of work for engagements.

• Collaborate closely with clients to understand their strategy, product vision, and success criteria, translating these into actionable roadmaps.

• Provide hands-on leadership to delivery teams, ensuring successful outcomes through facilitation and expert guidance.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients in product ownership and agile delivery management, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.

• Support the delivery planning phases of discovery workshops, contributing actionable insights and technical feasibility assessments.
  

Strategic Contribution

• Lead and facilitate discovery workshops to align client stakeholders and delivery teams, defining the delivery roadmap for the product.

• Contribute to the development and evolution of delivery frameworks and practices, enhancing Fabric's project execution methodologies.

• Use discovery frameworks such as Design Thinking, Opportunity Solution Trees, Lean Startup, and Dual-Track Agile to drive structure and rigor.

• Contribute to the development and evolution of Delivery and Discovery frameworks and practices, enhancing Fabric's project execution methodologies.
  

Client Engagement and Growth

• Provide deep expertise and trusted advice to clients in product ownership and agile delivery management.

• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, bridging technical and business domains.

• Support the identification of new opportunities within existing client accounts, contributing to their long-term success

Team Leadership and Mentoring

• Mentor and coach colleagues, focusing on Agile delivery practices and career development.

• Play an active role in recruitment and interviews to identify and onboard top talent.

• Ensure the alignment and performance of delivery teams, escalating account-level challenges to Principals as needed.

• Being an ambassador for Fabric, promoting our values and the practices we use to make sure we build the software right

• Promote cross-functional collaboration and help teams work effectively in dual-track agile environments.

Thought Leadership

• Generate thought leadership content to support marketing initiatives, such as social media activities, meetups, and conferences.

• Actively participate in knowledge-sharing forums within the company to inspire innovation and improve practices.

About you :

• Have successfully delivered projects in the past

• Have a good understanding of agile software development practices and delivery frameworks

• Have experience in running workshops with multidisciplinary stakeholders

• Have analytical skills to understand the problem based on data insights and research

• Enjoy collaborating and encouraging delivery team to deliver success for the client

Your key benefits of being a part of the Fabric team:

• A variety of business domains to dive into including retail, finance, construction and logistics

• Creating innovative custom products to solve complex problems that existing solutions just can’t

• Collaborating with a team of top notch professionals who are obsessed with value, latest tech and the right way to build a digital product

• Ability to switch projects every 6-12 months to keep you challenged, excited and growing

• Strong support network from the delivery community of practice, leadership and our tech teams to help you address any client challenges you may face

• Very diverse and inclusive environment where people value feedback, connections and collaboration in a workspace

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

We are committed to providing a workplace that is fair, inclusive, and respectful. Employment decisions are made based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without discrimination on the basis of gender, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, or any other status protected under applicable local laws. We support reasonable workplace accommodations and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.