Delivery Lead

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of

technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce,

CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa,

Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

This role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and

speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market

share for our clients.

The Delivery Lead serves as the operational linchpin for the Global Studio team, spearheading staffing operations and ensuring

seamless coordination across multi-disciplinary teams. In this capacity, you will partner with the Head of Delivery and various

Craft and Client teams to orchestrate high-quality, on-time, and on-budget project delivery. The role focuses on scaling and

flexing Studio resources to meet evolving client needs through process optimization and the strategic application of technology.

You are independently accountable for excellent operational delivery and for mentoring the wider delivery team to achieve

sustained performance and efficiency.

• Direct Staffing Operations: Oversee all Studios staffing activity, ensuring clear, proactive, solutions oriented communication

and setting firm boundaries where necessary.

• Optimize Staffing Allocation: Monitor and prioritize staffing requests, ensuring alignment with business priorities defined by

Delivery Leadership.

• Facilitate Stakeholder Alignment: Chair weekly resourcing and craft meetings, providing leadership status updates and fostering

cross-functional alignment.

• Manage Talent Mobility: Execute end-to-end account transitions and staff moves, prioritizing a seamless employee experience,

involving the right stakeholders at the right time and ensuring absolute clarity amongst all stakeholders.

• Strategize Staffing Solutions: Develop and implement comprehensive staffing models for new business (internal, freelance, or

recruitment) and oversee the flexible 'Relay' team in coordination with Pioneers.

• Capacity Forecasting and Escalation: Lead capacity forecasting initiatives with the Head of Delivery and resolve complex

staffing escalations with actionable, timely solutions, involving senior leadership as required.

• Cultivate Staff Experience: Prioritize the employee experience within all staffing operations, ensuring that transitions and

allocations support professional growth and engagement.

• Govern Jira Workflow: Manage the lifecycle of Jira tickets for freelance and new hires, ensuring strict adherence to approval

protocols and maintaining data integrity for efficient sign-off.

• Administer Fixed-Term Contracts (FTC): Oversee the review, approval, and extension of FTC staff, ensuring regulatory compliance

and alignment with regional operational priorities.

• Operational Optimisation: Conduct bi-weekly process reviews, implementing efficiency gains and driving the adoption of AI and

automation within staffing operations.

• Team Leadership: Track workload and oversee priorities for the junior delivery team, providing mentorship and stretch projects

to foster professional development.

• Maintain Data Accuracy: Ensure 100% accuracy of staffing data within Airtable and oversee the reporting dashboard to provide

leadership with actionable insights.

• Analyze Operational Performance: Oversee the production of staffing reports, providing high-level analysis and proposed action

plans to optimize Studio performance.

• Drive KPI Benchmarks: Proactively monitor and achieve departmental KPIs, developing strategic corrective measures when

performance metrics require realignment.

• Translate Strategy: Ensure business  priorities and performance health actions are integrated into staffing operations and

delivery initiatives.

• Excellence in critical thinking and leadership.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex workflows simultaneously
• Proven track record of establishing and independently governing operational functions.
• Ability to navigate and manage ambiguous situations, supporting leadership in establishing the best way forward
• In-depth expertise in Marketing agency operations and delivery processes
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills to unite diverse teams on complex topics
• Consistent drive to analyse and improve ways of working and processes
• Strong data management skills with ability to create reports as well as provide commentary and analysis and translate this into

operational action plans

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $100k-115k CAD. Salary is based on relevant experience, expertise, and

organizational impact.

• A flexible hybrid working policy to enjoy the best of both worlds.
• Early Finish Fridays, kickstart your weekend early with alternating early-finish Fridays.
• Full dental and healthcare cover
• 15 days paid holiday annually, increasing with length of service (plus Public Holidays).
• Birthday Leave, a paid day-off each year.
• Access to dedicated mental health resources including enhanced sick pay scheme, employee assistance programme and trained

Mental Health First Aiders.

• Dept Allowance, a dedicated company contribution to spend on either your professional development or personal wellbeing.
• Refreshments are provided in the office all week.
• Enhanced family friendly policies to support parents.
• Learning and Development, continuous growth opportunities through internal training, and "inspirational talks” guest speakers.
• Buddy Program, you will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you navigate your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A Certified BCorp Agency and is multi-award winning “Agency of the Year”.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes

and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

• Global DEPT® Cares Month, an annual initiative where our teams donate their professional skills and time to support local

charities and pr-bono projects.

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of

technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just

is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better

together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for

each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

AI Disclosure: At DEPT®, we use AI-assisted technology (Metaview) to capture notes and summarize interview conversations, so our

interviewers can stay fully focused. Using the AI is optional, just let us know if you’d prefer it not be used.

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to

recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups

tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving

everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the

recruitment process and your time with us.