Software Delivery Manager (AU)

Work with cutting edge AI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector.

Our customers operate in some of the most challenging and high-stakes environments in the world, including military organisations, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators, and law enforcement.

Protecting airspace in these settings requires technology that performs under pressure and teams that understand what’s at stake.

At DroneShield, employees work at the leading edge of counter-drone innovation, helping to address real-world security challenges as drone threats continue to evolve globally.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia, now part of the ASX200 index, DroneShield is experiencing a period of hypergrowth.

Revenue has surged from A$57 million in 2024 to over A$190 million in 2025, representing growth of more than 400% year-on-year, with record profitability and cashflow.

The total addressable global market for counter-drone is assessed at approximately $100 billion, and is currently at the nascent stage with much of the growth still to come, with DroneShield well positioned as a global market leader, and the only public listed pure-play business in this sector.

The company has grown from 11 employees in 2017 to over 450 staff globally today, and is on track to reach around 550 by the end of 2026.

This expansion includes investment of over A$50 million annually in R&D, a global pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, and continuous scaling of production capacity to meet accelerating demand.

The role is based at DroneShield’s central Sydney headquarters. Overseas on-the-ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries worldwide.

About the role The Software Delivery Manager is accountable for engineering execution excellence and predictable release delivery across all Scrum teams.

This role ensures robust delivery governance, cross‑team alignment, proactive risk management, and organisational transparency so that software commitments are met reliably, consistently, and with high quality.

The role reports directly to PMO with a dotted line to VP of Software Solutions.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations Release & Delivery Management Own end‑to‑end release planning and execution across all software component teams (embedded, platform, applications, AI/ML) Maintain and govern the release cadence: capacity planning, sprint/PI commitment verification, release readiness assessments, and outcome‑based reporting Drive structured cross-team dependency tracking and early risk surfacing with clear escalation pathways Track and communicate release burndown, delivery forecasts, blockers, and execution status to internal and external stakeholders Maintain high‑integrity JIRA Release , Version , and Workflow governance to ensure accurate delivery metrics and traceability Oversee change control processes for late‑stage scope changes or risk adjustments Cross‑Team Coordination Identify, track, and proactively manage cross-team dependencies, ensuring alignment between Platform, Embedded, AI/ML, QA, and Product teams Facilitate engineering-wide planning rituals (Big Room Planning, Release Readiness Reviews, Delivery Standups) Enforce decision‑making frameworks that balance scope, time, resources, and quality Drive standardisation and adoption of consistent delivery processes, quality gates, and governance practices across all engineering groups Partner with QA leadership to ensure adequate test coverage, non‑functional testing, and environment readiness for every release Delivery Project Management Coordinate delivery timelines, milestones, and risk tracking across multiple simultaneous software workstreams Provide clear, timely, and consistent communication on status, risks, mitigations, and decisions Ensure alignment with Product Management on scope, priorities, and release objectives Support engineering leads in resolving execution bottlenecks and enabling on‑time delivery Track KPIs including velocity stability, on‑time delivery %, defects, and release predictability Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required 5+ years experience in Software Delivery Management, Technical Program Management, Release Engineering, or equivalent Proven experience delivering software within Agile/Scrum environments across multiple concurrent teams Strong capability to influence, coordinate, and drive accountability across engineering teams without formal authority Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills, particularly in fast‑moving scale‑up environments High proficiency in JIRA , Confluence , Agile delivery frameworks, and release governance best practices Preferred Experience working with or delivering software tightly integrated with Hardware products , embedded systems, or edge-compute devices Familiarity with cross‑functional delivery involving hardware, firmware, and software integration cycles Experience coordinating delivery of software built on platform‑level architectures , including microservices, device management platforms, containerised applications, or real‑time systems Familiarity with software security principles , secure development lifecycle (SDLC), vulnerability management, and security compliance requirements Understanding of CI/CD practices, automated testing frameworks, and modern DevOps workflows Experience with infrastructure used in defence‑oriented or mission‑critical software products Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.