Principal delivery manager
Bp
Budapest, Hungary
Posted on Apr 29, 2026
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Technology
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Job Description:
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.
Join our team as Principal Delivery Manager (Technology Delivery / Regional Infrastructure Manager)!
About the role:
The Delivery Manager plays a critical role translating strategy into actionable steps and driving successful delivery of products, platforms, and services. This hands-on role is focused on day-to-day decision-making and ensuring the right products, platforms and services are being built and delivered efficiently. This role makes key decisions on feature development, balances stakeholder priorities, and ensures that deliverables are built to meet quality, budget, and timeline requirements. They work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs, enabling the seamless delivery of impactful solutions.
This Delivery Manager operates at a strategic leadership level, managing highly complex, multi-regional products, platforms, and services that impact organizational success. They act as a trusted advisor to executives, aligning delivery initiatives with long-term business objectives and enabling organizational transformation. They lead multiple delivery teams, foster collaboration across departments, and champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. They manage large-scale budgets with a focus on value maximization and proactively mitigate risks. They are recognized for their expertise in building strong global partnerships, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving strategic decisions.
The role leads a team of 6 managers supporting Europe & Africa.
What you will deliver:
Technology delivery management: Oversee projects involving the development and implementation of products, platforms, and business processes to achieve desired business outcomes. Create and manage roadmaps, schedules, and budgets. Act as the main liaison between stakeholders, development teams, and business units globally dispersed, at various levels within and outside of bp. Incorporate Agile frameworks to align and track project progress, resolve dependencies, and ensure continuous delivery of value.
Data-driven decision-making: Monitor a product, platform, or service's health and key performance characteristics to increase performance, ensure compliance, and optimize operation. Champion transparency across bp by showcasing work in progress, elevating metrics and seeking regular feedback from internal collaborators and users.
Resource and vendor management: Strategically manage internal teams, external suppliers, and technology partners to balance capacity and ensure efficient delivery without compromising quality.
Financial management: Oversee budget planning, allocation, and tracking to ensure alignment with business objectives. Monitor financial performance, control costs, and provide accurate reporting to support decision-making and optimize resource utilization across projects, platforms, or services.
What You will need to be successful:
Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience.
15+ years relevant experience with proven people management capabilities.
Fluency in English, German language knowledge is a plus.
Successful large-scale application of Agile, Lean, and project delivery methods.
Experience in IT project management and infrastructure.
Significant experience working across complex, globally dispersed businesses.
Excellence in balancing strategic priorities with tactical execution, with solid attention to detail.
Outstanding communication and influence skills, with the ability to engage with a broad range of collaborators and prioritize demands.
Motivated by the challenges of solving complex problems and a passion for making things happen.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire diverse partners.
Passion for driving cultural transformation and enabling digitally enabled workplace operations.
At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:
Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
Life & health insurance, medical care package
Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs
Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
Celebrate in bp’s success. You may be eligible to join bp’s Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules
Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
Possibility to join our social communities and networks
Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment
bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC's annual employer research. Come and join us!
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.
Disclaimer: Please note that, according to Hungarian law (2012/I. 113. §), mothers or single parents caring for a child under three years of age cannot be employed in night shift positions.
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Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
