How To Become A Delivery Project Executive: What It Is and Career Path

What is a delivery project executive and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

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The average delivery project executive salary is $112,687. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes 6-8 years of experience to become a delivery project executive. Delivery project executives with a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 16% and produce 82,400 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreDelivery Project ExecutiveUS Average

Salary

7.9

Avg. Salary $112,687

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

8.6

Growth rate 16%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

1.7

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21%

Asian 13.72%

Black or African American 6.47%

Hispanic or Latino 9.71%

Unknown 5.18%

White 64.71%

Gender

female 21.20%

male 78.80%

Age - 47

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 47

Stress level

8.6

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.7

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.1

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a delivery project executive

Explore delivery project executive education requirements

Most common delivery project executive degrees

Bachelor's

68.6 %

Master's

18.4 %

Associate

7.4 %

Start to develop specific delivery project executive skills

Skills	Percentages
Project Management	9.39%
Client Facing	7.36%
Client Satisfaction	6.85%
Continuous Improvement	5.86%
Service Delivery	5.49%

Complete relevant delivery project executive training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New delivery project executives learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a delivery project executive based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real delivery project executive resumes.

Research delivery project executive duties and responsibilities

Lead software development, process re-engineering and technical architecture implementations to advance project capabilities and overall performance.
Spearhead and drive to completion a large infrastructure project for backup and recovery eliminating antiquate tape technology.
Translate client's strategic plans into tactical operational initiates focusing on require infrastructure, business, and application projects.
Provide guidance, support, and value add recommendations to senior executives regarding financial implications to portfolio and staffing levels.

Get delivery project executive experience

Generally, it takes 6-8 years to become a delivery project executive. The most common roles before becoming a delivery project executive include project manager, senior project manager team lead and service delivery manager.

Apply for delivery project executive jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a delivery project executive job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Delivery project executive reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2019

Pros

I like to see the results of a successful project