Head of Product & Engineering Delivery

Head of Product & Engineering Delivery Location: Flexible Department: Product & Engineering Reports to: Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) About Mattilda Mattilda is building the finance-first operating system for education in Latin America. We help 1,000+ schools across Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador manage payments, billing, academic operations, and financial products in a single platform. With $89M raised, were scaling rapidly to transform how educational institutions operate. Our mission is to help schools operate with clarity, accuracy, and confidence—powered by technology and AI. Achieving this mission requires not only strong product vision, but exceptional execution discipline across Product and Engineering. The Opportunity Mattilda operates in a mission-critical environment where delivery failures directly impact customer trust, revenue, and regulatory confidence. Payments, billing, reconciliation, integrations, and SIS workflows must ship predictably, safely, and at high quality. As the platform scales across multiple countries and integrates new systems, execution complexity has grown significantly. We need a senior leader focused exclusively on ensuring that what we commit to actually gets delivered—reliably and repeatedly. This role exists to professionalize delivery as a first-class capability: Reduce firefighting and unplanned work Improve predictability across squads and initiatives Surface delivery risks early and resolve them decisively Enable teams to move faster without breaking trust This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complexity and brings structure, clarity, and calm to large, cross-functional systems. What Youll Lead Your focus will be on delivery excellence across Product & Engineering. You will lead execution to: Establish predictable delivery rhythms across all squads Ensure clear planning, realistic commitments, and reliable follow-through Drive cross-squad alignment and dependency management across: Payments and reconciliation Billing and invoicing SIS and third-party integrations (e.g., Algebraix, Idukay) Platform, QA, and reliability initiatives Define and enforce delivery readiness standards for mission-critical releases Reduce unplanned work, last-minute scope changes, and reactive firefighting Create shared visibility into delivery health, risks, and progress What Youll Do Day to Day Review delivery health across squads, initiatives, and markets (MX, CO, EC) Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to plan high-confidence execution Identify and resolve execution bottlenecks, dependencies, and delivery risks Ensure high-quality requirements, acceptance criteria, and definitions of ready/done Coordinate release readiness and go/no-go decisions for critical systems Surface risks early and escalate decisively when trust, revenue, or quality is at risk Continuously improve delivery processes, tooling, and operating cadence Who You Are Were looking for a senior execution leader who combines systems thinking, delivery rigor, and strong judgment. Minimum Requirements 7+ years in delivery leadership, product operations, technical program management, or senior agile roles Experience coordinating multiple squads in SaaS, fintech, or mission-critical environments Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, agile practices, and release management Proven ability to manage complex dependencies across technical and non-technical teams Comfort working with technical concepts such as APIs, services, integrations, and data flows Strong facilitation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills Data-driven and outcome-oriented mindset Ability to hold teams accountable while maintaining trust and psychological safety Full professional proficiency in Spanish and English Preferred Qualifications Experience in fintech, payments, billing, or financial operations platforms Familiarity with multi-country delivery environments in Latin America Experience working through periods of scale, transformation, or post-acquisition integration Exposure to QA automation, reliability engineering, or platform modernization initiatives Familiarity with delivery analytics or AI-enabled operational insights Youre a Great FitIf You... Care deeply about reliability, predictability, and execution quality Enjoy fixing systems rather than micromanaging people Are comfortable holding strong lines on delivery readiness and quality Think in cross-team, end-to-end execution rather than isolated sprints Thrive in high-impact, high-accountability environments Why This Role Matters Mattildas success depends on our ability to execute consistently in areas where failure is not an option. This role ensures that: Product ambition translates into reliable execution Engineering teams can move fast without breaking trust Leadership has clear visibility into delivery risk and progress You will build the execution backbone of Mattilda as we scale across Latin America and become the system of record for education finance. Travel: Occasional travel to Mexico City for team onsite sessions