Technical Delivery Manager

Role: Technical Delivery Manager - Application Development (Java & Python)

Experience: 13 to 18 years

Work Locations: Chennai & Hyderabad

Work Model: Hybrid

Time Zone: 3PM to 12AM IST

Role Summary:

This job involves managing the day-to-day delivery of the Advanced Analytics team

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering [Software Development] teams to achieve project objectives & deliverables.
• Primary engineering point of contact for US based managers and leaders, ensuring clear communication and aligning with project and portfolio goals and objectives
• Manage day to day operation and ensure adherence to process, scope, quality and timelines
• Participate in agile planning [and other required agile ceremonies], understand requirements and review design and implementation plan that offshore team will support
• Incumbent to assume role of an engagement coordinator between India dev team and US project and engineering managers and leaders (techno functional)
• Familiarity and understanding of MIS. Work on publishing regular project delivery and engagement status
• Highlight risks and concerns, work with US managers to establish alignment, contingency and or mitigation plans as required
• Constantly looking to identify impediments early, actively working to resolve those impediments, and escalate when needed
• Experienced and proactive in tracking delivery statuses, project progress and take ownership of critical incidents till completion
• Take ownership and accountability of critical projects (for work executed in India)
• Good understanding of quality assurance process to drive quality in deliverables
• Effective communicator with team members, US stakeholders and management
• Other duties as assigned or requested approximately 50% technical and 50% management
• Proven history of developing, creating, and executing successful engagement strategies
• Strategic thinker, capable of developing effective and efficient plans for resource allocation, task assignments and project execution

Required

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer Science or related field
• 13 to 17 years of total experience with 5+ yrs leading / managing software engineering projects executed using Agile methodology, as well as data/analytics experience.
• Hands on with programming [preferably around Python and Java] in an application development and maintenance environment
• Knowledge / experience in Google cloud [GCP] and or AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Solid understanding of agile framework and agile project management and or PMBOK principles
• Experience in Agile delivery model and setting up / enforcing process to ensure quality deliverables
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience in leading, motivating & inspiring teams to foster collaboration
• Proficient in identifying, assessing and calling out risks and mitigation plans to stakeholders
• Experience in implementing process improvements and learning from past projects to enhance future performance
• Able to analyze external and internal processes, and creating strategies for service delivery optimization
• Experience in working with diverse teams and stakeholders, understanding their needs and managing expectations
• Must have US Healthcare background

Good to have

• Exposure and or experience in data and analytics is a plus
• Knowledge in AI/ML concepts and methodologies including regression analysis, neural networks, deep learning, feature engineering, supervised/unsupervised learning