Deputy Director - New Initiatives - IT Infrastructure Projects - Contractual Role

Job Responsibilities :

- Manage projects with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline.

- Develop comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with institution goals and coordinate with various site managers and technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development through implementation.

- Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.

- Communicate proactively with all stakeholders to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.

- Analyse economics of project plans and provide actionable feedback relating to cost benefit and return-on-investment standards.

- Review proposed modifications on project plans, including meeting with interested parties to approve and implement beneficial changes.

- Oversee acquisition of resources and materials as needed before and during projects by talking with customers, team members, managers, and in-house accountants and negotiating price and payment agreements with vendors.

- Anticipate details of future projects by communicating directly with stakeholders and staying informed of relevant trends and industry news.

- Identify new trends and technology which can be used proactively to the benefit of institution, students and teachers.

- Take initiatives to identify the new and best available in the market and suggest the use case for the institution in best interest of students and teachers for the purpose of delivering education.

Job Skills & Qualification Required :

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience

- Extensive leadership experience and strong teaming abilities

- Excellent problem-solving skills

- Minimum ten years plus management experience in the IT field, including managing infrastructure projects, identify new products and services and interactions with customers and associated implementation

Employment terms : On contract for 2 years.

CTC Offered : Maximum upto 20 lacs

Preferred Industry : Education / IT / call center industry is preferred.

Team handling role and Reportees : 10 - 20 Team members (Direct 3-5)