This opportunity is with a US based MNC in the BFSI, Wealth Management Industry with its Software Product team based out of Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Reports to : Director, India Opportunity Snapshot : - Reporting into the Director, India, this is a key leadership role in the Life, Pension, Retirement &amp; Wealth Management delivery space. The role will engage closely with the Delivery Managers and the Release Management team across Australia/UK to enable ongoing software delivery the clients of proprietary solutions in the Life, Pension, Retirement and Wealth Management space. Direct Reports : Project Managers/Scrum Masters Key Accountabilities : - Overall accountability for delivery across the cross functional teams. - Collaborate with the wider program team for demand and capacity planning and work allocation for the India teams. - Tracking, monitoring and reporting on allocated work and budgets to the Sr Management group. - Risks and Issues Management with timely escalations and reporting. - Actively coach and support the Scrum Masters on process and delivery. - Engage with the Development Manager on key development practices and process. - Actively contribute to and monitor team motivation and engagement to ensure high retention. - Support location based recruitment activities. - Performance management of direct reports with ongoing feedback and 1-1 catch-ups. Education and Qualification : - Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science (mandatory) - Relevant certifications in project management i.e.: Prince2 or PMP (mandatory) - Agile certification (desirable) Knowledge and Skills : - Has comprehensive knowledge of Programme and Project Management with a broad understanding of the financial services industry. Has managed large programs of work across global geographies. - Strong technology delivery experience using Microsoft Technologies (VB.Net, C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server, LINQ, WPF, WCF, Windows Forms, MVC, XML, CSS and AJAX/Java script/JQuery) - Strong Stakeholder management experience collaborating with global teams building/retaining high performance development teams - Experience in migrating projects from legacy Microsoft tech stack to latest technologies - E2E exposure to SDLC process from Analysis, Coding, Automation and Release Deployments - Experience in Transition management - Is able to make sound and far reaching decisions on major issues and to take full responsibility for them on a technical or managerial basis. - Has a comprehensive knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile development life cycles. - Understands the interdependencies of business processes and information systems and demonstrates ability to see the bigger picture. Personal Attributes : - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Excellent customer engagement skills. - Demonstrates a high emotional quotient while being a strategic and critical thinker. - Shows a growth mindset and has a high learning curve. - Willing to travel internationally occasionally, work outside local time zone hours as needed. Key Behaviours : - Instils Trust - Must be seen to be truthful and follow through on commitments. Customers and Partners must feel that they are being listened too and understood. The right candidate will be able to be trusted with sensitive and confidential information. - Collaborate - Must be able to work in a co-operative manner with both internal and external teams and take all views and interests into account when formulating outcomes. - Ensure Accountability - Must take full ownership of their assigned responsibilities and the outcomes that are generated and pursued, including any failures. This must extend to post-implementation and should encompass the assessment of benefits delivered. - Customer Focus - Must understand customer and partner needs from both a functional and operational perspective. Improvements must deliver customer improvements as well as feature set improvements. Must be seen as an expert by Customers, who are willing to trust the views and direction of the team as portrayed by the candidate - Develop Talent - Must be seen as a reference point for others, who are willing to pass on their knowledge to improve the overall level of understanding across the group. This should be via coaching, support, reviews and feedback. - Communicate Effectively - Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently, both in written and verbal forms, across all levels of an organisation and all sizes of groups. Must also be able to listen to others and evidence that they have understood the needs communicated appropriately

Pune

Software Delivery Manager - Life/Pension/Retirement & Wealth Management  

Software Delivery Manager - Life/Pension/Retirement & Wealth Management   ,Job Description for Software Delivery Manager - Life/Pension/Retirement & Wealth Management   in Simply People in  Pune for (12-17) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Software Delivery Manager - Life/Pension/Retirement & Wealth Management   in Simply People in  Pune for (12-17) years of experience. Apply Now!