Broad Role / Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning, execution and monitoring of large Government AI compute / cloud / digital infrastructure programmes in line with approved scope, timelines and budgets.
- Establish and run a Programme Management Office (PMO) for AI compute initiatives, including project planning, tracking, governance and reporting.
- Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, roadmaps and interdependency maps across multiple workstreams and vendors.
- Coordinate across Government stakeholders, technology partners, system integrators, cloud providers and other ecosystem players for smooth execution.
- Facilitate decision-making by preparing issue notes, concept notes, options analyses, presentations and status updates for senior officials.
- Define and institutionalise governance frameworks, review mechanisms, escalation paths and documentation standards for the programme.
- Track milestones, deliverables, risks and dependencies; implement risk mitigation, issue resolution and change management processes.
- Ensure adherence to Government policies, guidelines, procurement norms and standards related to IT, cloud, data and security.
- Support preparation and review of RFPs/RFIs, evaluation processes and contract finalisation from a programme management standpoint.
- Monitor vendor performance against contractual obligations and SLAs; drive corrective actions and performance improvements.
- Prepare regular MIS, dashboards and progress reports for leadership, highlighting achievements, challenges, risks and way forward.
- Drive outcome-focused execution, ensuring that the programme meets its objectives in terms of capacity, utilisation, user adoption and impact.
Broad Experience & Expertise Requirements
- Minimum 12 years of professional experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in managing large Government technology programmes, such as national platforms, large IT infrastructure, cloud or data centre programmes, e-governance or digital public infrastructure projects.
Educational Qualifications (essential)
- B.E./B.Tech or Master's Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics / Management (or equivalent).
Certification
- Any relevant certification will be an added advantage.
