Job Description:
We are seeking a seasoned Technical Delivery Lead to join our dynamic team in Mumbai/Pune. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, technical architecture, and project management, with extensive experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex technical projects. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Project Leadership:
- Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of multiple technical projects.
- Oversee project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, deliverables, and timelines.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of end-to-end business processes (e.g., eCommerce, supply chain, BFSI workflows) and align technical delivery with business outcomes.
2. Technical & Solution Leadership:
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring best practices in software development and architecture.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve delivery efficiency.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, providing hands-on support when required.
- Ability to design solution approaches grounded in real-world business scenarios, not just application or system-level thinking.
3. Business & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate with clients, business users, and stakeholders to gather requirements, provide regular updates, and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Demonstrate strong analytical thinking by asking the right business questions and offering data-driven insights and recommendations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership and business stakeholders.
4. Team Management:
- Manage, mentor, and develop technical teams, including hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, promoting continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
5. Process & Innovation:
- Implement and optimize agile methodologies and modern SDLC practices (Scrum, DevOps, QA engineering).
- Continuously improve delivery processes, tools, and standards.
- Stay current with emerging technologies such as GenAI, LLMs, and agent-based systems, and identify practical use cases for business and delivery optimization.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
- 18+ years of experience in IT with strong hands-on development and delivery leadership.
- Proven experience as a Technology Architect, Technical Manager, or Project Lead.
- Strong expertise in .NET Core, C#, databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL), Microservices, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
- Strong experience with agile delivery, JIRA, Scrum, Kanban, and project management tools.
- Demonstrated ability to understand business models (eCommerce, BFSI, Supply Chain, etc.) and apply analytical thinking to solve business problems.
- Exposure to AI/ML concepts, GenAI, LLMs, or intelligent automation is a strong plus.
- Proven track record of managing complex, business-critical programs across regions.
- AWS Cloud Practitioner / Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) preferred.
- Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proficiency in English, Marathi, and Hindi.