Program Manager-SIDBI-Chennai/Mumbai

Designation: Program ManagerNumber of Positions-1 (Chennai/ Mumbai)

Educational Qualification-

Graduate degree in Indian or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institutions.

• At least 18+ years of experience with Information Technology.
• At least 5 years of most recent experience in technical project / program management, delivering large projects / programs end-to-end and team management.
• Experience in Banking and Finance Domain will be an added advantage
• 35-55 Years of Age

Job Profile

• Create Detailed Project Plan with intermittent milestones, identify all risks and dependencies and mitigation strategy for the same
• Ability to define and measure key success criteria of project in consultation with Business teams
• Provide direction for the development, design, and systems integration for projects/program(s) from definition phase through implementation.
• Contribute to design and establishment of requirements, apply significant knowledge of industry trends, recognize system deficiencies, and implement effective solutions.
• Create and implement plan for quality assurance at multiple stages of project lifecycle
• Ensure close monitoring of Projects Schedule, Budget and take corrective actions as required
• Review all work produced by development team, ensure code produced meets security standards
• Conduct regular status meetings with all necessary stakeholders, own the development lifecycle
• Status Reporting & Presentations to leadership and external stakeholders
• Ensuring culture of continuous learning is created where self and team members are versatile in picking up mew technologies in short cycles.

Primary Skills

• Excellent interpersonal communications skills
• Business Analysis skills
• Strong technical orientation in all aspects of development including Java, UI, DB technologies, Application Architecture, Deployment Architecture, Infrastructure sizing etc.
• Good understanding and exposure to Cloud Computing Technologies and Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Must have a high degree of initiative and flexibility with high customer.
• Orientation and ability to deal with diverse Business, IT and Government stakeholders
• Strong leadership skills in handling a team of 10-15 members and being accountable for their output
• Strong in programming and scripting, analytical skills, and problem-solving ability. Should be Hands on as and when required.
• Good Understanding on automation tools, tools involved in CICD Pipeline.
• Fluency in English and Hindi, written and verbal communication
• Knowledge in Financial domain will be an added advantage
• PMP certification will be an added advantage

Competency

• Strong knowledge of SDLC Lifecycle Process and Agile Methodology
• Ability to Lead and be accountable for the output of a team of 10-15
  team members into collectively achieving the goals of the project.
• Offer insights into the key Success criteria, resolving blockers for the team members, Work assignments based on skills and mentoring team members
• Ability to independently assess and represent development team - covering all aspects of technical feasibility, complexity, and timelines.
• Ability to Work with diverse technical and non-technical stakeholder individuals / groups (including third parties) to remove blockers for the team and expedite development
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and efficient resource and time management between them
• Teamwork skills to coordinate their efforts with the work thats being
• performed by other design and development professionals
• Ability to identify and resolve issues faced during the projects assigned
• Ability to Work effectively under pressure to meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to Handle Uncertainty and change requests/support on a frequent basis.
• Experience working with or an interest in Agile Methodologies
• Ability to create unconventional and out of Box solutions as required.
• Ability to work independently and produce results in a fast paced, team environment.
• Ability research into new areas and come up with ideas and solutions.
• Will be Involved in all phases of the development cycle
• Ability to benchmark and improve performance of the application on an ongoing basis.
• Ability to pick up new technologies and upskill as required
• Participate in post implementation issues and performance review.
• Excellent Verbal and Written - Communication and Presentation Skills.