Associate Director/Senior Manager - Project Management - Analytics Technology Team - Retail

- Serve as a senior leader within the Technology organization across the Bangalore and US offices

- Build and develop the Analytics Technology teams in both Bangalore and Plano

- Establish effective KPIs and SLAs that show growth, maturity and efficiency year over year

- Manage 2 - 3 Sr. Managers directly and a total team of 25 to 40 individual contributors

- This position has entire ownership of their teams from Bangalore and will work with leaders on both shores to execute the Data and Analytics strategy and projects

- Ensure process and quality standards are achieved within work teams

- Serve as escalation point for roadblocks slowing down or impeding delivery objectives

- Provide direction, coaching, and set goals for career growth and development of teams

- Lead cross-functional teams, and provide the technical perspective to data science projects, and support problem scoping and structuring

- Manage project financials, budget forecasts, and staffing plans across the department

- Identify and champion internal / external best practices, tools, and ideas to drive constant growth and innovation within the analytics space

Core Competencies & Accomplishments:

- 5 to 10 years of demonstrated leadership experience in Information Technology, including experience leading leaders. Must include at least 1 year in a USA-based Global Inhouse Center (GIC); experience in retail desired.

- Multiple years of experience leading teams developing in Big Data technologies and leveraging Analytics tools. Machine learning and AI experience preferred.

- Excellent at building and developing teams

- Drives vision & strategy, defines the Analytics technology roadmap

- Strong communication (oral and written), with an ability to convey complex results in an easy to understand, thematic manner

- Drives results and has strong accountability

- Demonstrated ability to stay abreast of industry trends, tools and techniques

- Practical experience in leading technical teams with extensive knowledge of SDLC and IT project management processes

- Experience managing project financials, budget forecasts, and staffing plans