The person will be responsible for managing the day to day tasks related to managing the program in a Delivery Manager role with the P&L responsibility. The suitable candidates need to have extensive stake holder management skills with multiple horizontals & onsite/offshore management, strong delivery & account management skills, excellent communication skills (oral and written).
- Experience in management of delivery programs involving the full spectrum of systems / software services delivery activities including Delivery Management, Management/Technology, Project Estimation and Pricing
- Participate in Weekly/Monthly Service Delivery review meetings with customer /Cognizant management
- Participate in delivery aspects of Business Development as part of RFP process - experience in estimations mandatory
- Experience in Application Development programs end to end
- Experience in SOW, cost budget, revenue forecast, estimation and ESA is critical
- Provide proactive, risk assessment, auditing with good leadership skills
- Coaching and mentor others to success and demonstrate strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to drive P&L targets (direct and indirect) and growth
- Ability to provide direct (and indirect) people management - key is building Domain and Technology expertise
- Team Leadership & Excellent Writing and Comprehension skills
- To conduct or participate drives in recruiting people required for the program
Skills Required
- At least 12-15 years IT Services experience in delivering projects on J2EE platform.
- At least 5 years experience in delivering AD projects
- Exposure to different estimation methodologies
- Strong analytical and experience in Program Management/ Delivery Management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
- Knowledge of Agile is added advantage.
- Domain experience in Banking & Financial Services will be good
- Experience in SOW, cost budget, revenue forecast is needed
- Adhering to the project timelines and customer expectation to be filled as appropriately
- Strong history and track record of completing quality projects on time and on budget, as well as a proven track record in coaching and mentoring others to success.
- Extensive and consistent experience of delivering complex projects throughout their life-cycle.
- Project planning and progress monitoring, including budget control and milestone control; issue and risk management.
- Good presentation skills and strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to anticipate and build contingency plans.
- Good problem solving skills.
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