Role - Program Management
Experience Required - 8+ Years
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Project and Program Management skills and prior exp of working on large programs.
Roles & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
โข Create, execute & track Delivery Plans for large programs
โข Facilitate and lead technical conversations (e.g., relating to architectural approach and system design) and documents solutions.
โข Drive team/release level processes demonstrating servant leadership coupled with domain knowledge and technical acumen.
โข Facilitate Program level planning meetings and other ceremonies with delivery teams.
โข Ensures dependency alignment across teams.
โข Execute the Program Increment (PI) objectives to support the strategy, vision, and road map
โข Ensure value is achieved by the team on behalf of end users.
โข Work in partnership with Product Owners and the core and extended team to build and prioritize the product backlog.
โข Support product owners by ensuring backlog refinement and readiness.
โข Collaborate with other Technical Project Managers (TPM) to coordinate cross-team dependencies and other teams within the organization.
โข Create metrics driven insights into the delivery and execution of the team using relevant team levelmetrics.
โข Responsible for tracking iteration progress, actively adding to design discussions, issue resolution, and removing obstacles to ensure sprint/iteration commitments are met.
โข Support and encourage innovation through continuous exploration.
โข Drive Agile team objectives.
โข Provide visibility into gaps, issues, risks, and opportunities across Agile teams.
โข Coach teams to embrace the Technology SDLC process, Agile values, principles, and practices, and actively inspire teams to reflect and improve their delivery capacity
Qualifications:
โข Bachelors degree in technology related subject area or equivalent experience required
โข 10-15 years of experience in technical program or project management, overseeing large-scale, complex transformation programs
โข Experience leading Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams to deliver technology solutions that meet customer expectations for timeliness and quality
โข Experience in clarifying objectives, dealing with ambiguity/under-defined problems, advocating for simplification, and influencing
โข Excellent oral and written skills; Ability to efficiently communicate across product, technology, and business partners
โข Ability to deliver complex software iteratively and with quality
โข PMP/PgMP/SAFe certification and experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies.
โข Experience using Rally delivery management platform is required
โข Deep understanding of Agile at Scale or iterative development processes, including quality and testing standard practices
โข Well versed in Project Planning, Delivery & Release Management
โข Merchant Product knowledge (Characteristics, Pricing & Submissions) and at least 5+ years of working as Program or Senior Project Manager at American Express [Mandatory]
Base Salary Range : $90,000 to $120,000 Per Annum
TCS Employee Benefits Summary:
Discretionary Annual Incentive.
Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.