KDC Director
Role Profile
Roles & Responsibilities
The role will require the
candidate to provide leadership to the Program Managers / Project
Managers in running the development, RnD and operations and drive the
architecture, build, testing, with an aim to meet and excel the customer
needs, as well as, internal needs, such as working closely with the Sr.
leadership team and achieve operational parameters.
Has to work closely &
collaborate with Global Delivery Head, CEO, Head sales /Practice Heads/
GM Sales in a collaborative manner to grow the business cutting across
various Industry verticals and Strategic Business Units & Customer
Units and ensure the RnD function runs successfully as a self-contained
Horizontal.
Build the foundation for
all development and conceptualize different service offerings &
solutions to customer, as well as in ensuring the technical development
of services for customer contracted work. Would need to take ownership
of all key performance parameters to drive the operating margin of the
accounts that fall under the Horizontal.
Conceive, assess and develop the technology vision for the Horizontal
Design and implement
frameworks for performance optimization, scalability, security,
reusability for delivery excellence and customer delight
Introduce best practices
in software development, agile methodologies and coding standards;
institute change when necessary and appropriate
Responsible for
establishing operating procedures, work assignments, planning, and all
project management activities across the horizontal.
The role would also need
to closely work with CEO, Head sales /Practice Heads/ GM Sales/ Account
Managers in business development, competency building and complete
responsibility & ownership for RnD excellence in the respective
technology practice area.
Skills & Experience
- Overall 15+ experience in the industry with a minimum 10 years+ of experience in a development centre.
- Qualification: Post Graduate from a reputed Institution with Computer Science specialization and preferably a PMP certification.
- Preferable Experience at customer site as onsite delivery manager or experience as Technology Practice Head / Delivery Head for Horizontal or Industry verticals
- Experience of managing multiple customers across geographies
- Fixed Price project management, with SLA based delivery
- Multi vendor / SI Program management experience
- Offshore DM experience (should have handled a large enterprise accounts or multiple small and medium sized accounts)
- Well-versed with quality management processes
- Any leadership initiatives assumed Corporate level or at any SBU/vertical/functional level, with a proven success
- Good Networking across the Industry
- Proven people leadership
- Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written, and both technical and non- technical, and the ability to work with a diverse group of individuals in a professional and service-oriented manner
- Extensive knowledge in developing applications in Microsoft ERP platforms.
Email your application to to hr.ke@technobrainltd.com