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Our Technology Solutions Group (TSG) is driving the development of next-generation services by leveraging modern cloud platform development technologies and cutting-edge technologies, including microservices,
progressive web apps, advanced data platforms, machine learning, and cloud-native solutions.

Overview:
As TSG Operations Lead within our Technology Solutions Group (TSG), you will support the Senior Director of Operations by providing cross-portfolio delivery insight, driving alignment across scrum teams in Pune, and enabling the consistent delivery of high-priority initiatives. You will focus on enhancing delivery visibility, supporting governance and portfolio planning, and facilitating coordination across multiple product and engineering teams.

Primary Responsibility:
Portfolio Planning and Reporting
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering stakeholders to compile and maintain consolidated release calendars and delivery health metrics for Pune-based scrum teams.
• Track progress toward portfolio milestones and escalate risks or misalignments to leadership and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the creation and ongoing maintenance of executive-level dashboards summarizing portfolio delivery status.

Cross-Program Coordination
• Monitor and document cross-team dependencies, resourcing considerations, and risk indicators, escalating to team-level Delivery Leads or Engineering Managers as needed.

• Support portfolio-wide calendar planning and long-term roadmap alignment across teams.
• Help surface systemic delivery impediments and support broader process improvement efforts led by the Senior Director.
• Build strong relationships with Delivery Leads, Product Owners and Engineering leads who you will work closely with and whose projects you will represent.

Governance and Agile Delivery Standards
• Support teams in aligning delivery practices with agile standards, audit readiness, and organizational policies.

• Co-ordinate with Delivery Leads, Product Owners and Engineering leads to ensure delivery plans are captured accurately and in a consistent format.
• Assist in preparing documentation for audit readiness, compliance checks, and leadership review sessions.

Stakeholder Communication
• Proactively coordinate communication across multiple teams to align stakeholder expectations and surface risks early.

• Act as a central point of contact for providing updates to the Senior Director and ensuring delivery signals flow effectively upward and across teams.
• Support effective stakeholder engagement by helping teams clarify scope, identify risks, and communicate delivery status clearly.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• Minimum of 8 years of experience supporting agile software delivery, product lifecycle planning, or cross- functional operations in complex environments.
• Demonstrated success managing dependencies and cross-team coordination in fast-paced, global organizations.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with distributed software engineering teams, particularly in high-growth or high-change environments.

• Strong understanding of product and engineering practices including CI/CD, release planning, and iterative development.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect high-level goals to detailed plans.
• Strong communication and influence skills—able to build trust and align stakeholders on shared outcomes.

• Results-oriented, self-starter with a mindset of ownership and continuous improvement.

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