Tech Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership and Management

• Lead and plan technical deliverables that meet project requirements within the allocated budget and schedule.
• Oversee and coordinate technical implementation activities across project teams, ensuring smooth production cutover and post-implementation support.
• Serve as the escalation point for the project team, addressing critical project issues and facilitating smooth execution.
• Provide hands-on guidance to ensure the project teams build enhancements according to the solution plan.

Technical Delivery and Risk Management

• Plan, monitor, and manage risks/issues related to technical project delivery, providing L3 support as needed.
• Collaborate across different domain application teams to manage technical and security-related dependencies of the solution.
• Partner with Architects, Security, Suppliers to ensure solution design aligns with enterprise design principles, security, and control standards.
• Work with Security teams to facilitate completion of penetration testing and remediation of findings.
• Partner with suppliers and testers to ensure the successful completion of SIT, UAT, performance/load testing, and application security testing with quality results.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Financial Oversight

• Partner with Program/Project Managers, Business Analysts, Suppliers to collate, understand, and finalize functional and technical requirements.
• Provide systems input during the specification phase (e.g., effort estimates, high-level delivery plan) based on impact assessments.
• Engage with suppliers, conduct RFQ/RFI processes, and ensuring timely, high-quality product deliveries.
• Manage project financials and budgeting, ensuring alignment with the financial goals of multiple projects.
• Provide regular status updates on technical delivery and escalate issues affecting the project schedule, proposing workarounds or resolutions.
• Ensure project documentation is completed according to industry and organizational standards.

Requirements: 

• Degree in Computing or related discipline to support job requirements.
• At least 7 years of experience in Program/Project management under a Project Delivery.
• Experience in project management, business analysis, business process reengineering.
• Self-driven, able to work independently with good multi-tasking skills to drive multiple projects concurrently.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.
• Well versed with request for Tender/Request for Proposal/Quotation process and standards (e.g., RFQ specification, issuance of RFQ up to award of RFQ which includes contract negotiations and finalization).
• Strong client management and interaction experience.
• Strong persuasion and negotiation skills including conflict resolution skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, meticulous with attention to details.
• Ability to identify and improve on work & process inefficiencies.
• Proficient in MS Project, Confluence, JIRA.
• Proficient with SDLC, AGILE methodologies.

End to end implementation of any of the following in a Financial Services Industry would be an advantage:

• Cloud related solutions
• Infrastructure / Network related solutions
• Endpoint / Workplace Technology related solutions
• Active Directory / Identity Management related solutions 

Soft Skills:

• Good organization skill, able to multi-task and work under pressure. 
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic environment. 
• Excellent time management and can prioritize work. 
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and meticulous with attention to details. 
• Team player, able to work independently or in a team with minimal supervision. 
• Good communication, writing and presentation skill. 
• Good stakeholder engagement and vendor management skills.