Application Development Manager

Role Overview: As a Senior Program Manager for Technology Delivery & Client Engagement at Milestone Technologies in Hyderabad, your role will involve supporting local client interactions, driving delivery excellence, and representing leadership in day-to-day engagements. You will need to balance program management, foundational technical understanding, and strong communication skills to ensure smooth delivery across multiple workstreams. Key Responsibilities: - Client Engagement & Stakeholder Management: - Serve as the local point of contact for client stakeholders in Hyderabad, representing leadership in meetings, reviews, and escalations. - Build strong working relationships with business teams, product owners, and technology partners. - Understand client priorities and ensure delivery teams stay aligned with expectations. - Proactively address gaps, risks, or blockers before they become issues. - Program & Delivery Management: - Lead planning, execution, and monitoring of multiple application development initiatives. - Maintain clear project plans, schedules, risks, issues, and dependencies. - Drive governance through structured reporting, dashboards, and communication routines. - Ensure delivery teams meet milestones, quality gates, and release commitments. - Technical Oversight (Foundational): - Provide guidance on SDLC processes, architecture considerations, and environment readiness. - Ensure teams follow standards for API development, cloud deployments, and security controls. - Coordinate with engineering leads to support CI/CD processes, testing readiness, and release management. - Bring enough technical grounding to challenge decisions and ensure alignment, not to write code. - Compliance & Quality Awareness: - Support compliance requirements in regulated environments (GxP/FDA/EMA) where applicable. - Ensure documentation, change control, and audit preparedness are properly followed. - Work with QA and engineering teams on test strategies, performance checks, and UAT cycles. - Team Coordination & Leadership: - Partner with onshore/offshore engineering and project teams to drive aligned delivery. - Support onboarding, team engagement, and continuous improvement efforts. - Encourage accountability, clear communication, and a positive delivery culture. - Vendor & Partner Coordination: - Work with vendor and partner teams for delivery alignment, SLA adherence, and issue resolution. - Support contract reviews and vendor performance analysis. Qualification Required: To excel in this role, you should have: - 8-12 years of total experience, with strong experience in program or project management within technology environments. - Good understanding of application development fundamentals, cloud-native concepts, and DevOps practices. - Strong client-facing experience with the ability to handle conversations, escalations, and planning discussions. - Skilled in communication, stakeholder management, and structured delivery practices (Agile/SAFe preferred). - Experience working in regulated industries (Life Sciences ideal, not mandatory). Additional Company Details: At Milestone Technologies, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We value unique backgrounds, cultures, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and perspectives to foster a global community. Our recruitment team looks forward to meeting candidates who align with our commitment to diversity and inclusion.,