Offshore Delivery Lead

Job Title: Offshore Delivery Lead

Band – D1 / D2

Location: Pune, Gurgaon, Noida, Hyderabad, Bengaluru

Job Summary:

Delivery Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale Data Management and Data Engineering projects.
• Manage offshore delivery teams comprising Data Engineers, Data Analysts, and BI professionals.
• Oversee project planning, execution, quality assurance, and timely delivery in alignment with client requirements.
• Provide technical direction and guidance on Data Warehousing, Data Integration, and Cloud Data Solutions.
• Engage directly with client stakeholders to understand data requirements, resolve issues, and manage expectations.
• Ensure robust governance, compliance with best practices, and adherence to data security standards.
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and onshore teams to design effective solutions.
• Proactively identify risks, define mitigation plans, and handle escalations related to delivery.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and implement automation where possible to increase efficiency.
• Mentor team members and help build technical capability within the offshore delivery unit.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• 15+ years of experience. 10+ years of relevant Data Engineering experience.
• Prior experience managing and more importantly scaling accounts and teams
• Technically adept having grown through the ranks as

  dev - senior developer – lead manager etc.

• Ideally, should have been in accounts / with clients who have a large Snowflake, Databricks practices.

• Financial Services / Insurance background

• Should have been part of - or led - modernization efforts from legacy data estates (Teradata and the likes) to modern platforms
• We need a person who while being technical is equally strong in working and leading teams of technical resources - being able to onboard new talent, manage resources, and interface with the client senior tech team members
• Should be able to work flexibly and collaboratively and succeed in a high pressure - commercially driven environment. And align with different time zones and geos including travel.
• Problem solver and good communication
• Has a perspective and POV on AI and the future of data and AI

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Certifications in Cloud, Data Engineering, or Project Management are desirable.