Project Lead

Job Description

About The Role This role has a mandate to lead the product development team for a large scale DIGIT products across the globe, towards ensuring success of DIGIT platform and thereby that facilitate accessible, efficient, and transparent service delivery to ordinary citizens in vital areas such as health, urban, sanitation and public finance management, spread across the globe. To make this exciting transformation happen, we are hiring motivated and talented professionals with skills and experience in leading the technical team, team management and understanding of Java-J2ee technologies, with a passion towards social impact , and developing best-in-class technology products/solutions. Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To Lead engineering projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget. Develop project plans, timelines, and resource allocations. Facilitate planning meetings and publish release plans with milestones in coordination with the Platform, Product, Program, and Solution Engineering teams. Serve as the central point of contact for all the assigned delivery tracks, tracking project progress, providing updates, identifying risks, implementing mitigation plans, and making adjustments as necessary. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Platform/Product Engineering, Product Team, Solution Engineering, Program Teams, and DevOps) to identify, track, and resolve dependencies, ensuring timely delivery. Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders, fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams. Establish engineering delivery processes and guidelines, ensuring alignment with defined goals and driving activities toward successful outcomes. Provide thought leadership throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including system analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment. Advocate for development best practices while leading and managing the development team. Conduct regular change management sessions to address technology updates, collaborating with Architects, Tech leads, and Managers. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in any field, with IT experience. Demonstrated ability to lead multiple software/technology projects across locations is essential. Total IT experience of 6-8 years, with some exposure to web/mobile application technologies. Hands-on experience with Java and open-source technologies. Familiarity with at least one project management tool, preferably open-source tools such as JIRA, Asana, Trello, Microsoft Project, etc. Additionally, experience with GIT, Gitbook, and similar tools is preferable. Proficiency in Excel is a plus. Strong presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and business leaders. An operating style suited to a small-organization setting, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued. Ability to work independently and proactively, without support staff and with minimal supervision. Prior exposure to the urban governance sector, public sector, development sector, or consulting is an added advantage. Good verbal and written fluency in English. Ability to synthesize information from different teams and consolidate it effectively. Experience leading teams in end-to-end development and implementation. Benefits Career Advancement Skill Development Medical Insurance Coverage Fun At Work Show more Show less