Service Delivery - Associate Director

Service Delivery - Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, O9, SAP (Any Enterprise Platform)

Location : PAN India

The Role:

Associate Director Service Excellence

Key Responsibilities:

• Application Design & Development :

• Design, build, and configure complex applications to meet business process and application requirements.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep knowledge in modern application development methodologies.
• Provide innovative solutions to complex, business-area problems that apply across multiple teams.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and gather feedback from stakeholders.
• Mentor and coach junior and senior developers in best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies.

• Delivery Leadership & Governance :

• Proactively monitor application health, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions to prevent delivery challenges.
• Establish and run robust delivery governance frameworks (aligned with Agile, TDLC, or SAFe) to ensure adherence to milestones and quality standards.
• Lead key governance routines such as technical review boards, sprint retrospectives, and executive status reviews to ensure transparency and stakeholder confidence.
• Track and analyze key delivery metrics (e.g., burn rate, quality metrics) to ensure budget compliance and project health.
• Apply recovery expertise to assess, solution, and execute turnaround plans for troubled projects with minimal impact on cost, schedule, and scope.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Service Excellence :

• Exemplify Service Excellence by building and maintaining trust with internal and external stakeholders through structured communications and proactive engagement.
• Utilize influencing and advisory skills to manage client expectations, realign delivery commitments, and rebuild stakeholder trust when necessary.
• Lead Steering Committees and executive connects to ensure strategic alignment.

Skills Required:

Must To Have Skills:

• Proficiency in Service Excellence.

• Proficiency in program and project Management

• Hands-on experience in at least one major enterprise platform (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, o9 Solutions, or other supply chain platforms).

• Expertise in application design, development methodologies, and full lifecycle development.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead technical decisions.

Good To Have Skills :

• Proven experience in recovering, stabilizing, and realigning programs facing significant delivery challenges.
• Experience in establishing delivery governance frameworks and re-baselining project plans.
• Experience in industries such as Health, Products, Communications, Media, Technology, or Financial Services.
• Proficiency in business domains like Finance, HR, Supply Chain Management, or Customer Experience.
• Strong grasp of commercial management principles, cost optimization, and contract deliverables.
• Exposure to GenAI technologies is a plus.

Qualifications & Experience:

Certifications:

• PMP, PMI, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification; Relevant platform certifications (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, etc.).