Job Description

Your Responsibilities: Partner with Business, Product / Tech owners, and Operation Leaders in understanding long-term capabilities/initiativess that need to be managed in-line with the Organisational/Functional goals. Based on the asks, create the product backlog and keep it groomed always Own and execute E2E the SDLC for one or more top-level key technical initiatives by partnering with Project Sponsors, other Technical Program Managers, and multiple development teams Partner with Architects and drive high-quality technical solutions and provide inputs regarding architecture, design, and priorities Identify, assess and mitigate risks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs balancing the business needs versus constraints Clearly articulate & communicate vision, plans,and project status to Flipkart Leadership Team and key technical and business stakeholders Engage with other teams to evangelize the team and your projects, to build relationships and help identify existing technologies/processes that can be leveraged to meet your teams goals Besides managing and executing Technical Programs, you will also need to drive the Strategy Setting & Review exercises like OKR Finalisation, Quarterly/Monthly OKR Reviews for the Product/Tech teams You (Must Haves): Good business & product/tech understanding of a few of the following Mobile App Development User Experience Design Payments Search & Recommendations Ads Platform Market Place Pricing & Promotions Catalog & Listings Management Fulfillment & Supply Chain Datacenter Capacity Planning Analytics Data Science, Data Services & Platform Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Strong technical, analytical, and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumption and, recommendations and drive decisions Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage tradeoffs and evaluate new, opportunistic ideas with internal and external partners Hands-on experience in establishing and driving Agile methodology Adept at being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on programs Ability to think both strategically and tactically and to drive execution. Should be equally comfortable with long-term planning and day-to-day progress tracking and execution Proven track record of taking ownership and delivering results in a fast paced environment, including the history of successfully delivering large-scale projects end to end, through the entire life-cycle Competencies needed for Success: (Must Have) Product/Tech Thinking - Understand the overall product/tech strategy, Influence the cross-functional team to align on the initiative, showcase an entrepreneurial mindset in solving the underlying product/tech challenge Technology Acumen - Provide valid technical views (as needed) relevant to the technical program and exhibits content leadership Stakeholder Management - Align the stakeholders on the 'What's' and the 'How's' of the Technical Program Planning & Execution - Drive execution rigor using set practises, Manage & Drive Change wherever needed Problem Solving & Decision Making - Proactively identify problems & drive solutions, Make decisions wthatare based on the values and principles of the organization Experience: 6-14 years industry experience in total with mia minimum of to 8 years of product/technology background in implementing Product & Tech solutions addressing business needs & outcomes Experience in partnering with Senior Leadership & driving Strategic Initiatives Must have led large, multi-team technical programs/initiatives that addressed end customers pain points/business outcomes directly A very good understanding of Program Management methodologies, including hands-on experience in driving variousaspectst of program management Very good understanding of SDLC methodologies, in particular Agile methodologies ana know-how in implementing & adapting them Startup experience will be a plus Must-Have Qualifications Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology PMP certification CSM certification Immediate joiner -15 days joiners