AddressTata Elxsi works with leading OEMs and suppliers in the automotive & transportation industries for R&D, design and product engineering services, right from architecture to launch and beyond. We bring together technologies that accelerate the development & testing of connected, autonomous and electric cars & off-highway vehicles.
We are seeking an experienced candidate for the position of Delivery Manager
Responsibilities:
- Drive client meetings and status presentations
- Escalations and reporting to senior management
- Responsible for service delivery meeting agreed upon SLAs and KPIs for the project
- Support preparation of RFP responses
- Training and ramp ups of resources for new opportunities
- Responsible for project level dependency management, risk management and mitigation actions
Planning & Organization:
- Build and maintain project plans and milestones in collaboration with the Program and project team
- Organize and review detailed planning in collaboration with various Product, Project team and Customers
- Ensure the agreed program/project plan is delivered on time, on a budget or subject to only controlled and agreed deviations
- Coordinate development between Product, Project, test, or other dependent projects
- Lead various teams to define priorities & organize problem-solving with the respective Team Leads
- Organize & check project deliveries against agreed acceptance criteria and decide on Go-No go for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Act as the key delivery interface with the customer/s and collaborate with them periodically based on specific project needs
- Work seamlessly with the delivery and practice teams based in India and other geographies to ensure receipt of right support for local customer needs
- Responsible for risk management and mitigation actions
- Organize and lead program or project review meetings
- Manage, monitor, and report budget costs per project
- Management of program/project risks, evaluate all risks related to the project and defined mitigation plans
- Management of delay: evaluate impact, propose alternatives (in collaboration with product, and project team)
- Problem analysis and corrective actions proposal to avoid repetition of such a situation
- Produce project reports to stakeholders – Internal and external through specified communication (Meetings, Dashboards)
- Early warning notification & escalation, decision process
- Ensure that timely and accurate reporting and communication with internal & external stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Electronics/Electrical Engineering, management
- 15-17 years of total work experience having worked with engineering service suppliers preferably in the Transportation domain
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in Product Engineering preferably in the Automotive domain
- Proven Experience in Managing Product Engineering ( SW/ HW/SW & HW) projects adhering to Committed Schedules
- Ability to navigate through challenges and problems and ensure Project deliverables meet the quality expectations and other agreed SLAs with the customer
- Ability to Proactively identify potential risks and issues and plan for mitigations
- Participate in Project Meetings with client leadership team and present the Project Metrics
- Strong presentation skills with ability to communicate with customers, senior management, and project teams
Qualifications:
- B.E or M.S. in Engineering
- Project Management Professional qualification, for example, PRINCE or PMP
Preferred Skills:
- Agility: Drive speed of decision making and actions
- Confidence to take on the world: Think Big and dare to try
- Transparency: Build trust through openness and sharing of information and resources
- Improve Collaboration: We all win when we work together
- Ownership: Demonstrate commitment, make it happen, do it well
- Nurture learning & Growth: Enable learning, capability, enrichment, and growth of our people.
Additional Notes:
- MBA from reputed institutions preferred.
