Delivery Manager - IT

This position will be responsible for seamless integration of endtoend delivery of the Data centric solution starting from Defining the roadmap Gathering requirements technical architecture Data Strategy through to business value realization

Candidate should have good knowledge in Data Centric Architecture principles and Modern Software Engineering practices. Candidate must also demonstrate strong Thought leadership Execution discipline and Communication skills.

Candidate will bridge gathering of requirements with stakeholders to implementation and delivery teams. Ideal candidate would be a seasoned software professional. This requires the individual to effortlessly wear many hats fulfilling different roles and fill gaps in a highly crossfunctional collaboration environment. The individual will need to leverage their strong technical foundation to effortlessly traverse across the boundaries of these roles across Product Lifecycle while also executing effective project management

Crossfunctional Collaboration: Collaborate with business to define new capabilities and usecases that meet requirements. Engage with the Product Owner and to define product strategy and roadmap for implementation. Step up as Product Owner as needed and work to ensure delivery of an enterprise solution covering global requirements. Collaborate with technical peers to design and validate approaches and designs. Develop relationships and maintain a knowledge of the ecosystem.

• Communicate integration progress issues and risks to stakeholders providing regular updates and reports
• Create detailed integration plans including timelines roles and responsibilities and risk assessments
• Proactively identify and address potential integration bottlenecks or risks as well as cross dependencies with other teams.
• Assist in writing technical approach and design documentation as required.
• Keep all teams platform delivery PDO teams and business aligned on design and all aspects of delivery
• The ideal candidate will possess strong problemsolving skills the ability to manage multiple priorities Strong organizational skills to manage project timelines deliverables and crossteam coordination.

Must Have Leadership Skills:

• 10 years experience in managing complex delivery programs with strong execution discipline and ability to handle ambiguous situations and resistance due to changes.
• Strong in Project Management with knowledge in agile practices Stakeholder Management Change Management and Communication management. Ability to Plan Execute Monitor and Control the activities that span across multiple teams effectively.
• Strategic mindset with ability to understand Fords environment different business/regional needs challenges and arrive at implementable solutions that adds business value.
• Strong Execution discipline in getting things done through structured approach
• Excellent collaboration skills with ability and aptitude to work with cross functional teams and demonstrates Ford OS Behaviors. Communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Collaborate with architects engineers product owners and business stakeholders to ensure successful integration projects fostering collaboration and alignment with peers and downstream customers. (Build relationships)
• Present technical concepts and solutions to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment on project goals and timelines.
• Proactive attitude and not afraid to ask question and ability to operate with an Agile mentality
• High degree of initiative selfmotivation and ability to work autonomously

Must Have Technical Skills

• Experience in the design or build of Data centric platform that covers all aspect of data management.
  1. Ability to understand the requirements identify data elements required to meet requirements identify data sources and able to corelate the disparate information and arrive at a robust data model to meet business requirements.
  2. Ability to strategize data collection from various sources
  3. Ability to create visualization to communicate insights effectively.
  4. Enforce data quality standards and develop data governance policies and procedures
• Good knowledge in application development methodologies and handson experience in app development in any technology.
• Proven knowledge of full stack development and modern databases (structured and unstructured relational and nonrelational).

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in software development and implementation
• Proven experience leading integration of large programs
• Deep understanding of Systems Engineering principles and methodologies.
• Experience with cloudbased platforms (AWS Azure GCP) is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication collaboration and leadership skills.
• Extensive experience with Scaled Agile development methodologies (familiar with tools such as JIRA)
• Excellent problemsolving analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team