Senior Technical Program Manager

Job Description

About FlipkartFlipkart is India s largest e-commerce marketplace with a registered customer base of over 150 million. In the 10 years since we started, Flipkart has come to offer over 100 million products across 120+ categories including Smartphones, Books, Media, Consumer Electronics, Furniture, Fashion and Lifestyle.Launched in October 2007, Flipkart is known for its path-breaking services like Cash-onDelivery, No-Cost-EMI and 10-day replacement policy. Flipkart was the pioneer in offering services like In-a-Day Guarantee (65 cities) and Same-Day-Guarantee (13 cities) at scale. With over 1,20,000 registered sellers, Flipkart has redefined the way brands and MSME s do business online.The Stage/The Gig : Technical Program Management is a sub-function under Strategy Deployment function and is responsible to drive large, complex, multi-phased Technical Initiatives that helps to deliver Product/Tech and Business & Operations Capabilities that are identified by Flipkart Leadership as part of Quarterly OKR process. Technical Program Management acts as an enabler by playing a critical role in initiation of programs defining, structuring and building a deliverable based plan in leading cross-functional Product/Tech teams to focus on outcomes that has business value meeting strategic objectives. Technical Program Management function receives very broad guidance from top management and requires a high level of initiative and problem solving ability in a highly ambiguous environment with-in Flipkart. Technical Program Management make things happen at Flipkart by translating Business/Product asks in to successful Technical Deployment via Programs.Your Responsibilities: Partner with Business, Product / Tech owners and Operation Leaders in understanding long-term capabilities / initiatives that needs 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 across Flipkart to evangelize the team and your projects, to build relationships and help identify existing technologies/processes that can be leveraged to meet your team s 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 teamsYou (Must Haves): Good business & product/tech understanding of 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 IntelligenceStrong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage tradeoffs and evaluate opportunistic new 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 of delivering results in a fast paced environment, including history of successfully delivering large scale projects end to end, through the entire life-cycleCompetencies 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 Whats and the Hows 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 which are based on the values and principles of the organizationExperience: 6-14 years industry experience in total with min 4 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 customer s pain points / business outcomes directly A very good understanding of Program Management methodologies including hands-on experience in driving various aspect of program management Very good understanding of SDLC methodologies, in particular Agile methodologies and a know-how in implementing & adapting them Startup experience will be a plusMust Have Qualifications Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology PMP certification CSM certificationPosted On :The Stage/The Gig : Technical Program Management is a sub-function under Strategy Deployment function and is responsible to drive large, complex, multi-phased Technical Initiatives that helps to deliver Product/Tech and Business & Operations Capabilities that are identified by Flipkart Leadership as part of Quarterly OKR process. Technical Program Management acts as an enabler by playing a critical role in initiation of programs defining, structuring and building a deliverable based plan in leading cross-functional Product/Tech teams to focus on outcomes that has business value meeting strategic objectives. Technical Program Management function receives very broad guidance from top management and requires a high level of initiative and problem solving ability in a highly ambiguous environment with-in Flipkart. Technical Program Management make things happen at Flipkart by translating Business/Product asks in to successful Technical Deployment via Programs.Your Responsibilities: Partner with Business, Product / Tech owners and Operation Leaders in understanding long-term capabilities / initiatives that needs 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 across Flipkart to evangelize the team and your projects, to build relationships and help identify existing technologies/processes that can be leveraged to meet your team s 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,

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