Engineering Operations Manager

Job Description

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses:Circles.Life: A wholly-owned digital lifestyle telco brand based in Singapore, Circles.Life is powered by Circles SaaS platform and pioneering go-to-market strategies. It is the digital market leader in Singapore and has won numerous awards for marketing, customer service, and innovative product offerings beyond connectivity.Circles Aspire: A global provider of Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solutions. Its cloud-based Experience Cloud platform enables enterprises, service providers and developers to deliver and scale mobile, messaging, IoT, and connectivity services worldwide.Jetpac: Specializing in travel tech solutions, Jetpac provides seamless eSIM roaming for over 200 destinations and innovative travel lifestyle products, redefining connectivity for digital travelers. Jetpac was awarded Travel eSIM of the Year.Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.Role - Engineering Operations ManagerLocation: Bangalore, IndiaReports to: Head of Engineering OperationsAbout the RoleCircles is looking for an Engineering Operations Manager to drive the smooth functioning and execution of processes across the Engineering organization: tracking spend, ensuring timely project delivery, resolving blockers, and acting as a close operating partner to Engineering teams headquartered in Bangalore, India and Sri Lanka. While this role sits in Engineering, s/he will be required to work closely with Project Management Office, Finance and Procurement, and is best suited to someone who is equally comfortable in a steering committee, a budget review, and a vendor contract negotiation.In the Engineering Operations team, we believe strongly in potential and fit over perfect CVs. If this role excites you, even if you dont check every single box, please apply. Wed love to hear from you.Key Responsibilities, in order of importance1. Program & Delivery GovernancePartner with the Project Management Office to ensure smooth execution of large-scale engineering and delivery projects. Join steering committees, account reviews and deep dives to track progress, surface and resolve issues, and build the systems and processes needed to drive issues to closure from an Engineering standpoint.Triage and prioritize outstanding, unresolved issues and escalate to Engineering leadership as needed.2. Vendor & Contract ManagementWork with Vendor Management/Procurement and Finance to build a consistent process for managing technology service providers and vendors, ensuring contracts are properly reviewed, tracked and renewed on time, and identifying cost optimization opportunities where relevant. Maintain visibility over the vendor landscape and upcoming contract renewals.3. Business Reviews & ReportingPrepare for and run periodic Engineering business reviews with Engineering leadership, surfacing KPIs, budget deviations and areas requiring resolution. Ensure these items are tracked to closure.4. Process Optimization & StandardizationAnalyze existing workflows to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements. Develop scalable processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs), partner with internal teams to implement enhancements, and monitor effectiveness over time.5. Resource & Capacity PlanningFrom time to time, perform analysis on resourcing and capacity planning tools to recommend improvements to how Engineering allocates and plans capacity.QualificationsEducation & ExperienceBachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field5-10 years of experience in engineering/IT operations, technical program management, or PMO roles within a technology or SaaS organizationWorking knowledge of software delivery methodologies (Agile/Scrum), engineering budgeting, and IT vendor/contract lifecyclesExperience with cloud infrastructure, SaaS/IaaS/PaaS licensing models and large-scale engineering delivery projects is a strong plusSkills & CompetenciesStrong program and project management skills, with experience running and participating in steering committees, account reviews, and .

Keyskills :
Program ManagementVendor ManagementContract ManagementProcess OptimizationResource PlanningCapacity PlanningStakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsDelivery Governance