Key Responsibilities
Work closely with Product Management to provide technical oversight and high-level guidance on conversations with vendors/partners, third parties and MSIL support functions
Help remove impediments that vendors/partners cannot address by themselves
Ability to validate work estimates provided by vendors/partners, at a high level
Take ownership of successful delivery of the project
Proactively sense risks to the project schedule, help mitigate them and escalate, if needed
Work collaboratively with vendors/partners towards successful project delivery
Be on top of all technical aspects on the product, at a high level
Lead all conversations that involve interfacing with MSIL applications
Provide reports for the project, to leadership at a regular cadence
Work closely with scrum master(s) to ensure project success
Stay connected to the ground situation by holding regular and frequent conversations with Product Owners and Architects
Add to the Project Management body of knowledge of the CoE
Track project progress and performance with the help of carefully selected metrics and be able to communicate the same to leadership
Constantly track product quality and support proactive and reactive initiatives
Attend key project events such as Planning, Demo/Review and Retrospective meetings
Ensure deviation in vendor/partner performance is highlighted to relevant MSIL stakeholders and support corrective action
Own the project governance model and ensure it is followed and adapted to specific needs
Constantly evolving the ways of working to ensure continuous improvement
Work closely with MSIL Vendor Management and Program Management team(s)
Have regular contacts with the Department Head to brief him/her about status, risks and learnings
Ability to effectively manage and co-ordinate multi team (5+) environments