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
