Strategic Program Lead
Project Role Description : Identify strategic focus areas, develop the plan to deliver strategic projects and programs, and drive and manage the work to achieve business outcomes.
Must have skills : Agile Project Management
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary: As a Strategic Program Lead, you will identify strategic focus areas, develop the plan to deliver strategic projects and programs, and drive and manage the work to achieve business outcomes. Your typical day will involve collaborating with various stakeholders, analyzing project requirements, and ensuring that the team is aligned with the strategic objectives of the organization. You will also monitor progress, address challenges, and facilitate communication across teams to ensure successful project delivery. Key responsibilities--- 1. EPIC Owner support: Supports the project manager in overall coordination (roadmap, communication, stakeholders, reporting) 2. Release Unit Management: Setups & follow-up integrated planning, controls milestones and facilitates tests management. Roles & Responsibilities: - As a Epic Owner Support : * Governance Building governance framework, WBS and OBS etc. Defining Project Management Methodologies Creating Standards and Processes Developing Accenture - Airbus based Standard Templates * Project Management and Tasks Prioritization * Aligning product teams with project s strategic goals * Stakeholder Management * Managing synchro meetings through liaison with various product teams participating in the project * Conducting regular progress meetings * Dependency Management * Progress Reporting * Risks and Issues Management * Building KPIs in Google Sheets + Looker Studio+ performance monitoring + continuous improvement * Budgeting, Costing and Cost Optimisation Initiatives * Knowledge Base Management As a Release Unit Manager * Building and maintaining global roadmap and detailed Integrated Planning * Deployment Management, Deployment Planning, Outages plan, Rollback plan etc. * Scheduling * Building deliverables with respect to release unit milestones Professional & Technical Skills: - Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Agile Project Management. 1. Proficient in project and release management methodologies, governance frameworks, WBS/OBS structures, and PMO best practices. 2. Strong skills in stakeholder coordination, dependency tracking, risk/issue management, and progress reporting. 3. Experience in integrated planning, deployment planning, outage/rollback strategies, and milestone-driven delivery. 4. Expertise in performance monitoring and KPI dashboards using Google Sheets and Looker Studio for continuous improvement. 5. Adept at budgeting, cost optimization initiatives, and maintaining standardized templates and knowledge repositories. 6. Relevant certifications are preferred(PMP/PMI ITIL, SAFe). Additional Information: - The candidate should have minimum 6 years of experience in Agile Project Management. -Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English -Comfortable in discussing technical issues with stakeholders -Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical trouble shooting skills - This position is based at our Bengaluru office. - A 15 years full time education is required.
Bengaluru
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