ODC Manager

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• In this role, you will be responsible for:
• Responsible for the delivery of Automotive Projects:
• ODC Setup, ODC Resource Planning & deployment, New Team members training & induction to ODC, competency mapping and training plan, ODC Lab Infrastructure setup and tracking
• · Proficiency in understanding key technical aspects of the project, successfully
• · leading/executing/delivering key automotive projects within timeline, budget, and quality for OEMs.
• Skilled in Project Planning, Estimation, Billing, Schedule, Resource allocation and Expenses to ensure that targets were achieved.
• Expert in Risk Management, Stakeholder Interaction, Project status preparation and tracking,
• deliverables tracking, Root Cause analysis on Customer/Internal defects, Productivity
• Improvements, Providing Resolution, and Implementing Best Practices
• Good experience in MS Office, Jira, Confluence, Defect Management Tools and Internal Project
• Management tools, Doors, SVN.
• Very good process expertise such as ASPICE, Agile, Waterfall models.
• Lead, mentor, retention and motivate high performance project resources for seamless delivery across engagements for all clients, PMP Certified.
• Establish operating procedures, work assignments, planning, and all project management activities across the delivery organization and meet targets for project revenue, profitability and utilization
• Manage scope of projects from inception to closure. Define, develop and manage implementation schedules and project budgets. · Take complete ownership for Delivery Governance of their accounts and carry out regular project audits to evaluate SLA, compliance and quality · Overseeing teams across the different stages of project delivery by supervising staff
• Maintain key customer relationships. Lead the new customer acquisition initiatives.
• Evaluating customer feedback and instituting changes as necessary to manage expectations
• Coordinate resources, prepare project teams for kick-off and ensure effective completion of project milestones, control project scope and mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with internal functional organizations like practice/Competency, operations, sales teams to achieve business targets. · Bachelors or Master's degree in engineering or related technical field
• Professional Project Management Certification from accredited institution preferred
• At least 15 years of experience in software development, testing and delivery of complex software projects in the domains of automotive development and/or testing
• Have executed software projects/programs of 3 M$ or more
• Have experience in managing customer escalations independently
• Have thorough understanding and experience of managing projects in conventional and agile development environment · Have led a team of at least 200+ engineers of multiple technology domains / disciplines · Experience mentoring, coaching and developing rising talent in the technology department
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others · Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising department teams · Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
• Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills · Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles Preferred Skills: · Agility: Drive speed of decision making and actions
• Confidence to take on the world: Think Big and dare to try
• Transparency: Build trust through openness and sharing of information and resources · Improve Collaboration: We all win when we work together
• Ownership: Demonstrate commitment, make it happen, do it well
• Nurture learning & Growth: Enable learning, capability, enrichment and growth of our people.