Manager - Engineering /AI

Davies Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Davies Group in Pune is seeking a Delivery Manager for Engineering/AI to drive end-to-end software delivery with a focus on value delivery and cross-functional collaboration.

You will lead delivery planning, coordinate multiple squads, and ensure governance, quality, and timely releases while enabling high-performing teams and clear stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior delivery role.
• Preferable degree in technology but not essential if experience criteria is met.
• Proven experience delivering complex software products or platforms.
• Proven experience in delivering complex digital transformation programmes using Agile principles.
• Strong understanding of agile, lean, and flow-based delivery practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use metrics to guide decisions.
• Skilled facilitator able to lead discussions, workshops, and ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Planning & Execution: Oversee end-to-end delivery of software features from discovery through deployment; track dependencies, risks, and issues across squads and functions.
• Stakeholder Communication & Transparency: Provide clear progress updates, risks, and priorities; support data-driven forecasting.
• Team Enablement & Facilitation: Promote autonomous, high-performing teams; facilitate workshops and planning sessions; remove impediments.
• Governance, Standards & Compliance: Support PMO with steering board presentations; ensure quality, security, and delivery standards; assist audits and release readiness.
• Cross Team Coordination‑Team Coordination: Manage cross-team dependencies; coordinate platform-wide initiatives with architects, engineers, and product leaders.

Skills

Senior delivery experience

Strong communication

Data driven forecasting

Facilitation

Education

Technology degree preferred

Job description

Manager - Engineering /AI

Department: IT

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Pune

Description

The Delivery Manager is responsible for ensuring that milestones are clearly understood and documented, and software development teams deliver high quality products and enhancements efficiently, predictably, and sustainably, focusing on resolving business problems/goals. They remove obstacles, facilitate effective collaboration, and support teams in meeting their delivery commitments and delivering value.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Planning & Execution Oversee and facilitate the end-to-end delivery of software features, services, or platforms from discovery through deployment‑to‑end delivery of software features, services, or platforms from discovery through deployment. Track and manage dependencies, risks, and issues across squads and functions, feeding into central logs and steering board packs as required. Drive the delivery roadmap in partnership with Head of Products and Technical Leads.
• Stakeholder Communication & Transparency Provide clear, consistent communication on progress, risks, and priorities. Support product and engineering leaders with data driven forecasting. Ensure that stakeholders have full visibility without disrupting team focus.
• Team Enablement & Facilitation Cultivate strong, autonomous, high performing teams by promoting good delivery practices. Facilitate workshops, and collaborative planning sessions. Remove impediments that block progress to the delivery of core programme milestones —both within the team and at organisational level. Facilitate and coordinate multiple streams across IT and business functions, including preparation of ‘go-live’ and support of hyper care
• Governance, Standards & Compliance Support PMO and senior leaders with creation of steering board presentations Ensure teams follow organisational quality, security, and delivery standards. Support coordination around audits, compliance checks, and release readiness activities.
• Cross Team Coordination‑Team Coordination Assist with managing cross team dependencies and facilitate alignment across multiple squads. Partner with architects, engineers, and product leaders to coordinate platform‑wide initiatives.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior delivery role.
• Preferable degree in technology but not essential if experience criteria is met
• Proven experience delivering complex software products or platforms.
• Proven experience in delivering complex digital transformation programmes in using Agile principles
• Strong understanding of agile, lean, and flow-based delivery practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use metrics to guide decisions.
• Skilled facilitator able to lead discussions, workshops, and ceremonies.