Product and Programme Director

DataArtha Solutions; Ernakulam; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DataArtha Solutions in Kochi offers a senior, full-time role for a Product and Programme Leader to own the DataArtha Pulse portfolio and translate strategy into a scalable roadmap. The position targets expanding from five applications to an eighteen-application Year-3 portfolio, with a strong emphasis on governance and measurable outcomes.

This role requires 15+ years of enterprise product and programme leadership, with hybrid work in India and direct reporting to the Executive Sponsor / MD.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of a multi-product digital programme with web, mobile and cloud components.
• Strong product economics, portfolio prioritisation, commercial judgement and budget control.
• Ability to challenge scope, resolve cross-functional conflict and make timely decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio vision, business outcomes, roadmap, investment priorities and executive reporting.
• Approve MVP scope, release criteria and change-control decisions; prevent unplanned expansion.
• Align product, architecture, engineering, operations, security and business stakeholders.
• Establish programme governance covering budget, schedule, dependencies, risks and benefits.
• Make build, buy, partner and sequencing decisions using evidence and total cost of ownership.
• Create clear ownership for each application, platform capability and operational process.
• Sponsor recruitment, vendor selection and leadership development for the delivery organisation.
• Own go-live readiness, executive escalation and the transition from MVP to scaled operations.

Skills

Multi-product leadership

Portfolio management

Decision making

SaaS & cloud

Executive communication

Delivery governance

Education

PMP, PgMP, SAFe, product management credentials

Job description

Own the business and delivery outcome for the DataArtha Pulse portfolio. Translate strategy into a roadmap, protect the six-month MVP boundary, align technology decisions, and establish the model to scale from five applications to the eighteen-application Year-3 portfolio.

Product and Programme Leadership India - Kochi preferred / hybrid 15+ years, including enterprise product and programme leadership Full-time

Department Product and Programme Leadership

Reports To Executive Sponsor / Managing Director

Experience 15+ years, including enterprise product and programme leadership

Employment Full-time

Direct Reports Product Managers, Delivery Managers and senior leads

The Role

What you'll do and what you'll bring

Key Responsibilities

• Own portfolio vision, business outcomes, roadmap, investment priorities and executive reporting
• Approve MVP scope, release criteria and change-control decisions; prevent unplanned expansion
• Align product, architecture, engineering, operations, security and business stakeholders
• Establish programme governance covering budget, schedule, dependencies, risks and benefits
• Make build, buy, partner and sequencing decisions using evidence and total cost of ownership
• Create clear ownership for each application, platform capability and operational process
• Sponsor recruitment, vendor selection and leadership development for the delivery organisation
• Own go-live readiness, executive escalation and the transition from MVP to scaled operations

Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Demonstrated leadership of a multi-product digital programme with web, mobile and cloud components
• Strong product economics, portfolio prioritisation, commercial judgement and budget control
• Ability to challenge scope, resolve cross-functional conflict and make timely decisions
• Working knowledge of SaaS/product engineering, cybersecurity, cloud operations and data governance
• Executive communication with boards, investors, business leaders and technology teams
• Experience building accountable teams and delivery governance without excessive bureaucracy

First Six Months

Expected outcomes

• Approve the five-application MVP charter, measurable outcomes, funding and decision rights
• Recruit the core leadership and engineering team and confirm role/accountability boundaries
• Run monthly portfolio reviews with scope, budget, quality, security and release evidence
• Secure pilot readiness and an agreed operating/support model before production launch
• Publish the Year-1 to Year-3 application sequencing and investment roadmap

Accountability

Success measures

• MVP delivered within approved scope, time and investment
• Decision and risk ageing
• Pilot adoption and business outcome achievement
• Leadership/team retention and capability growth

Good to Have

Preferred qualifications and behavioural fit

Preferred Qualifications

Retail, food supply chain, logistics or marketplace experience

Experience scaling an India-based product engineering organisation

PMP, PgMP, SAFe, product management or equivalent leadership credentials

Behavioural Competencies

• Enterprise judgement and accountability
• Strategic prioritisation
• Decisive stakeholder leadership
• Financial and commercial discipline

Working Context

What to expect if you join

The role works in a cross-functional, documentation-first and architecture-led product environment. Candidates must be comfortable with hands-on ownership, transparent decisions, code/design review, automated quality controls and production accountability. The six-month MVP excludes unnecessary microservices, Kubernetes, speculative AI and other scope not approved through product governance.

Application evidence: CV, role-relevant portfolio or work sample where applicable, and concise examples showing personal contribution and measurable outcomes. Final compensation, work arrangement and joining date will be confirmed during the recruitment process. DataArtha Solutions is committed to fair, respectful and merit-based selection.