Program Manager (Cloud Engineering) Hyderabad, Telangana, India

HighRadius Corporation; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

HighRadius Corporation in Hyderabad is seeking a Program Manager – Cloud Engineering to lead complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution, blending technical delivery with business alignment. You will drive roadmaps, manage stakeholders, and ensure engineering teams deliver scalable outcomes on time, with hands-on fluency in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and database architecture.

This role emphasizes collaboration, architecture evaluation, and process improvements using

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in program/delivery management.
• Strong experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
• Excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills.
• Fluency in system design, API integrations, and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Define and align long-term program roadmaps with business goals, tracking KPIs for program health and ROI.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs — on time, in scope, and high quality.
• Drive delivery using Agile/Scrum/Kanban/SAFe frameworks, monitoring velocity and resolving blockers proactively.
• Serve as the liaison between engineering teams and business stakeholders, translating technical updates for leadership.
• Manage senior stakeholders and steering committee communications, building consensus across matrixed teams.
• Evaluate architecture proposals and guide engineering teams toward scalable, well-timed solutions.
• Engage in technical discussions on system design, API integrations, and SDLC best practices.
• Standardize workflows, SLAs, and runbooks to ensure high system availability.
• Own resource allocation, capacity planning, and budget management.
• Lead RCA and incident post-mortems to prevent recurring operational issues.
• Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and risk mitigation, escalating critical issues with clear recommendations.
• Drive process improvement (Lean/Six Sigma) and tooling automation (Jira, Confluence, CI/CD) to boost delivery efficiency.

Skills

Program management

Agile/Scrum/Kanban/SAFe

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

System design & SDLC

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

API integrations

Risk management

Lean/Six Sigma processes

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD

Job description

About Us

HighRadius, a renowned provider of cloud-based Autonomous Software for the Office of the CFO, has transformed critical financial processes for over 1000+ leading companies worldwide. Trusted by prestigious organisations like 3M, Unilever, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sanofi, Kellogg Company, Danone, Hershey's, and many others, HighRadius optimises order-to-cash, treasury, and record-to-report processes, earning us back-to-back recognition in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and a prestigious spot in Forbes Cloud 100 List for three consecutive years.

With a remarkable valuation of $3.1B and an impressive annual recurring revenue exceeding $100M, we experienced a robust year-over-year growth of 24%. With a global presence spanning 6+ locations, we're in the pre-IPO stage, poised for rapid growth. We invite passionate, diverse individuals to join us on this exciting path to becoming a publicly traded company and to help shape our promising future.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Program Manager – Cloud Engineering to lead complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution. This role sits at the intersection of technical delivery and business alignment — driving program roadmaps, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring engineering teams deliver scalable, high-quality outcomes on time. The ideal candidate combines strong program management fundamentals with hands-on technical fluency in cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and database architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and align long-term program roadmaps with business goals, tracking KPIs for program health and ROI


• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs — on time, in scope, and high quality


• Drive delivery using Agile/Scrum/Kanban/SAFe frameworks, monitoring velocity and resolving blockers proactively


• Serve as the key liaison between engineering teams and business stakeholders, translating technical updates for leadership


• Manage senior stakeholders and steering committee communications, building consensus across matrixed teams


• Evaluate architecture proposals and guide engineering teams toward scalable, well-timed solutions


• Engage in technical discussions on system design, API integrations, and SDLC best practices


• Standardize workflows, SLAs, and runbooks to ensure high system availability


• Own resource allocation, capacity planning, and budget management


• Lead RCA and incident post-mortems to prevent recurring operational issues


• Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and risk mitigation, escalating critical issues with clear recommendations


• Drive process improvement (Lean/Six Sigma) and tooling automation (Jira, Confluence, CI/CD) to boost delivery efficiency

Skill & Experience Needed

• 10+ years of overall experience in program/delivery management


• Strong program/delivery management experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe frameworks


• Proven stakeholder management and executive communication skills


• Technical fluency in system design, API integrations, and SDLC


• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and deployment architectures


• Understanding of database concepts — SQL vs. NoSQL, replication, sharding, caching strategies


• Experience with incident management, RCA, and operational excellence practices


• Familiarity with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) and tooling (Jira, Confluence)


• Strong risk management and dependency-tracking capabilities


• Opportunity to build with a pre-IPO Global SaaS Centaur