Senior Director of Product & Technology

Jobiak; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobiak in Hyderabad, India seeks an experienced IT leader to own product development, delivery, and strategic IT initiatives. You will shape the digital roadmap, ensure security and compliance, and drive cost optimization while coordinating vendors and internal teams.

The role requires 10–15 years in software development, 4+ years in senior IT leadership, and PMP/ Scrum Master certifications. A fast-paced startup mindset and strong project planning skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in software development.
• 4+ years as PM/Director of Technology/Head of IT/Delivery Manager.
• Team management of 40+ employees.
• Proficient in planning, tech stack definition, SDLC and testing.
• Experience in product development environments preferred.
• Agile and fast-paced startup experience desired.
• Certification: PMP or Scrum Master.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain strategy aligned with industry best practices.
• Develop long-term action plans for IT resources.
• Optimize costs and drive innovative IT solutions.
• Manage IT expenditure and budgets.
• Assess cloud-based apps for system integration.
• Define SOPs and ensure security/compliance policies.
• Monitor IT activities to improve system and process quality.
• Build a digital roadmap, customer portal, and strategic requirements.
• Ensure continuity via monitoring, troubleshooting, and upgrades.
• Provide training to product users and stakeholders.
• Handle change management and quality control.
• Set and monitor team goals and SLA performance.
• Lead a team, identify gaps, and drive development.
• Engage vendors for ERP customization and testing.

Skills

Project planning

SDLC management

Agile leadership

Team management

Risk mitigation

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Crisis handling

Vendor coordination

Cloud/ERP implementations

Tools

PMP Certification

Scrum Master

Job description

• 3 direct employees, and 20 indirect employees

Purpose

• To be responsible for product development and delivery, ensuring service level performance, availability and support.
• Develop a full understanding of the IT requirements of the organization, identify and implement innovative & futuristic solutions that meet the strategic objectives of the organization.
• Ensure IT security & data confidentiality at all times.
• Develop and maintain proper documentation, communication and implementation of coding standards.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Responsible to create and maintain strategy as per organizational requirement in lines with industry best practices.
• Ensure creation of long-term action plan to ensure optimum utilization of IT resources.
• Ensure cost optimization, efficiency and innovate solutions in all spheres of IT.
• Manage IT expenditure and ensure adherence to IT budgets.
• Analyze existing processes and evaluate cloud based applications to integrate into the system.
• Develop standard operating procedures aligned with best practices, and ensure written protocols and guidelines are provided for IT staff and all end-users (this will include IT security and compliance policies).
• Ensure system and quality enhancements by monitoring respective IT activities and processes implemented, and by keeping abreast with new methodologies and practices.
• Getting the product in place, building a digital roadmap, customer portal, and identifying and supporting requirements at strategic business locations.
• Ensure continuity through monitoring, trouble shooting, implementations, upgrades, etc.
• Provide regular training to Product users
• Responsible for change and quality management
• Setting up the goals and SLAs of each team and ensure they are monitored, achieved and renewed on a timely basis.
• Supervise team, ensure performance, identify gaps to train develop.
• Corporate requirement analysis and interact with software vendor for customization and testing the ERPmodule and fine tuning.

Candidate Profile

• 10 to 15 Years of experience in Software Development
• At least 4 years of experience as Project Manager / Director Of Technology / Head – IT / Delivery Manager
• Management experience of teams of 40+ employees
• Adept with Project Planning, Defining Technology Stack, SDLC Management and Testing
• Candidates from Product Development companies are preferred but not mandatory
• Should be adept with Agile development model and should be willing to work with a rapid development model with a Start up organization
• Certified PMP or Scrum Master
• Attention to details and problem solving skills
• Strong Organizational and Planning Skills
• Flexible and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Crisis handling and risk mitigation skills
• Experience in Implementations of Cloud, ERP, Application Testing and Support