Senior Manager, IT Delivery

Vanguard India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard India is seeking an experienced technology leader to build, scale, and lead multiple engineering teams responsible for enterprise data services and API-driven platforms. You will drive platform modernization, establish engineering standards, and deliver secure, scalable solutions in a highly regulated environment.

The role requires a strong blend of people leadership, technical expertise, stakeholder management, and program execution, with experience in cloud transformations and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT delivery, project management, or technology leadership roles, with expertise in software implementation and team management.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s degree in Technology, Business Administration, or equivalent preferred.
• Proven experience leading large engineering organizations and managing multiple software development teams.
• Strong program management, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise APIs, service-oriented architectures, microservices, or large-scale integration platforms.
• Strong technical leadership with the ability to partner effectively with architects and senior engineering leaders to define technology strategy and engineering standards.
• Experience leading platform modernization, cloud transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience working within Banking, Financial Services, Investment Management, Insurance, or other regulated industries is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, modern software architecture patterns, API platforms, data services, and distributed systems.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating across global teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and deliver complex technology programs in fast-paced enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple software engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
• Drive the design, development, delivery, and operational support of enterprise data services, APIs, and business-critical technology platforms.
• Partner with business leaders, product teams, and architects to define technology strategy, roadmaps, and long-term engineering direction.
• Lead large-scale platform modernization and API transformation initiatives aimed at improving scalability, reliability, maintainability, and speed of delivery.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, governance models, and quality frameworks across teams.
• Provide leadership throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, execution, release management, production readiness, and operational support.
• Build and manage high-performing teams, including hiring, coaching, succession planning, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Develop strong relationships with global stakeholders and drive alignment across geographically distributed teams.
• Monitor delivery performance through meaningful operational and engineering metrics, ensuring business commitments and service objectives are met.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery, operational, and technology risks across complex initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve engineering effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Oversee vendor and partner relationships where required and ensure successful delivery against agreed objectives.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud transformation

API platforms

Enterprise data services

Distributed systems

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Regulated industries experience

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IT

Master's preferred

Job description

About Vanguard

Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard India

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced technology leader to build, scale, and lead multiple engineering teams responsible for developing enterprise data services and API-driven platforms that power critical business capabilities. This role combines engineering leadership, technology strategy, and large-scale delivery accountability. The successful candidate will partner with business and technology stakeholders to drive platform modernization, establish engineering best practices, and deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions. The position requires a strong blend of people leadership, technical expertise, stakeholder management, and program execution within a complex and highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple software engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
• Drive the design, development, delivery, and operational support of enterprise data services, APIs, and business-critical technology platforms.
• Partner with business leaders, product teams, and architects to define technology strategy, roadmaps, and long-term engineering direction.
• Lead large-scale platform modernization and API transformation initiatives aimed at improving scalability, reliability, maintainability, and speed of delivery.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, governance models, and quality frameworks across teams.
• Provide leadership throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, execution, release management, production readiness, and operational support.
• Build and manage high-performing teams, including hiring, coaching, succession planning, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Develop strong relationships with global stakeholders and drive alignment across geographically distributed teams.
• Monitor delivery performance through meaningful operational and engineering metrics, ensuring business commitments and service objectives are met.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery, operational, and technology risks across complex initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve engineering effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Oversee vendor and partner relationships where required and ensure successful delivery against agreed objectives.

Qualifications And Skills

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT delivery, project management, or technology leadership roles, with expertise in software implementation and team management.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s degree in Technology, Business Administration, or equivalent preferred.
• Proven experience leading large engineering organizations and managing multiple software development teams.
• Strong program management, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise APIs, service-oriented architectures, microservices, or large-scale integration platforms.
• Strong technical leadership with the ability to partner effectively with architects and senior engineering leaders to define technology strategy and engineering standards.
• Experience leading platform modernization, cloud transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience working within Banking, Financial Services, Investment Management, Insurance, or other regulated industries is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, modern software architecture patterns, API platforms, data services, and distributed systems.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating across global teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and deliver complex technology programs in fast-paced enterprise environments.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:

Benefits

Financial wellness: We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.

Physical wellness: We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.

Personal wellness: We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (crew members), designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.