Senior Manager, IT Delivery

Vanguard India; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 6.000.000 - 9.000.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Total Rewards program

Hybrid working model

Wellness support and benefits

Zusammenfassung

Vanguard India, based in Hyderabad, seeks a senior technology leader to define and execute technology strategies that fuel business growth and operational excellence. You will oversee teams across multiple product and engineering domains, drive modern engineering practices and AI-enabled delivery, and partner with stakeholders to shape strategic roadmaps.

You will guide transformation efforts, develop future leaders, and embed cybersecurity and risk-management into engineering processes while

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 12+ years in technology delivery, software engineering or leadership.
• Minimum 5 years leading managers/teams in large tech organisations.
• Proven experience in enterprise software delivery and technology transformation.
• Strong strategy, scaling, budgeting and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience evaluating platforms, managing vendor relationships and build-vs-buy decisions.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, resiliency and risk management.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence senior leaders.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic technology leadership across multiple engineering domains.
• Lead teams delivering enterprise technology products and services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define priorities and roadmaps.
• Develop workforce plans to support growth and capability expansion.
• Mentor and develop technology professionals and leaders.
• Improve operating models and delivery processes for efficiency.
• Oversee complex technology initiatives and budgets.
• Drive transformation with modern development practices and AI-enabled delivery.
• Monitor delivery metrics to improve outcomes and decisions.
• Evaluate and integrate technology solutions and third-party platforms.
• Manage budgets and vendor investments responsibly.
• Build strong partnerships with business and technology leaders.

Kenntnisse

Technology leadership

Stakeholder management

Programme management

Cloud technologies

DevOps

SRE

Cybersecurity

Strategic thinking

Leadership in growth

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cloud technologies

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Jobbeschreibung

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.

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

As a senior technology leader within Vanguard Technology, you will be responsible for defining and executing technology strategies that enable business growth, operational excellence and customer value. You will oversee teams responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing and supporting enterprise technology solutions across multiple product and engineering domains.

This role exists to ensure Vanguard continues to build scalable, resilient and innovative technology capabilities while accelerating delivery and strengthening engineering maturity. You will influence strategic technology direction, drive organisational effectiveness and create an environment where teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Success in this role requires strong leadership across technology, people, delivery, finance and stakeholder management. You will be expected to lead through transformation, develop future leaders and establish modern engineering practices that support Vanguard's evolving technology landscape.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for technology delivery across multiple engineering, platform and product domains, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term technology strategy.
• Lead teams responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing and supporting enterprise technology products and services.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define priorities, shape technology demand and execute strategic roadmaps that drive business outcomes.
• Develop and implement workforce, operating and organisational growth plans that support business expansion and long-term capability development.
• Hire, coach, mentor and develop technology professionals and leaders while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Establish and optimise operating models, governance frameworks and delivery processes that improve organisational effectiveness and execution excellence.
• Oversee planning, prioritisation, resource allocation and execution of complex technology initiatives and portfolios.
• Drive engineering transformation through adoption of modern software development practices, automation, platform engineering and AI-enabled delivery capabilities.
• Monitor delivery performance, service metrics and operational effectiveness using data-driven insights to improve outcomes and decision making.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, implementation and integration of technology solutions, vendor platforms and third-party products.
• Manage departmental budgets, workforce investments and technology expenditures while ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with business leaders, technology partners, vendors and key stakeholders to enable successful business outcomes.
• Identify organisational, operational, technology and delivery risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Embed cybersecurity, resiliency, compliance and risk-management practices into technology solutions and engineering processes.
• Ensure adherence to information technology, cybersecurity and information security standards, policies and regulatory requirements.
• Lead quality and service-improvement initiatives that enhance engineering effectiveness, customer outcomes and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience in technology delivery, software engineering, programme management or technology leadership roles.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading managers, engineering teams or large-scale technology organisations.
• Proven experience leading enterprise software delivery and technology transformation initiatives within complex global or matrixed organisations.
• Strong experience in technology strategy, organisational scaling, workforce planning, stakeholder management and operational leadership.
• Experience managing large technology portfolios, budgets, investment planning and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating technology platforms, managing vendor relationships and leading build-versus-buy decisions.
• Strong understanding of software delivery methodologies, engineering best practices, governance frameworks and operational excellence.
• Experience incorporating cybersecurity, resiliency, compliance and risk management requirements into technology solutions and delivery processes.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, organisational change and rapid growth while maintaining delivery excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.
• Experience leading large-scale engineering organisations within financial services, asset management or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience driving enterprise-wide engineering transformation, cloud modernisation and platform engineering initiatives.
• Experience implementing automation, AI-enabled engineering practices and emerging technology solutions.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and secure software development practices.
• Experience working within global capability centres or globally distributed technology organisations.
• Professional certifications related to cloud technologies, programme management, agile delivery, cybersecurity or enterprise architecture.

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.

Benefits

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:

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.