Senior Delivery VP, PODs & SAFe Program Lead

EXL; Pasay; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL in the Philippines invites a Senior Program Manager to own end-to-end POD delivery within SAFe cadence. You will drive scope, burn, utilization, and forecast accuracy while preserving velocity and achieving PI objectives.

You will manage financial performance, margins, risks, and dependencies across PODs, ensuring release readiness, defect prevention, and strong governance. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Own financial performance for POD delivery by managing scope, burn, utilization, and forecast accuracy.
• Maintain program gross margin at/above approved plan; keep EAC variance within ±2% monthly.
• Develop weekly cost-to-complete and capacity plans; maintain utilization ≥90% for billable team members.
• Ensure 100% scope changes are captured via RAID/Change Control with approved forecasts within 5 business days.
• Track change requests/assumptions with financial impact and secure timely approvals.
• Drive end-to-end plan execution for PODs with SAFe cadence and disciplined delivery governance.

Responsibilities

• Achieve ≥90% PI objectives for owned PODs and maintain iteration carryover <15% after first PI.
• Maintain schedule variance within ±10% for releases and complete release readiness checklist for every release.
• Update RAID and dependency logs weekly with owners and ensure no critical dependency has no owner.
• Coordinate across PODs to ensure integrated plans, dependencies, and release readiness are aligned end-to-end.
• Improve quality through rigorous testing readiness, acceptance criteria discipline, and defect prevention practices.
• Lead and coach POD PMs/Scrum Masters; standardize templates and achieve high compliance across PODs.

Job description

EXL in the Philippines invites a Senior Program Manager to own end-to-end POD delivery within SAFe cadence. You will drive scope, burn, utilization, and forecast accuracy while preserving velocity and achieving PI objectives.

You will manage financial performance, margins, risks, and dependencies across PODs, ensuring release readiness, defect prevention, and strong governance. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.