Director - Project Management

Why Join Us

Are you inspired to grow your career at one of India's Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry Do you want to do the best work of your life at one of the fastest growing IT services companies Do you aspire to thrive in an award-winning work culture that values your talent and career aspirations It's happening right here at Iris Software.

About Iris Software

At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential. With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.

Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working at Iris

Be valued, be inspired, be your best.

At Iris Software, we invest in and create a culture where colleagues feel valued, can explore their potential, and have opportunities to grow.

Our employee value proposition (EVP) is about 'Being Your Best' – as a professional and person. It is about being challenged by work that inspires us, being empowered to excel and grow in your career, and being part of a culture where talent is valued. We're a place where everyone can discover and be their best version.

Job Description

• 16-19 years of experience in the IT industry in delivery roles; 5+ years on experience in program or portfolio management with large, geographically distributed teams.
• 8+ years of experience coupled with strong business domain knowledge in the financial services domain (preferably capital markets / investment banking), with an IT consulting / services firm.
• Experience of setting up delivery teams or an account and ramping it up to 80+ people.
• Project or Program management experience across the full SDLC lifecycle involving different methodologies like agile, iterative, waterfall and hybrid.
• Prior experience of managing delivery engagements with quality frameworks such as CMMI.
• Experience across service offerings (e.g. application development, maintenance, re-engineering, migration, etc.), different pricing models (fixed price, fixed capacity, time and material, etc.) and engagement models (partner / vendor managed, co-managed and client managed).
• Prior experience in managing senior and demanding stakeholders (Director / VP or higher) across business, technology and operations with customers based in US or UK.
• Must be consultative and solutions' oriented; prior experience of structuring or defining solutions oriented delivery engagements and troubleshooting critical delivery issues.
• Experience of managing high priority / high severity production issues.
• Strong commercial acumen with high proficiency in effort / cost estimation.
• Strong knowledge of project financials and IT services contracts.
• 'Hands on' delivery leadership experience on complex / high risk projects.
• Experience of driving pre-sales effort as the bid manager (i.e. large proposals and sales pitches) and mining accounts / farming for opportunities in existing customer businesses.
• Strong outcomes focused leadership skills with strong people focus.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and continuous improvement journeys across delivery excellence and margin improvement.
• Prior experience of managing senior managers in a matrix organization.
• Very strong business communication, negotiation and conflict management skills.

Education

Bachelor's / Master's degree in a Software discipline. MBA Preferred

Mandatory Competencies

Perks And Benefits For Irisians

At Iris Software, we offer world-class benefits designed to support the financial, health and well-being needs of our associates to help achieve harmony between their professional and personal growth. From comprehensive health insurance and competitive salaries to flexible work arrangements and ongoing learning opportunities, we're committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment.

Join us and experience the difference of working at a company that values its employees' success and happiness.

Skills Required

Cmmi, Waterfall, Delivery Leadership, Portfolio Management, Program Management, Negotiation, Conflict Management, Hybrid, Migration, re-engineering, Maintenance, Application Development, iterative, Agile