Tookitaki - Operation Manager - Sprint & Release Segment

About the job

Position Overview

Job Title : Sprint & Release Operations Manager

Department : Engineering

Location : Bangalore

Reporting To : Head of Engineering

Tookitaki is seeking a Sprint & Release Operations Manager to lead and optimize Agile execution and cross-functional program delivery across its AI-powered financial crime prevention platforms-FinCense and the Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Ecosystem.

This role is ideal for someone with proven expertise in scrum operations, release management, cross-team coordination, and technical project tracking in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.

This role is central to Tookitaki's mission to build trust in financial services, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality technology that helps banks and fintechs prevent fraud and comply with AML regulations.

Position Purpose

The Sprint & Release Operations Manager will oversee the day-to-day execution of engineering sprints and product releases, ensuring alignment with both client timelines and product objectives.

This role drives Agile rigor, manages dependencies across squads, and ensures delivery is on-time, within scope, and audit-ready.

The individual will also serve as a liaison across product, engineering, and customer-facing teams.

Key Responsibilities

Sprint & Agile Management

• Own and facilitate sprint ceremonies across squads-planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, grooming, and reviews.
• Track sprint progress, maintain burn-down charts, and ensure sprint deliverables are met.

Release Planning & Tracking

Cross-Team Collaboration & Communication

Risk & Resource Oversight

Governance, Process & Reporting

Continuous Improvement

Qualifications and Skills

Education : Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

Experience :

Skills

Key Competencies

Success Metrics

Influence mission-critical Agile and release practices in a market-leading RegTech company.

Collaborate with world-class teams and high-impact clients.

Flexible work environment with outcome-based culture.

Recognition from World Economic Forum, Forbes, and FATF for innovation in compliance.

Career growth opportunities in program leadership and technical operations.

Introducing Tookitaki

Tookitaki : The Trust Layer for Financial Services

Tookitaki is transforming financial services by building a robust trust layer that focuses on two crucial pillars : preventing fraud to build consumer trust and combating money laundering to secure institutional trust.

Our trust layer leverages collaborative intelligence and a federated AI approach, delivering powerful, AI-driven solutions for real-time fraud detection and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance.

How We Build Trust : Our Unique Value Propositions

AFC Ecosystem - Community-Driven Financial Crime Protection

The Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Ecosystem is a community-driven platform that continuously updates financial crime patterns with real-time intelligence from industry experts.

This enables our clients to stay ahead of the latest money laundering and fraud tactics.

Leading digital banks and payment platforms rely on Tookitaki to protect them against evolving financial crime threats.

By joining this ecosystem, institutions benefit from the collective intelligence of top industry players, ensuring robust protection.

FinCense - End-to-End Compliance Platform

Our FinCense platform is a comprehensive compliance solution that covers all aspects of AML and fraud prevention-from name screening and customer due diligence (CDD) to transaction monitoring and fraud detection.

This ensures financial institutions not only meet regulatory requirements but also mitigate risks of non-compliance, providing the peace of mind they need as they scale.

Industry Recognition and Global Impact

Tookitaki's innovative approach has been recognized by some of the leading financial entities in Asia.

We have also earned accolades from key industry bodies such as FATF and received prestigious awards like the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, and Chartis RiskTech100.

Serving some of the world's most prominent banks and fintech companies, Tookitaki is continuously redefining the standards of financial crime detection and prevention, creating a safer and more trustworthy financial ecosystem for everyone

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