Vice President- Quality Engineering & PMO

Join Our Engineering Team:Our passionate development team works with global customer base (1000+ across 180+ countries) in successful launch of products/solutions and making an impact in telecommunications space. SMEs in their domain and carrying intuitive problem-solving skills, this team works in transforming customer challenges into technical solutions. Apart from the core programming skills, our team takes pride in being proficient at latest technologies (Cloud, Big Data, ML etc.) and protocols (5G, SS7, Diameter etc.).Here you will be working with the best minds in telecommunication space with broad spectrum of domain and technologies. You can take pride in knowing that your work is meaningful, having a positive impact on others and helping the world be better connected. Position: Vice President- Quality Engineering and PMOReports to: Global Head of EngineeringJob Description: · Provide leadership and overall direction to Quality Engineering and PMO team across one or more PCCs.· Ensure Quality KPIs are met, optimized, and transparently tracked/reported on a continuous basis, contribute to test strategy, planning and execution.· Besides QE, this role is expected to head the engineering program management team responsible for process compliance, metrics analysis, release management, management reporting etc.· Drive organizational wide initiatives by providing strategic inputs to the team to improve quality processes (lower defects, rapid deployment, higher automation etc).· Contribute value to the organization by supporting decision making capability through effective use of data and business analytics.· Provide technical vision, implement, and follow reproducible, auditable, collaborative practices for efficiency and continuous improvement.· Maintain strong relationships with peer teams and stakeholders- communicate risks/issues transparently and negotiate/prioritize any change of plan aligned to business requirements.· Responsible for collating the budgetary plans for the organization.· Encourage diverse viewpoints from team members, maintain innovation-focused & result- oriented work-culture.· Leverage project management skills and communication tools (presentations, project Management, performance management dashboards) to successfully manage the work and serve as a subject matter expert on various projects / key topics impacting the business delivery agenda.· Makes decisions to identify critical risks/issues and implement mitigation plans that impact the overall timeline and economic delivery of the global customer delivery agenda as well as suggest ways to improve process efficiencies.Work Experience: · Experience of 25+ years with considerable experience at a leadership level, managing and leading a globally distributed engineering team of at least 100+ members (Including Directors/Sr Directors, Managers/ Sr Managers etc)· Proven work experience in software quality engineering and project management in a global environment. Strong knowledge of Quality methodologies, Project management tools, and processes including Automation, Performance/Benchmarking etc.· Substantial experience in testing Telco products related to Roaming, Security, etc. (strong network and application testing background) and program management background.· Very strong background in core networks.· Experience in broad transformational implementations or managing complex projects including global coordination.· Experience with using Jira, Confluence & Microsoft suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project). Skill Set:· A passion for solving complex system and data challenges and desire to thrive in a constantly innovating and changing environment.· A thought leader with high analytical thinking to process large quantities of data in an accurate manner, excellent presentation and good communication skill.· Good understanding of popular Test and Automation Tools, and script (Perl/Python etc) enabled Automation.· Experience in Revenue Assurance, Fraud Management, Analytics/Bigdata, Telecom domain testing is preferred.· Knowledge of 3G/4G/5G network signalling is an added plus.· Ability to influence stakeholders across multiple geographies and business units.· Results oriented, adept in conflict resolution, skilled at prioritization and change management.· Proven ability to complete projects and achieve results in an ambiguous work environment, strong negotiating and consensus building abilities.· Good understanding of Agile Development and release management processes.Educational Qualification: · BE. / B.Tech., M.E./M. Tech. or M. Sc. in Computer Science / Electronics Engineering / MCA from a reputed college.Location: Bangalore PRB