Associate Director – Development Centre

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Position
Associate Director – Development Centre 
Location: Nairobi
Job Code
KNADDC02


Responsibility
• Provide leadership to Program / Project Managers in running the delivery and operations and drive the architecture, build, testing, with an aim to meet and excel the customer needs, as well as, internal needs, such as working closely with Sr. leadership team and achieve operational parameters 

• Work closely & collaborate with Global Delivery Head, CEO, Head Sales /Practice Heads/ GM Sales in a collaborative manner to grow the business cutting across various Industry verticals and Strategic Business Units & Customer Units and ensure the delivery function runs successfully as a self-contained Horizontal 

• Build the foundation for all development and conceptualize different service offerings & solutions to customer, as well as in ensuring the delivery of services for customer contracted work. Would need to take ownership of all key performance parameters to drive the operating margin of the accounts that fall under the Horizontal 

• Conceive, assess and develop the technology vision for the Horizontal 

• Design and implement frameworks for performance optimization, scalability, security, reusability for delivery excellence and customer delight 

• Introduce best practices in software development, agile methodologies and coding standards; institute change when necessary and appropriate 

• Responsible for establishing operating procedures, work assignments, planning, and all project management activities across the horizontal

Requirement
• Post Graduate from a reputed Institution with Computer Science specialization and preferably a PMP certification 

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in a development or R&D center 

• Preferable experience at customer site as onsite delivery manager or experience as Technology Practice Head / Delivery Head for Horizontal or Industry verticals 

• Experience of managing multiple customers across geographies 

• Fixed price project management, with SLA based delivery & Multi-vendor / SI Program management experience 

• Offshore DM experience (should have handled a large enterprise accounts or multiple small and medium sized accounts) 

• Well-versed with quality management processes 

• Any leadership initiatives assumed Corporate level or at any SBU/vertical/functional level, with a proven success 

• Good networking capabilities across the Industry and proven leadership qualities 

• Ability to work with diverse group of individuals in a professional and service oriented manner


Experience
10+ Years

Desired skills
Extensive knowledge in developing applications in Microsoft ERP platforms, preferably in Microsoft Dynamics Navision, AX


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