Responsibilities: **Position Title: Program Manager** **Designation:****Principal Consultant** **Years of Experience:****15\-17 years** **Business Unit:****IT** **Location:****Pune** **Role Description****:**
The Program Manager role is responsible for managing a Program or a small portfolio in regards to Operations, Business/Domain, and Customer Management aspects.
This role will have;Leader of Leaders� responsibilities and can also have the HR leadership responsibilities for the team members of the project/s or Scrum Team/s.
2\.Mentor team members to build application/system expertise in the relevant domains
3\.Ensure the operational stability for the team and provide inputs to Sr Delivery Manager/Program Manager for resource continuity and backup planning
Delivery Management* Manage Operations and deliveries as per committed scheduled timelines, SLA�s and Quality targets
Resource Management
\-Human Capital Plan \- Identification of required skills for the program based on BUstrategy, forecasting the resource needs* Identify hiring and training needs, plan \& drive trainings for team
Risk Management* Ensure appropriate risk management processes and controls with respect to compliance with PFG standards and Indian Cyber Security Act
Cost Management* Forecast and budget adherence
1\.Understand BU level HLIs and Operational Plans. Participate in BU level initiatives.
2\.Understand Principal, Pune long term strategy and contribute towards the Principal, Pune level HLIs.
3\.Assist the senior leadership in the communication and Change Management.
BPDA (Benefits \& Protection Data \& Analytics) is a data engineering and analytics team aligned to B\&P, structured into product\-based squads across Pune and Hyderabad. With ongoing product transformation, BPDA seeks a T8 Program Manager to provide unified leadership, stabilize delivery, and accelerate analytics\-data engineering integration. This senior leader will serve as the single\-threaded owner of BPDA’s portfolio, ensuring governance, stakeholder alignment, and strategic scaling of data and analytics capabilities. **Key Responsibilities*** **Leadership \& Execution Competencies**
+ Drive adoption of GenAI capabilities in the SDLC for efficiency and quality.
+ Establish strong portfolio/program governance across multiple data products.
+ Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, demonstrating strong presence and influence.
+ Facilitate structured solutioning and problem\-solving, including decision\-making and escalation handling.
+ Contribute to technology decisions at a portfolio level.
+ Mentor and calibrate frontline leaders, building leadership capability and succession pipelines.
+ Deliver critical feedback and take timely talent actions, including identifying high\-potential performers.
+ Demonstrate strategic thinking and thought leadership, connecting the dots across teams and shaping long\-term vision.
+ Manage diverse stakeholders across the shores, ensuring alignment and buy\-in.
+ Lead change management initiatives to embed new operating models smoothly.
+ Guide analytics strategy, including BI, reporting, and embedding analytics into product squads.
+ Evaluate and scale AI/data science use cases responsibly, ensuring business value.
+ Provide oversight on data governance, including compliance, quality, and stewardship frameworks.
+ Candidates must demonstrate **above\-average learnability** in Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI/Data Science to succeed in this role.
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