Program Manager Speech Analytics and Data Sciences in Bangalore

Statement of purpose: The Program Manager will lead complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-location projects to build out and enhance Speech Science technology. The Program Manager will also manage the design, development and adoption of world-class speech applications to automate mission-critical customer journeys with multi-modal user experiences. You will coordinate efforts of internal stakeholders (sales, pre-sales, products, application design, analytics, development, and delivery) to ensure that applications meet customer requirements and exceed self-service completion targets. Summary of essential job functions: ·Interact with a deeply technical Speech Science team of Analytics, Statistics, Language Modeling, Text Mining and Data Sciences professionals to define and deliver cutting edge solutions. ·Cultivate solid relationships with key project stakeholders and cross-functional team leads. ·Plan and manage multiple parallel projects through the entire project lifecycle. ·Define program scope, goals and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and key stakeholders. ·Work proactively with key stakeholders to ensure project milestones are met and deliverables are high quality. ·Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance business needs against technical constraints. ·Maximize resources for the greater good of the organization. ·Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels. ·Create, maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders. ·Remain flexible to changing priorities, open to new ideas and have 24/7's success firmly in focus. ·Help drive continual improvement and innovation. Minimum requirements (Education Qualification & Work Experience: ·Field of graduate education – Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Linguistics, Business or related fields ·5+ years of program/project management experience with multi-group, multi-disciplinary projects in a software development and application infrastructure environment ·Experience in IVR, Acoustic Modeling, Language Modeling, Signal Processing, Speech Recognition, Part-of-speech tagging, and/or Linguistic Corpora a plus ·Experience in a predictive technology Product organization a plus Competency Requirements: [Technical & Behavioral]: ·Proven track record of successful project delivery for large, complex projects ·Demonstrated ability to shift priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities ·Excellent project management, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills ·Ability to take complex and/or technical concepts and describe them in easy to understand business terminology ·Strong quantitative and analytical abilities ·MBA or other advanced degree a plus ·Experience with online, voice, speech, mobile and CRM technologies and solutions a plus ·Knowledge of sophisticated reporting and data warehousing systems a plus ·Hands-on experience in the field of Analytics, Advanced statistics, data mining and text mining a plus reach me on shahzad_camper@hotmail.com Regards, David Shahzad

Urgent position for Technical Delivery Manager-Java in Bangalore

Hi, I have this urgent position of Technical Delivery Manager in Java with a telecom client of mine in Bangalore. Candidate should come from a product background. Education from tier one institute is must. Please find below mentioned details and share your profile ASAP. Responsibilities Experience managing end-end lifecycle of complex and large project deliveries Experience managing Java/J2EE Application development Projects from an Engineering as well as Project Management perspective Status Reporting, tracking, escalating issues, Risk Management for owned deliveries Manage concurrent application releases and large engineering teams to deliver quality software releases on time Contribute to the definition of the team processes and standards Coordinate the work of a team of stake holders in the delivery of complex projects Understand needs of multiple projects and communicate them divisionally and/or cross-divisionally . Essential Skills (Skills without which the person cannot perform the role, limit to a maximum of four skills only ) Experience in building large scale Enterprise applications Extensive experience with Application Performance, Scalability and Reliability Demonstrate complete commercial relational database and middleware technologies experience Innovate and create solutions to very complex problems Project Management Effective verbal and written communication skills Overall Skills and Experience (Include skills that in addition to the essential skills are required for the person to perform the role in a better way ) Experience managing complex project deliveries end-to-end Experience managing Enterprise Application development Projects both from an Engineering and Project Management perspective Status Reporting, tracking, escalating issues, Risk Management for owned deliveries Manage concurrent application releases and large engineering teams to deliver quality software releases on time Contribute to the definition of the team processes and standards Coordinate the work of a team of stake holders in the delivery of complex projects Understand needs of multiple projects and communicate them divisionally and/or cross- divisionally Qualifications Essential Possess B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or related field Possess typically 8-12 years of previous software engineering or related experience, out of which 2+ years experience as a Technical Delivery Manager Demonstrate prior experience in the professional leadership positions Deliver complex deliveries on time and with a high degree of quality Articulate clearly solutions to complex business problems involving multiple domain areas Provide technical and functional guidance and direction to team members Possess excellent written and oral communication skills Desirable Telecom domain experience will be a plus Working with large Telco service providers is a plus. Share you profile on shahzad_camper@hotmail. For any clarification, call me on +91 9999490151. Regards, David Shahzad