Associate Director - Product Engineering - Mercer

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We are seeking a talented individual to join our IT Team at Mercer, a Marsh business. This role will be based in Gurgaon/Noida. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We are looking for a highly-motivated, experienced SquadLeader with an enthusiasm for all aspects of product development who knows how to work with a team of highly skilled engineers. Our goal is to create an environment where continuous improvement of the development process is in focus and where everyone's common goal is to deliver outstanding software as fast as possible. You will be a proven expert in using the Agile / Scrum / Lean software development methodologies, a guardian of the delivery team's development processes and driven by delivering value. The Squad Lead will be an excellent communicator and facilitator, and not afraid to raise issues and drive change to remove impediments from the delivery team. You will have some familiarity with leading squads that incorporate AI solutions into their product(s).

We will count on you to:

Run the software delivery for your Squad ensuring there are smooth and efficient processes for getting software through from requirements to working in production

Identify and work to eliminate blockers

Responsible for ensuring your Squad is motivated, collaborative, efficient and empowered

e2e Delivery of working software for 1 or more products or solutions into production

You will generally be responsible for 2 squads of between 5-9 people each

You will have an Enterprise mind-set able to foster collaboration, break down silos, identify and work to remove blockers

You will be a recognized Agile Expert intimately familiar with the processes and practices required for successful and sustainable delivery. Our main delivery methodologies are Scrum and Kanban

You will be proficient at creating highly performing teams and take a hands on approach where required

Hands on experience of a range of squad based roles is an advantage

Solid understanding of Software Development, Architecture, Test Engineering and Security best practice in an Agile environment

Pods support the full lifecycle of a product and we operate on the philosophy that the work comes to the team. You will need to consider tech debt, obsolescence, security and modernization

Ensure our Agile governance and ceremonies are in place and effective

Plan product releases, conduct Increment Planning sessions

You will be familiar with leading teams developing and maintaining AI based solutions

Our standard metrics are visible and actively being used to drive making choices

Own the Continuous Improvement backlog for your squad. This is the key mechanism by which we deliver improvements for the following; time to market, efficiency and quality