Delivery Lead-Core Banking & Lending

** - Own delivery for banking application portfolios/programs covering core banking, lending (retail/corporate), payments, digital channels, and associated systems - Lead diverse onshore/offshore teams from multiple vendors, ensuring successful delivery within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk parameters - Establish and execute delivery governance procedures, including status reporting, RAID management, steering committee presentations, KPIs/SLAs monitoring, and release readiness assessment - Drive the execution from requirements gathering to release in collaboration with business, product, architecture, QA, and operations teams, ensuring traceability and necessary sign-offs - Manage initiatives related to application modernization, upgrades, and migration such as core platform upgrades, cloud migration, API enablement, and microservices adoption - Supervise SDLC/Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), including sprint planning, dependency management, and release coordination - Ensure adherence to banking standards concerning security, audit, SOX/PCI compliance, data privacy, and change management controls - Collaborate with production support teams to maintain stable operations, conduct root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement through effective problem management - Handle commercial aspects including estimation, resource allocation, vendor performance evaluation, and financial tracking - Provide coaching to delivery managers, leads, and teams to foster a delivery culture focused on predictability and customer-centric outcomes **Required Experience & Skills:** - Possess 18+ years of IT experience with a minimum of 10 years in delivery/program management specifically for BFSI programs - Demonstrate strong domain expertise in banking applications, particularly core banking and lending functionalities like loan origination, servicing, collections, limits/collateral, and credit workflow - Showcase a proven track record of successfully delivering large, complex programs with multiple integrations across various domains such as channels, CRM, data, payments, risk, and finance - Exhibit a robust understanding of enterprise integration patterns encompassing APIs, ESB, middleware, event streaming, and batch processing - Have hands-on experience in delivery governance, metrics establishment, and stakeholder management at senior levels such as CIO/CTO/COO and business heads - Possess expertise in Agile delivery practices with working knowledge of DevOps/CI-CD and test automation methodologies - Demonstrate strong skills in risk management, negotiation, and conflict resolution, along with excellent communication abilities and proficiency in executive-level reporting and presentation **Preferred / Nice to Have:** - Experience with core banking platforms like Temenos T24/Transact, Finacle, Flexcube, FIS, Fiserv, etc. - Familiarity with lending platforms such as nCino, Finastra, Loan IQ, Pega, etc. - Exposure to cloud transformation (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization, and SRE/observability practices - Relevant certifications like PMP/Prince2, SAFe, CSM/PSM, ITIL **Key Performance Expectations:** - Ensure predictable delivery with transparent governance mechanisms - Aim for reduced defects/rework, improved release quality, and operational stability - Foster strong stakeholder satisfaction and facilitate effective cross-team coordination - Maintain efficient resource utilization and meet financial targets **Education:** - Bachelors degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent; MBA is considered a bonus As an experienced Delivery Lead specializing in Banking Applications, you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery of large banking application programs, particularly focusing on Core Banking and Lending platforms. Your role will involve managing multiple workstreams, stakeholders, governance, and quality assurance, while leading cross-functional teams to ensure successful outcomes in change and run initiatives. **

** - Own delivery for banking application portfolios/programs covering core banking, lending (retail/corporate), payments, digital channels, and associated systems - Lead diverse onshore/offshore teams from multiple vendors, ensuring successful delivery within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk parameters - Establish and execute delivery governance procedures, including status reporting, RAID management, steering committee presentations, KPIs/SLAs monitoring, and release readiness