Role Overview

Reporting to the Technical Director, the Software Development Project Director will provide end-to-end delivery governance for large-scale software development and digital transformation programs. The role will own delivery performance, customer satisfaction, financial outcomes, risk management, and leadership of large cross-functional delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Continuous Improvement
Lead and govern end-to-end delivery of complex software development and IT modernization programs, ensuring adherence to quality, budget, timeline, and contractual commitments.
Validate delivery plans, resource strategy, commercial assumptions, and project commitments in collaboration with project and delivery managers.
Oversee program governance through executive steering committees, delivery reviews, and performance dashboards.
Drive SLA/KPI adherence, delivery excellence, continuous improvement, and corrective action plans where required.
Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and escalations across delivery workstreams.
Own financial management including budget tracking, profitability, margin protection, forecasting, cost optimization, and change request governance.
Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Lead and govern large-scale delivery organizations of 80-120+ FTEs, including developers, architects, testers, DevOps engineers, project managers, and technical leads.
Drive alignment between client business objectives, delivery roadmap, solution strategy, and committed outcomes.
Participate in staffing strategy, recruitment, onboarding, pyramid shaping, capability development, and succession planning.
Build delivery leadership capability by coaching Project Managers, Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters, and technical leaders.
Act as the senior client interface for delivery governance, executive communication, issue resolution, and long-term relationship management.
Strategic Contributions
Support RFP/RFQ responses, bid proposals, solution shaping, estimation validation, and commercial reviews.
Contribute to account growth by identifying delivery-led expansion opportunities and supporting customer roadmap discussions.
Provide strategic oversight for technical delivery decisions on complex programs such as cloud migration, legacy modernization, application maintenance, and digital transformation.
Drive standardized delivery practices, governance models, and reusable delivery assets across the Structured Projects Division.

Education

Profile & Qualifications

Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience

12-15+ years of overall IT/software delivery experience, including 5+ years leading large-scale programs or delivery organizations.
Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of 50+ FTEs; experience with 80-120+ FTE delivery organizations preferred.
Experience in software development delivery across SDLC, Agile/SAFe, DevOps, cloud, application modernization, or IT infrastructure programs.

Skills

Strong program governance, financial acumen, contract management, and P&L/margin management capability.
Experience with offshore-onsite/global delivery models and large stakeholder ecosystems.
Strong understanding of Agile/SAFe, DevOps, ITIL, CI/CD, software architecture, microservices, and APIs.
Excellent executive communication, customer escalation management, risk management, and decision-making skills.
Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, complex, multi-client or multi-program environments.

Preferred / Nice To Have

Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe Agilist/SPC, or ITIL Foundation/Managing Professional.
Experience in regulated or engineering-intensive industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial manufacturing, or energy.
Experience in Engineering Services, Product Engineering, or Digital Transformation programs.

Success Measures

On-time, on-budget delivery and milestone adherence
SLA/KPI compliance and delivery quality
Customer satisfaction and executive stakeholder confidence
Gross margin achievement, profitability, and forecast accuracy
Resource utilization, attrition control, and capability development
Account growth contribution and successful delivery-led expansion

Why Join ALTEN INDIA

Lead strategic digital transformation programs with industry leaders.
Work within ALTEN's growing Structured Projects Division with strong executive sponsorship.
Access modern delivery methodologies, governance practices, and project management toolsets.
Benefit from structured leadership development, international exposure, and cross-functional collaboration.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DIRECTOR