Associate Manager , Data Engineering in Bangalore, भारत

Role

Own day-to-day delivery across data engineering, analytics and ML/AI. Accountable for delivery predictability, capacity planning and the reporting that goes to stakeholders. Line manager for the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Delivery across all three streams — commitments, sequencing, and a clear view of where work stands

• Backlog management and sprint planning; capacity tracking against available hours

• Agile facilitation: sprint cadence, board hygiene, flow discipline

• Jira configuration and dashboards — workflows, fields, JQL, reporting built hands-on

• Monthly performance reporting: throughput, cycle time, quality, capacity, effort mix

• Line management for 15–20 engineers — performance, development, retention

• Primary escalation point for delivery issues with stakeholders

Required

• 10+ years in data engineering or analytics delivery, including 10+ managing engineers directly

• Hands-on Jira: workflows, custom fields, JQL, board and dashboard configuration. Able to build the reporting, not just request it

• Practical agile delivery — sprint mechanics, capacity planning, flow metrics

• Working knowledge of SQL, cloud data warehousing (BigQuery preferred) and pipeline development: enough to challenge an estimate and review a design

• Track record presenting delivery performance to senior stakeholders

Preferred

• Data Engineering & ML delivery exposure, from requirement through production and retraining

• Jira Automation or advanced reporting configuration

• Appetite to go deeper technically — the data and AI landscape here moves quickly

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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