Software Engineering Manager

Role overview

Software Engineering Manager at BT Group India

Employment details

• Salary: About the role The Software Engineering Manager manages the execution of the engineering strategy and roadmap that assists BT's commercial strategy through cross functional business partnering and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.
• What you’ll be doing 1.
• Procurement Application Ownership Own the Procurement application portfolio, roadmap, and overall application health.
• Ensure application availability, performance, security, compliance, and resilience.
• Manage application lifecycle activities including upgrades, releases, vendor support, and risk management. 2.
• Delivery & Transformation Lead end-to-end delivery of procurement technology initiatives and transformation programs.
• Manage delivery across internal teams, vendors, and system integrators.
• Ensure delivery against scope, timelines, budget, and quality expectations.
• Procurement Platform Expertise Strong experience with Procurement platforms, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions.
• Lead platform modernization and digital transformation initiatives. 3.
• Agile & DevOps Proven experience leading Agile, Scrum, and DevOps delivery models.
• Drive sprint planning, backlog management, delivery tracking, and continuous improvement.
• Technology & Architecture Strong understanding of cloud technologies, APIs, microservices, automation, and DevOps practices.
• Ability to review solution designs and align engineering solutions with enterprise architecture and security standards. 4.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management Experience managing senior business stakeholders, product owners, vendors, and technology partners.
• Strong governance, risk management, budgeting, and reporting skills.
• The skills you’ll need - 8-12 years of experience in S2p/Procurement Enterprise Applications, or Digital Technology delivery. - Proven experience managing enterprise application portfolios. - Strong experience delivering Procurement Platform Transformation programmes. - Strong experience delivering Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) transformation programmes. - Experience working within Source-to-Pay (S2P) business processes and operating models. - Experience leading globally distributed engineering and support teams. - Experience working with third-party vendors and system integrators. - Experience operating within Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps environments.
• Essential Skills - Engineering Leadership - Procurement Transfomation - Procurement Domain Experience - CLM & S2P Platforms - Application Ownership - Stakeholder & Vendor Management - Digital Transformation / AI / Automation BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet.
• Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good.
• Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.
• BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.
• Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably.
• Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.
• We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected.
• These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country.
• Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.
• Location: Salary: [India]

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