Reports to: Director, ART Lead

Role Purpose The ART Delivery Lead is responsible for end-to-end delivery oversight within a business domain, ensuring that vendor-led trains (ARTs) deliver committed outcomes predictably, with quality, and in alignment with enterprise standards.

This role acts as the single internal Teva delivery focal point and primary counterpart to vendor delivery leadership, providing governance, escalation management, and integration across delivery units. The Delivery Lead ensures that delivery is not only executed, but executed in the right way, at the right pace, and with the expected business impact.

Scope

- Ownership of delivery oversight for a single domain (e.g., R&D;, Commercial, TGO, Corporate Functions)
- Vendor-led Agile Release Train (ART)
- Full delivery lifecycle: planning, execution, UAT, and release
- Cross-team and cross-unit dependencies across IT and business functions
- Direct ownership of additional fixed-scope ("Fix") projects running under the ART Delivery Lead

Key Responsibilities Delivery Oversight & Execution

- Ensure delivery of PI objectives, sprint commitments, and key milestones
- Monitor progress against plan and drive predictability and flow
- Identify risks and issues early and ensure timely mitigation
- Ensure readiness for UAT and high-quality releases

Vendor Leadership & Governance

- Act as the primary counterpart to vendor RTE Leads
- Ensure adherence to the DADAI operating model, delivery processes, governance, and quality standards
- Challenge delivery plans, estimates, and execution where needed
- Provide input into vendor performance management and evaluations

Multi-Vendor Management

- Coordinate and align delivery across multiple vendors, not only the primary train vendor




- Manage cross-vendor dependencies and interfaces
- Oversee delivery of fixed-scope ("Fix") projects across vendors

Escalation & Issue Management

- Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery-related issues within the domain
- Drive resolution of cross-functional blockers across business, IT, and vendors
- Escalate effectively to leadership with clear context and recommended actions

Planning & Alignment

- Support and validate PI Planning preparation and execution
- Ensure scope is well-defined, dependencies are identified, and capacity is aligned
- Drive realistic and achievable commitments from delivery teams

Cross-Train & IT Integration

- Ensure alignment with other delivery trains, CoEs, and shared platforms
- Manage cross-train dependencies and sequencing
- Represent the domain in cross-train coordination forums
- Work closely with Product Owners and Delivery Liaisons to ensure clarity of priorities

Performance & Metrics

- Track and analyze key delivery KPIs (e.g., predictability, throughput, defect trends)
- Use data to drive improvements in delivery performance and flow
- Provide clear and structured reporting to leadership

Ways of Working

- Ensure consistent use of delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and processes
- Promote disciplined execution, transparency, and ownership across teams
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the delivery model

Experience & Qualifications





- 8–12+ years of experience in IT delivery, including agile delivery at scale – mandatory
- Proven experience leading multi-team or program-level delivery – mandatory
- Strong understanding of Agile / SAFe principles and execution – mandatory
- Experience working in vendor-based delivery models – advantage
- Experience in data, analytics, or digital delivery environments – advantage

Education & Certifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field – mandatory
- Agile certification (e.g., SAFe RTE, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Master) – advantage
- Project / delivery certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) – advantage
- Experience or certification in data, analytics, or digital platforms – advantage
- Familiarity with Power Platform, BI, or Data & AI technologies – advantage

Capabilities & Skills

- Strong delivery leadership and execution mindset
- Ability to manage complexity across multiple stakeholders and teams
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability
- Experience with delivery metrics and performance management
- Comfortable operating in a energetic, fast-paced environment

Success Measures

- Predictable and on-time delivery of domain commitments
- High-quality releases with low defect leakage
- Effective vendor performance and accountability
- Strong alignment between delivery and business priorities
- Improved delivery efficiency and flow over time
- Faster issue resolution, stronger internal ownership, better cross-IT coordination, and improved governance

📌 Lead Agile Release Train (India)
🏢 Anvik Technologies
📍 India