Senior Solution Architect

Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

E5.2/E3.2 - Program Lead — Cross-Pod (PE/PM)
Pod / Track Program Lead — Cross-Pod (PE/PM)
Role Title Program Lead — Program Engineering / Program Management (Cross-Pod)
Experience 15 – 20 years
Primary Location Hyderabad, India (Transition phase); HCLTech Offshore Delivery Center thereafter
Work Model Physical co-location at Hyderabad mandatory during Transition (Month 1–3) for knowledge transfer and hardware/lab access; delivery shifts to HCLTech's Offshore Delivery Center (ODC) from Shadow (Month 4–6) onward.
Role Summary
Own cross-pod program governance for the full 10-pod IoT sustenance engagement — the single customer-facing point of contact for cadence, escalation management, and delivery-phase governance across Transition, Shadow, and Steady State.
Key Responsibilities

- Run governance cadence (weekly operational, monthly executive) across all 10 pods.
- Own the cross-pod escalation and RCA repository, and drive resolution of issues that span more than one pod.
- Track SLA/KPI performance and staffing coverage across pods; flag gaps in the breadth-vs-team-size model.
- Act as the primary customer-facing contact for program status, risk, and roadmap alignment.
- Drive the three-phase engagement model — Transition (M1–3), Shadow (M4–6), Steady State (M6–12) — including phase-gate sign-off.
- Own the knowledge-management cadence across all 10 pods (cross-pod community of practice, transition-phase capture).

Must-Have Skills

- 15–20 years program management,



with embedded or semiconductor sustenance program experience preferred.
- Program/technical program management (PMP or equivalent).
- Stakeholder and executive communication at senior/CxO level.
- Risk and RCA tracking discipline across a multi-pod program.
- Working technical fluency across embedded/semiconductor sustenance domains.

Valuable-to-Have Skills

- PMP/PgMP certification.
- Prior semiconductor OEM-facing program leadership.
- Experience running governance across geographically distributed pods.
- Administration experience with risk/RCA tooling (JIRA, ServiceNow or equivalent).

Key Responsibilities

E5.2/E3.2 - Program Lead — Cross-Pod (PE/PM)
Pod / Track Program Lead — Cross-Pod (PE/PM)
Role Title Program Lead — Program Engineering / Program Management (Cross-Pod)
Experience 15 – 20 years
Primary Location Hyderabad, India (Transition phase); HCLTech Offshore Delivery Center thereafter
Work Model Physical co-location at Hyderabad mandatory during Transition (Month 1–3) for knowledge transfer and hardware/lab access; delivery shifts to HCLTech's Offshore Delivery Center (ODC) from Shadow (Month 4–6) onward.
Role Summary




Own cross-pod program governance for the full 10-pod IoT sustenance engagement — the single customer-facing point of contact for cadence, escalation management, and delivery-phase governance across Transition, Shadow, and Steady State.
Key Responsibilities

- Run governance cadence (weekly operational, monthly executive) across all 10 pods.
- Own the cross-pod escalation and RCA repository, and drive resolution of issues that span more than one pod.
- Track SLA/KPI performance and staffing coverage across pods; flag gaps in the breadth-vs-team-size model.
- Act as the primary customer-facing contact for program status, risk, and roadmap alignment.
- Drive the three-phase engagement model — Transition (M1–3), Shadow (M4–6), Steady State (M6–12) — including phase-gate sign-off.
- Own the knowledge-management cadence across all 10 pods (cross-pod community of practice, transition-phase capture).

Must-Have Skills

- 15–20 years program management, with embedded or semiconductor sustenance program experience preferred.
- Program/technical program management (PMP or equivalent).
- Stakeholder and executive communication at senior/CxO level.
- Risk and RCA tracking discipline across a multi-pod program.
- Working technical fluency across embedded/semiconductor sustenance domains.

Good-to-Have Skills

- PMP/PgMP certification.
- Prior semiconductor OEM-facing program leadership.
- Experience running governance across geographically distributed pods.
- Administration experience with risk/RCA tooling (JIRA, ServiceNow or equivalent).

Skill Requirements

Other Requirements

📌 Senior Solution Architect (India)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 India