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 transparent 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

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📌 Associate Manager , Data Engineering Bengaluru
🏢 Cardinal Health
📍 Bengaluru