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Sri Lanka

Targeted training, volunteering, and upskilling by offering professional services on: 🌟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠: empowering tech talent to achieve career and personal goals 📈 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: optimizing project delivery frameworks & methodologies🌀 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Agile practices for enhanced team performance🌈 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: foster an inclusive and equitable workplace culture🔧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: enhancing operational excellence & effectiveness 🎤 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Share, inspire and motivate teams

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) is world's leading learning company that offer vibrant and enriching learning experiences to over 140 million learners worldwide, backed by cutting edge technology products and services. Pearson Lanka is a significant hub for Pearson's global technology development efforts.• Lead a large and diverse team of 800 cross-functional software and technology experts who deliver software product engineering, infrastructure management, and service delivery to 5 strategic globalbusiness units within Pearson• Own all aspects of center functions that include driving strategy, operations, project & service delivery, workplace & facility standards, policy planning, legal & compliance, risks & issues management and technology delivery• Accountable for managing an annual budget of US$20mil+ with planning, monitoring & control of all financial aspects of the center• Command the Incident Management Team IMT and ensure Pearson Lanka maintains all Health & Safety, resilience standards required and has complete readiness for Business Continuity (BCP)• Responsible to deliver business updates and performance reporting on a regular basis to key stakeholders, 6 service line leads• Work with company's Global HR, Finance, Procurement, Internal IT, Legal and Talent Acquisition teams for optimum service delivery to the center• Drive Marketing, Branding, Corporate Communications & Social Media Channels of the center and represent Pearson at key external forums Sponsor and steer an engaging work culture whilst advocating Pearson’s Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion agenda

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pearson is world's learning company, offering educational courseware, assessment and qualifications, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. The digital revolution is reshaping how we live and how we learn. Technology has turned the world into an ultra-connected community holding a global conversation, with a new universe of learning just a click away. At Pearson we’re constantly evolving to help people everywhere gain access to the learning they need. Bear overall accountability for driving the strategic direction of the Sri Lanka business in alignment with the Pearson Global Vision.Lead Product Engineering, Technology Operations and Delivery to Global Business Services (GBS) from the Sri Lanka operation.Own the planning, budgeting monitoring and control of all financial aspects of the business.Has accountability for infrastructure planning and management for the Sri Lanka businessResponsible to deliver business updates and performance reporting on a regular basis to key stakeholders.Ensure Pearson Lanka maintains all Health & Safety standards required and has complete readiness for Business Continuity .Drive resource management and planning to ensure the business has the right people, in the right place, with the right skills to deliver business results.Represent Pearson at key external forums and advocate the Company’s purpose as its brand ambassador.Sponsor and steer an engaging work culture that enables positive business outcomes and is market competitive, whilst advocating Pearson’s global Diversity & Inclusion agenda.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Pearson is world's learning company, offering educational courseware, assessment and qualifications, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. As Head of PMO at Pearson Lanka,Played a key role in establishing the Pearson HigherEd PMO as a member of the senior leadership team under VP PMO Global ProductOwned the Agile transformation for the entity, team transitions and helped define the Global Operating Model for Sri Lanka team to grow from 150 team members to 800 + todayEnsure on-time and high quality software product/program delivery and services from Agile engineering teams meeting key KPIs & SLAs, through rigor, process, best practices and collaboration with global cross-functional teamsLead Program Managers, Project Managers and Business Analysts and develop talent through mentoring/coachingDrive strategy, growth and operations stability of Sri Lanka entity playing a key role in the senior HOD leadership teamOwn and contribute to key organizational initiatives ranging from nurturing Agile culture, promoting Diversity & Inclusion, develop Pearson brand in local industry through events

Colombo

Manage a portfolio of key product portfolios for Pearson LankaAccountable for driving delivery rigor, product roadmap assurance and project management process and practice aspects of the portfolioNurture a strong Agile culture & best practices Recruitment and leadership development for PMO TeamMaintain partnerships with PMO, Dev, QE Senior management, Product Management & TechOps management to execute the different portfoliosCoordinate release readiness activities including: Manage communications across dependent program teams, Create and manage Cross Program Defect Dashboard, Facilitate Go-no-Go’s as needed, Overall release deployment coordination, Participate in Prod readiness calls with program teams, Perform risk analysis for projects within the portfolioProvide detailed weekly status reports on all active projects within the portfolio

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Virtusa (NASDAQ: VRTU) is an information technology services company that provides IT, business consulting, systems implementation and application outsourcing services to large enterprises and software vendors. Responsibilities in the role:Own a portfolio of key client accounts generating over US$ 8 milannual revenue with over 200 engineering workforce in Sri LankaProgram, Project Management and ensuring delivery excellenceAccountable for growth, financials, productivity and utilizationClient/Stakeholder Management across geographies US, UK, EMEA Lead pre-sales pursuits for the business segment while contributingto marketing initiatives as a brand ambassador to attract talent

Planned, developed, and led complex software development projects from inception through transition in Sri Lanka and client locations in US and UKAssured delivery of projects on time, within budgetResourcing and skill assessment of team membersBusiness and technical requirements gatheringDetailed technical requirements and design definitionEffort estimation and project planning using Microsoft ProjectCustomer expectation managementProject progress tracking and deliveryRisks and issues managementProcess adherence and best-practices implementationIdentify, evaluate candidates for promotionsParticipate in promotion review meetings and promotion interview panelsConduct skill gap analysis of the teams and develop career development plansConduct annual performance appraisals for the team members and recommend for salary revisionsCareer champion for engineers (career champion plays the role of a mentor for junior team members)Marketing and recruitment campaigns for expansion

Colombo, Sri Lanka

LaserSoft Imaging AG is a software developer designing software for scanners and digital cameras. The company's headquarters is located in Kiel, Germany. Key responsibilities:Manage technical operations of the entity including IT infrastructureTalent acquisition of software engineersEstablish delivery processesTechnology research and development

Software Requirements gatheringAnalysis and design of software applicationsImplementation and testingDeployment and support of software products at client sites in USTechnology research and development

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc), Computer Science, Cum Laude

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