Deloitte US-India Communications – Software Engineer III
Project Management – Web Development & Technical Delivery – Communications, Media & Technology, USI Growth and Purpose
About the role
As a Project Management – Web Development & Technical Delivery Lead, you will lead planning and delivery of web solutions across Deloitte’s internal platforms, with a primary focus on SharePoint-based solutions and associated front-end/custom development. You will own end-to-end project management, drive delivery excellence through strong governance and stakeholder management, and bring a hands-on technical expertise to translate requirements into clear delivery plans and actionable execution. With 7 to 9 years of experience, you will also coach and mentor junior team members, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and champion innovative, user-focused solutions. This role offers opportunities to drive design excellence, influence digital strategy, and manage complex projects within a dynamic, high-performing environment.
What you’ll do
- Lead end-to-end delivery of web development projects on SharePoint and related internal platforms, managing scope, schedule, resourcing, risks, and quality from intake to launch.
- Establish and run project governance including workplans, RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) tracking, decision logs, change control, status reporting, and stakeholder readouts—ensuring predictable execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
· Technical Planning & Coordination: Translate business needs into well-defined technical requirements and delivery plans; partner closely with developers, designers, content owners, and platform stakeholders to ensure feasible solutions aligned to standards and constraints.
· Hands-on Technical Contribution: Provide technical oversight and occasional hands-on support related to SharePoint configuration, front-end development, web components/scripts, or code review to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to standards.
· Stakeholder & Communication Excellence: Serve as a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders—facilitating requirements workshops, managing expectations, communicating tradeoffs, and maintaining strong alignment on priorities, timelines, and outcomes.
· Quality, Risk, and Compliance Mindset: Ensure solutions align with brand standards, accessibility expectations, and applicable risk/technical policies; define quality checks and acceptance criteria and drive disciplined UAT (user acceptance testing) and release readiness.
· Team Leadership & Performance Management: Manage performance and development for team members through goal setting, regular feedback, coaching, and formal performance inputs; build an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
· Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Identify delivery bottlenecks and implement process improvements; promote best practices in agile/iterative delivery, documentation, and operational excellence. Leverage AI tools (e.g., for summarization, drafting, backlog grooming support, test case generation, documentation acceleration) for improving team productivity and quality.
Qualifications required:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related fields. 7–9 years of experience in digital delivery/project management, preferably including SharePoint-based web development in an enterprise environment.
- Project Management Expertise:
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end delivery using established project management methodologies (agile, hybrid, or waterfall as appropriate).
- Strong command of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, SharePoint lists/planners, or equivalent).
- Ability to manage scope, estimates, timelines, dependencies, budget/resource constraints (where applicable), and change control.
- Technical & Platform Understanding (SharePoint/Web):
- Strong working knowledge of SharePoint (Online preferred) and web delivery concepts (information architecture, publishing, permissions, environment management, release cycles).
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and common front-end patterns; able to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and review technical approaches for feasibility and risk.
- People Leadership & Performance Management:
- Prior experience leading small teams and managing performance outcomes; skilled at coaching, delegation, quality review, and developing talent.
- Ability to set clear expectations, provide actionable feedback, and create development plans aligned to team needs and individual growth.
- Business & Communication Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenting status, decisions, and tradeoffs to internal stakeholders and leadership.
- AI Fluency:
- Comfortable using AI tools to improve delivery efficiency (documentation, meeting notes, backlog refinement, drafting communications, test/support artifacts), with sound judgment on confidentiality and quality validation.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and outcomes-driven; strong collaboration skills; ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.
This role will be based out of Hyderabad.
Work timings: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (IST)
About the team
USI Communications is a team of professionals who specialize in Internal Communications, Public Relations and Communication Technology. The team reinforces the culture and brand of Deloitte internally and monitors our external reputation – intervening where necessary. They also play the role of a strategic and trusted business advisor for leaders and ensure that professionals are equipped with the right information in a timely manner to excel at work and enjoy well-being. Other priorities include creating an open and transparent environment for leadership communications, leveraging internal channels creatively, effectively disseminating information, and measuring the impact of communications.