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Senior Manager - Technology, Hyderabad
About the job Senior Manager - Technology, Hyderabad
Role: Senior Manager - Technology, Hyderabad
Experience: 7 to 10 years
Salary: 20 to 25LPA
Work mode: Hybrid
Note: Ability to work effectively with teams and stakeholders across multiple time zones, including regular coordination with US-based operations.
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About the Organization
We are a US-India nonprofit dedicated to educational excellence, empowering students through innovative, technology-driven programs. India operations are headquartered in Hyderabad, with regular coordination with US-based teams across multiple time zones.
We offer our team members a meaningful impact on education across two countries, a mission-driven and collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Manager of Technology to drive our technology vision across both US and India operations. This is a senior leadership role suited for someone who can set strategy, work closely with organizational leaders, and manage a team of internal staff and external vendors — while remaining willing to contribute directly to development when needed.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Digital Transformation
- Define and execute the organization’s technology roadmap aligned with educational and operational goals.
- Make architectural decisions ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
- Lead digital transformation initiatives to improve program delivery and operational efficiency.
- Partner with leadership teams across the US and India to translate business needs into technology solutions.
- Lead the modernization of the organizational website, ensuring scalable architecture and a strong user experience.
2. Systems Integration & Automation
- Design and implement an API-first architecture to integrate systems such as ERPNext, website services, learning platforms, and operational tools.
- Evaluate and implement enterprise platforms and ensure systems support end-to-end organizational workflows.
- Identify opportunities to automate processes across finance, volunteer management, program operations, and reporting.
- Evaluate and implement AI-enabled technologies to improve operational efficiency, analytics capabilities, and digital services while ensuring responsible use, data protection, and governance.
3. Software Engineering & Development Lifecycle
- Contribute to the development of critical components when needed and enforce high engineering standards through code reviews and best practices.
- Establish development lifecycle practices including version control, testing, deployment, and release management.
- Implement monitoring and reliability practices to ensure system stability and performance.
- Design and maintain data architecture supporting reporting, analytics, and leadership dashboards.
- Maintain clear technical documentation including architecture, integrations, and operational procedures.
4. Vendor & Team Management
- Manage technology vendors and development partners, ensuring delivery quality, scalability, and alignment with organizational needs.
- Build and lead a high-performing technology team and foster collaboration with program and operations teams.
- Oversee infrastructure reliability, cybersecurity practices, data protection, and disaster recovery planning.
Qualifications Required
- Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in technology leadership, system architecture, and software development.
- Architecture & Development: Strong experience designing scalable applications and complex system architectures across multiple technology stacks. Hands-on development experience with modern programming languages and frameworks.
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience implementing cloud-based infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Data & APIs: Strong experience with database architecture, API development, and system integrations.
- Tools & Processes: Experience evaluating and implementing enterprise platforms such as ERP systems. Familiarity with development lifecycle practices including version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing. Experience working with project and issue tracking tools such as Jira or similar platforms.
- Security & Operations: Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, data privacy practices, and system reliability.
- Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively across distributed teams and coordinate with stakeholders across multiple time zones. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience working with nonprofit, education, or mission-driven organizations.
- Familiarity with educational technology platforms such as learning management systems, student information systems, and Google Education tools.
- Experience building technology platforms supporting multi-country operations.
- Experience implementing enterprise automation or digital transformation initiatives.
- Certifications in cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, or related technology domains.