Manager - Strategic Risk Management

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Target Setting & Risk Governance

• Define and monitor action plans to achieve program milestones.

• Align targets with delivery heads across platforms.

• Analyze and forecast risks to generate decision-enabling insights.

• Ensure timely risk closure with controlled TCP variance.

• Establish standardized risk assessment and mitigation practices, enabling horizontal deployment.

• Monitor risk indices and evaluate entity-level TCP deviations.

• Create and maintain dashboards tracking program risks and platform health for PD Heads and President.

Execution & Program Management

• Proactively identify potential risks, escalate as needed, and prioritize mitigation with the PD Head.

• Monitor timelines, deliverables, and system/component-level statuses to ensure accountability and early issue detection.

• Lead Risk Management Reviews with President and Program Teams; direct CFT for timely mitigation.

• Deep dive into critical program challenges and resolve collaboratively and robustly.

• Act as a change agent, managing project dynamics with agility and resilience.

• Lead cross-functional new product development, ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, quality, and budget.

• Coordinate cross-project initiatives, delegate tasks efficiently, and align with stakeholders and external partners.

• Adapt to evolving scopes and requirements with flexibility and strong collaboration.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with automotive sector in the realm of Program/Risk management, preferably in new product development.

Qualifications

• MBA and Engineering degree from a Tier-1 college with a strong academic background.
• Proven track record in managing complex projects, transitions, or consulting projects with a focus on time, cost, and quality.
• Excellent skills in project scheduling, tracking, and management.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively (both verbal and written) with stakeholders and senior business leaders.
• Results-oriented with a high level of efficiency and effectiveness under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and drive consensus across diverse teams.