Second Line Manager

This position is responsible for managing IBM EDA (Electronic Design Automation) team in Hardware organisation at India Systems Development Lab (ISDL). This team is engaged in the development of tools and methodologies for IBM Z and IBM POWER servers. It includes EDA tools like simulation, verification, logic debug, ECO, DFT, timing, power and noise analysis and tools to manage infrastructure. Since effective global collaboration is key to this role, experience in working with global teams is a must. This position requires working closely with technical and management stakeholders across the Infrastructure organisation on project plans, development and validation.
Candidate is expected to drive the projects from requirements to General Availability (GA) of products, including managing complex project schedules, removing roadblocks, and keeping processes running smoothly. Candidate needs to ensure effective communication and escalation of risks and dependencies while ensuring timely decisions are being made.
Interactions with senior leaders, highlighting risks across functional areas and providing recommendations to enable product level decisions are also important aspects of this role.