Technical Program Manager
First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026.
Technical Program Manager (TPM) - Retail / POS :
Experience : 15+ Years
Work Location : Manayata Tech Park, Nagavara, Bengaluru
Work Mode : Work from Office - 4 Days a Week
Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days
Role Overview :
We are looking for a highly experienced Technical Program Manager with a strong technical background and extensive experience in Retail Systems and POS (Point of Sale).
The candidate should have strong knowledge of technical architecture, Retail POS / Store systems, eCommerce platforms, software development and enterprise technology delivery.
Technical expertise and POS / Retail domain experience are mandatory for this role.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead and manage medium to large-scale, cross-divisional and multi-year technology projects.
- Own end-to-end project delivery including requirements, design, development, testing and implementation.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks and dependencies.
- Identify and proactively manage cross-project dependencies and technical risks.
- Communicate project / program status to stakeholders, sponsors and senior leadership.
- Support strategic technology roadmap and portfolio planning.
- Drive implementation of new technologies and vendor integrations.
- Conduct technical walkthroughs with engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and architecture standards.
- Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, QA, Business and other cross-functional teams.
- Ensure smooth and stable production operations.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization and operational efficiency.
- Support organizational change management and complex technology implementations.
Mandatory Technical & Domain Skills :
- Strong Technical Program Management experience.
- Strong understanding of technical architecture and enterprise systems.
- Strong experience in Retail Systems / POS.
- Understanding of Store / POS systems vs. eCommerce platforms, including key similarities and differences.
- Experience in Retail technology development and delivery.
- Experience working with :
1. Unix / Linux-based systems
2. Python
3. J2EE Application Servers
4. Clustered Database Systems
5. Source Control Systems
- Strong understanding of software development and technology delivery processes.
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical field, or equivalent technology experience.
- 10+ years of Project / Program Management experience.
- 10+ years of software project design, development and implementation experience.
- 5+ years of Retail Systems / POS development and delivery experience.
- Experience creating and executing implementation strategies for complex systems.
- Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, DevOps, Lean or other delivery methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency
Skills
Program Management, Project Management, IT Project Delivery, Project Methodologies, Agile, Waterfall