Product Architect - L1

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients' most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.Job Description Role Purpose

The purpose of the role is to create exceptional product architectural design for the existing and new products and enable delivery teams to provide exceptional client engagement and satisfaction.

Do

Develop architectural designs for the new and existing products

Define product requirements and design needs by displaying complete understanding of product vision and business requirements

Understand market- driven business needs and objectives; technology trends and requirements to define architecture requirements and strategy

Create a product-wide architectural design that ensures systems are scalable, reliable, and compatible with different deployment options

Develop theme-based Proof of Concepts (POCs) in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the product idea and realise it as a viable one

Analyze, propose and implement the core technology strategy for product development

Conduct impact analyses of changes and new requirements on the product development effort

Provide solutioning of RFPs received from clients and ensure overall product design assurance as per business needs

Collaborate with sales, development, consulting teams to reconcile solutions to architecture

Analyse technology environment, enterprise specifics, client requirements to set a product solution design framework/ architecture

Provide technical leadership to the design, development and implementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology

Define and understand current state product features and identify improvements, options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions

Clearly articulate, document and sell architectural targets, recommendations and reusable patterns and accordingly propose investment roadmaps

Validate the solution/ prototype from technology, cost structure and customer differentiation point of view

Identify problem areas and perform root cause analysis of architectural design and solutions and provide relevant solutions to the problem

Tracks industry and application trends and relates these to planning current and future IT needs

Provides technical and strategic input during the product deployment at the client site

Support Delivery team during the product deployment process and resolve complex issues

Collaborate with delivery team to develop a product validation and performance testing plan as per the business requirements and specifications.

Identifies implementation risks and potential impacts.

Maintain product roadmap and provide timely inputs for product upgrades as per the market needs

Enable Delivery Teams by providing optimal delivery solutions/ frameworks

Build and maintain relationships with executives, technical leaders, product owners, peer architects and other stakeholders to become a trusted advisor

Develops and establishes relevant technical, business process and overall support metrics (KPI/SLA) to drive results

Identify technical, process, structural risks and prepare a risk mitigation plan for the product

Ensure quality assurance of all the architecture or design decisions and provides technical mitigation support to the delivery teams

Leads the development and maintenance of enterprise framework and related artefacts

Develops trust and builds effective working relationships through respectful, collaborative engagement across individual product teams

Ensure optimal Client Engagement

Support pre-sales team while presenting the entire product design and its principles to the client

Negotiate, manage and coordinate with the client teams to ensure all requirements are met and create an impact of solution proposed

Demonstrate thought leadership with strong technical capability in front of the client to win the confidence and act as a trusted advisor

Competency Building and Branding

Ensure completion of necessary trainings and certifications

Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs),case studies, demos etc. for new growth areas based on market and customer research

Develop and present a point of view of Wipro on product design and architect by writing white papers, blogs etc.

Attain market referencability and recognition through highest analyst rankings, client testimonials and partner credits

Be the voice of Wipro's Thought Leadership by speaking in forums (internal and external)

Mentor developers, designers and Junior architects for their further career development and enhancement

Contribute to the architecture practice by conducting selection interviews etc

Team Management

Resourcing

Anticipating new talent requirements as per the market/ industry trends or client requirements

Hire adequate and right resources for the team

Talent Management

Ensure adequate onboarding and training for the team members to enhance capability & effectiveness

Build an internal talent pool and ensure their career progression within the organization

Manage team attrition

Drive diversity in leadership positions

Performance Management

Set goals for the team, conduct timely performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to own direct reports

Ensure that the Performance Nxt is followed for the entire team

Employee Satisfaction and Engagement

Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team

Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to build engagement within the team

Deliver

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Performance Parameter

Measure

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Product design and development

CSAT, quality of design/ architecture, FTR, delivery as per cost, quality and timeline, POC review and standards

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Capability development

% trainings and certifications completed, mentor technical teams, Thought leadership content developed (white papers, Wipro PoVs)

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Team Management

Team attrition %, Employee satisfaction score

Mandatory Skills: Embedded System Software Testing. Experience: 8-10 Years. Expected annual pay for this role ranges from $80,000 to $1,58,000 . Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options. Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention. Come to Wipro. Realize your ambitions. Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.