Platform Program Manager

TCPS Accountabilities

1. Target Setting

Time

• Define and monitor milestones by aligning all delivery heads.
• Resource mapping with ramp-up / ramp-down based on work content.

2. Execution

• Coordinate and finalize inputs with Finance to ensure Business Case readiness in terms of:

  • Model-mix variants
  • Project and target costs
  • Non-financial assumptions
  • Risks

• Monitor and control the Business Case during product development.

• Monitor overall project timelines (including component/system level) and escalate in case of potential foreseen risks.

• Integrate delivery of all functions by:

  • Ensuring milestone adherence.
  • Completion of deliverables for straight-pass Gateway Clearance.
  • Risk identification and escalation to CPH; propose mitigation plans in consultation with necessary stakeholders.
  • Managing project communication plans (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).

• Monitor and control project scope (TCP, quality parameters).

• Monitor platform health from:

  • Time perspective
  • Cost perspective
  • Performance perspective

  Provide status and risk visibility to the leadership team using dashboards/MIS.

• Enable platform teams with scenario planning on Change Requests arising through scope, engineering, and concern resolution.

• Preempt and mitigate potential risks to ensure closure of stage gates with desired quality (less/no deviations).

• Coordinate platform-level reviews with:

  • CPH
  • PEH
  • PPH
  • PMH
  • PD Head
  • PC

• For M4/M2, coordinate with functions and drive feasibility (time and business case) of new PRFs (as per Project Admittance Process).

• Ensure trade-offs are in line with platform TCP targets.

• Manage PMS data for all stakeholders.