Team Manager

Job Title: Team Manager - Digitalization

Location: Bangalore 

Job Type: Full-Time 

Job Description: 

We are seeking a passionate people leader people leader and delivery manager to build and lead high-performing digital product teams in India supporting Epiroc’s global digitalization initiatives. 

This role focuses on: 

• Leading teams through influence, coaching, and direction 

• Driving Agile delivery excellence 

• Building ownership and accountability within teams 

• Ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes 

You will act as a servant leader, enabling teams to succeed by removing impediments, clarifying priorities, and fostering a strong delivery culture. 

This role requires an understanding of IoT technologies, Fleet monitoring and management, Operations in heavy industry strong leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.  

As a Team Manager, you will be responsible for recruitment, mentoring and coaching as well as performance reviews for your teams. You will build and manage cross-functional agile teams with high competence in niche technical areas. You will encourage and nourish innovation in teams and be available to remove hinders that teams may face.  

Key Responsibilities: 

1. People Leadership & Team Development 

• Build, lead, and scale high-performing software engineering teams 

• Coach team members and emerging leaders to take end-to-end ownership 

• Foster a culture of:  

• Accountability 

• Collaboration 

• Continuous learning 

• Psychological safety 

• Drive career development, mentoring, and succession planning 

• Establish strong team identity aligned with Epiroc values 

2. Agile Delivery Leadership 

• Lead teams using Agile / Scrum / DevOps practices 

• Ensure effective:  

• Sprint planning and execution 

• Backlog refinement 

• Incremental value delivery 

• Drive predictability and transparency in delivery 

• Enable teams to become self-organizing and outcome-focused 

• Promote engineering best practices (quality, CI/CD, automation) through influence—not direct execution 

3. Coaching & Impediment Removal 

• Act as a servant leader and coach 

• Proactively identify and remove:  

• Delivery blockers 

• Cross-team dependencies 

• Organizational friction 

• Facilitate decision-making and alignment across stakeholders 

• Support teams in resolving ambiguity and prioritizing effectively 

4. Product & Delivery Alignment 

• Partner closely with global Product Owners and stakeholders 

• Ensure clear translation of:  

• Business goals → Product backlog → Delivery outcomes 

• Guide prioritization and trade-offs to maximize business value 

• Maintain continuous alignment with product roadmaps and strategic objectives 

5. Technical Leadership 

• Bring strong technical experience to:  

• Challenge assumptions 

• Guide solution direction 

• Support architectural discussions 

• Act as a bridge between business and engineering 

• Enable teams to make sound technical decisions independently 

• Technical uplift of teams and promote efficiency with new technologies such as AI in SDLC 

6. Stakeholder Management 

• Act as the primary delivery owner for assigned teams 

• Build strong relationships with global stakeholders 

• Provide:  

• Clear progress updates 

• Risk visibility 

• Data-driven insights on delivery performance 

• Align expectations across distributed teams 

Required Skills and Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. 

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, product, or delivery roles  

• Proven experience as: Engineering Manager / Delivery Manager / Agile Lead OR Senior Tech Lead / Product Owner transitioning to leadership 

• Strong experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps)  

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams without being hands-on  

• Excellent coaching, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills 

Nice to have: 

• Master’s degree in a related field. 

• Background and experience from Mining/Construction or similar industry 

• Experience working with global product organizations 

• Agile certifications 

What We Offer: 

• Competitive salary and benefits package. 

• Opportunity to work on innovative projects with a talented team. 

• Professional development and growth opportunities. 

• Flexible working and a supportive work environment.