Director - Technology

NUKG (www.nukg.com) is a Business, Process & Technology consulting company with niche expertise in the area of US Benefits Administration and Data Management. NUKG's has an associated entity in USA in the technology R & D space. This role is being hired for the R & D team to be based in India.

Job Title: Director - Technology; AI Enabled Product Development

Experience: 15+ Years overall experience in product development & management roles.

Location: Begumpet, Hyderabad. Work from office.

Working Hours: 12.00 pm to 9.00 pm IST

Relevant exp: 5 years in product development and ownership roles like stake holder management, people management.

Notice Period : 0-1 month

Core Experience

- 15+ years overall experience

- 5+ years in a Product Management / Ownership role

- Experience in large enterprise environments (not only SaaS startups)

Business-Led Product Management / Ownership

Candidate must have experience where:

- Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements

- Translate them into product backlog and deliverables

- Works closely with operations / enterprise teams

Responsibilities:

- AI enabled design & discovery: Leverage AI-powered design and product tools (e.g., AI- assisted UX/design platforms, analytics, and prototyping tools) to refine user journeys, accelerate discovery, validate product hypotheses, and translate business needs into well- defined epics and user stories.

- Driving AI informed product development: Lead product development discussions using data- and AI-driven insights (e.g., predictive analytics, usage intelligence, automation opportunities) to prioritize backlog, guide architectural trade-offs, and align cross-functional teams on value-driven outcomes.

- Measuring success with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in agile environments: Define, track, and optimize product OKRs using AI-supported metrics and analytics, ensuring continuous feedback loops, outcome-based delivery, and iterative improvement within

- Agile/Scrum product development frameworks.

- Works with Stakeholders to understand and enhance business process requirements.

- Authors Epics and Stories with detailed acceptance criteria for enhancement requests that address stakeholder business needs.

- Works closely with delivery teams to translate business requirements into workable product backlogs

- Partners closely on sprint planning, including prioritizing stories that have the highest business value and are aligned with enterprise standards and business roadmaps.

- Collaborates effectively with other team members, business stakeholders, and leadership.

- Collaborates with teams across the company to resolve issues.

- Understands the enterprise IT processes and works closely with stakeholders to identify appropriate solutions to business problems.

- Determines scope, estimates work effort, and determines duration of development activities.

- Designs solutions to meet business requirements and works in close coordination with architects and delivery leads to drive solutions to production

- Owns and updates the product vision and roadmaps.

- Collaborates with the agile team to prepare the estimates for the user stories within the product backlog.

- Conducts the formal review and acceptance of user stories implemented by the agile team within a sprint.

- Drives the execution of user acceptance testing (UAT) activities with support from business and technology team members.

- Provides daily support to the application / Product platform; including, integrations and administration.

- Commits to continuous process improvement.

- Participates in team planning and activities for improving skills, knowledge, and quality of work.

- Understands and adheres to the Mission Statement and Code of Ethics