Assistant Vice President

Job Title

Senior Manager / Assistant Vice President – Head of BANCS Delivery (TCS Bancs)

Department

Technology – Application Engineering

Location

Pune

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Manager / AVP – Head of BANCS Delivery to lead and govern the delivery of the TCS BANCS Insurance platform within our organization. The ideal candidate must possess a deep understanding of TCS BANCS General Insurance product architecture , be technically strong with JAVA full stack & Microservices and have a demonstrated track record in complete PAS (Policy Admin System) transformation programs .

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong stakeholder management, vendor governance, delivery ownership, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Program Leadership

• End-to-end ownership of delivery of TCS BANCS Insurance product implementations and transformations
• Govern the full lifecycle of PAS implementation — requirements, solutioning, development, SIT/UAT, deployment & post-production stabilization
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of BANCS consultants, solution architects, and developers
• Monitor scope, budgets, risks, dependencies, timelines, project plans, SLAs and KPIs

Solution & Architecture

• Drive solution design ensuring alignment with business requirements and best practices of the BANCS product
• Deep working knowledge of TCS BANCS internal architecture, integrations, data model & configuration frameworks
• Provide technical leadership across JAVA Full stack embedded within BANCS implementations
• Collaborate with enterprise architects for scalable target-state architecture

Stakeholder & Vendor Governance

• Act as the primary contact for TCS / vendor partners for program planning and delivery
• Partner closely with Business, Operations, Actuarial, Underwriting, Claims, Digital, and Data teams
• Ensure governance on requirements tracking, scope change, and risk mitigation
• Head steering committees and senior leadership updates, reporting progress and decisions

Operational Excellence

• Strengthen delivery maturity through standardization, reusable assets, documentation, traceability, and continuous improvement
• Ensure platform stability, performance, security, and compliance with audit/governance mandates

Required Experience

Criteria

Requirement

Work Experience

12 – 16 years total experience

Mandatory Product Experience

TCS BANCS General Insurance product

Technical Skills

JAVA Full Stack & Microservices

Domain

Insurance or BFSI (mandatory)

Implementation Exposure

End-to-end PAS transformation / migration

Leadership

Experience leading senior consulting + delivery teams

Key Competencies

• Strong program & portfolio management
• Expert vendor governance and SLA management
• Excellent communication and CXO stakeholder handling
• Decision-maker with business & technology balancing capability
• Ability to operate in fast-paced and high-stakes environments

Education

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology (preferred)
• PMP / Agile certifications (added advantage)