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atdawntech.com
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About The Company
The tech space is crowded, but most solutions feel like they’re cut from the same cloth — missing the mark on what businesses truly need. Organizations are chasing innovation, but too often, it comes at the expense of flexibility, independence, and real technological depth.
At Dawn Technologies is a niche company laser-focused on delivering specialized tech solutions in Gen AI, Data Engineering, and Backend Systems. What sets us apart is our commitment to the technologists — the creators, problem-solvers, and innovators who bring true value to transformation. We believe that teamwork plus talent equals exceptional results. We are looking for teammates who are great problem solvers and enjoy collaborating within a team to achieve big outcomes.
Engineering, Product, HR, Finance, and Business Ops.
Role Summary (PurposThe Technical Capability Management Function Lead will
design, govern, and scale an enterprise-wide capability program to ensure the organization has the
right technical skills, proficiency depth, and talent supply to meet strategic business priorities. This leader will build and run a
capability operating model that covers: skills taxonomy, proficiency frameworks, workforce capability assessments, learning pathways, certification strategy, role-based curriculum, capability dashboards, and continuous improvements—partnering closely with Engineering, Delivery, HR/L&D, and Business leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Capability Strategy & Operating Model
- Define the technical capability strategy aligned to business roadmap, product/platform priorities, delivery commitments, and market trends.
- Establish a scalable Capability Management Operating Model: governance, cadence, decision rights, funding model, and stakeholder alignment.
- Drive annual/quarterly capability planning cycles: current-state vs. target-state, capability gaps, and build/buy/borrow plans.
- Skills Framework & Taxonomy
- Create and maintain a skills taxonomy across domains (e.g., Cloud, AI/ML, DevOps/SRE, Security, Networking, Data, Platforms, Software Engineering).
- Build role-based proficiency frameworks (Beginner → Expert) with observable indicators, artifact expectations, and assessment guidelines.
- Ensure mapping to job families/levels, career paths, and delivery role expectations.
- Capability Assessment & Gap Closure
- Implement enterprise capability assessments using multiple signals (self, manager, interview panels, project evidence, certification, code review outputs, labs).
- Identify capability gaps by org, role, account/program, and geography; create targeted closure plans.
- Design interventions: bootcamps, labs, mentoring, guilds, rotations, project-based learning, and internal “talent marketplace” models.
- Learning Pathways, Academies & Certification Programs
- Build role-based learning pathways aligned to capability depth requirements (Day1/Day2/Managed Services/Engineering).
- Partner with L&D and technical SMEs to establish internal academies (e.g., CloudOps Academy, Platform Engineering Academy, Security Academy).
- Define and manage certification strategy, vendor alignment (cloud providers, security, DevOps tooling), and measurement of certification ROI.
- Workforce & Talent Pipeline Integration
- Partner with Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning to align hiring plans to capability gaps.
- Define technical hiring standards, interview rubrics, and onboarding capability ramps.
- Support succession planning for critical roles and strengthen internal mobility via structured capability progression.
- Metrics, Dashboards & Executive Reporting
- Build capability dashboards: proficiency distribution, gap trends, learning adoption, certification coverage, billability readiness (if services), project readiness.
- Provide leadership with quarterly capability health reporting and risk/mitigation plans.
- Drive measurable outcomes: improved delivery quality, reduced ramp time, increased productivity, stronger technical depth.
- Stakeholder Management & Community Building
- Engage senior stakeholders across Delivery, E
- Build communities of practice (guilds), SME networks, and mentoring structures.
- Drive culture of continuous learning with recognition mechanisms and internal tech events/hackathons.
- Budget, Vendor & Program Management
- Own capability program budget (training platforms, labs, certifications, partners).
- Manage vendors and training partners; ensure content quality and relevance.
- Ensure compliance (security/legal) for labs, tools, and learning environments.
Outcomes / Success Measures (KPIs)
- Capability Gap Reduction: % reduction in critical skill gaps quarter-on-quarter
- Role Readiness: % workforce meeting target proficiency for priority roles
- Ramp Time: reduction in onboarding-to-productivity time
- Certification Coverage: role-based certification attainment and relevance
- Delivery/Engineering Impact: defect leakage reduction, improved SLO/SLA adherence, fewer escalations
- Learning Adoption: completion, engagement, labs participation, mentorship coverage
- Talent Pipeline: internal mobility fill-rate; hiring alignment to capability needs
Required Qualifications
- 12–18+ years in technical leadership / engineering / delivery / platform roles with strong credibility in modern tech stacks.
- 5+ years leading enterprise-scale programs (capability transformation, L&D strategy, workforce planning, engineering enablement).
- Strong understanding of skills frameworks, proficiency models, and assessment methods.
- Experience working with cross-functional partners: Engineering, Delivery, HR/L&D, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and senior leadership.
- Strong program management skills: multi-workstream planning, prioritization, stakeholder alignment, execution governance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building technical academies, internal certification programs, guilds, and communities.
- Exposure to cloud and platform ecosystems: hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps/SRE, security, observability, automation.
- Strong analytics mindset; experience with Power BI/Tableau/Workday/SuccessFactors/skills platforms (e.g., Degreed, Cornerstone, Pluralsight, Coursera for Business).
- Consulting / enterprise transformation exposure is a plus.
- Certifications (nice-to-have): Cloud, SAFe/Agile, ITIL, DevOps, Security.
Core Competencies
- Strategic thinking + execution discipline (Operating model mindset)
- Stakeholder influence at senior levels
- Data-driven decision-making and storytelling
- Program governance & risk management
- Technical credibility and ability to work with SMEs
- Change management and adoption leadership
Leadership Level Expectations
- Leads through influence; builds alignment across org boundaries.
- Creates repeatable mechanisms and institutionalizes continuous improvement.
- Develops capability leaders/SMEs; fosters community-driven learning.
- Balances long-term strategy with near-term delivery readiness needs.
Skills: security,cloud,ai/ml,tableau,power bi,devops
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