The Program Manager acts as the central orchestrator of all Inc42 event IPs and experiences.
This role owns the T-90 to T-0 project timelines weaving together all moving parts across editorial, marketing, design, partnerships, and operations. You're not running just one event; you're running the entire system that ensures every Inc42 event, from flagship summits and retreats to partner-led IPs, stays on track, on brand, and on schedule
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This is a high-ownership, high-coordination role for someone who thrives in structured chaos, loves working cross-functionally, and has a deep sense of accountability for deliverables, documentation, and deadline
s.
Your Impact in This Ro
- le:
Be the Conductor: You'll synchronise all functions content, design, marketing, and operations ensuring every event runs like clockw - ork.Drive Timelines: You'll own the T-90/T-60/T-45 playbook, ensuring milestones are achieved across multiple events simultaneou
- sly.Ensure Zero Slippage: You'll anticipate risks, flag dependencies, and maintain complete visibility for founders and te
- ams.Build Systems for Scale: You'll design processes, dashboards, and documentation frameworks to make every future event faster and smoot
- her.Enhance Alignment: You'll bring structure and accountability to cross-functional collaboration ensuring the right things happen, in the right order, at the right t
- ime.Deliver Consistency: You'll be the custodian of process excellence and ensure every Inc42 event reflects the same standard of precision and pol
ish.
About Inc42
Media
Inc42 is India's #1 startup media & intelligence platform that informs, educates and empowers startup & business leaders through its incisive reporting, insightful reports, curated Events, Conferences & communities, and industry-leading executive courses & pro
grams.
Since launching in January 2015 and having risen to become the authoritative voice on India's startup economy, we've moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars of transactions, and told you what's happening deep inside some of the fastest-growing startups & industries alike. Our stories have been followed by the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, TechCrunch, and other major outlets hundreds of times. We also track over 10,000+ startups and provide market research and intelligence through our in-depth research reports, and we organise some of the most sought-after conferences and Events for startup & business leaders across
India.
The Inc4
- 2 Impact
Inc42 stories reach over 50 Mn+ peopl - e monthlyPublished more than 55,00
- 0 storiesSuccessfully conducted 15
- 0+ eventsLaunched 100+ researc
- h reportsReceives 500+ startup application
- s monthlyWorked with 35
0+ brands
Primary Respon
sibilities
1. Master Planning & Timelin
- e OwnershipCreate and maintain the master project timelines (T-90/T-60/T-45), ensuring cross-functional mileston
- es are met.Track progress across content, design, marketing, Delegate/ Speaker reachouts, and operations for e
- very event.Conduct weekly review calls to track progress, flag bottlenecks, and ensure alignment wit
h founders.
2. Cross-Functional
- CoordinationAct as the single point of contact for all teams involved in an event editorial, brand, design, marketi
- ng, and ops.Ensure dependencies and deliverables between departments are trac
- ked and met.Support the Founders Office in building frameworks and playbooks to scale event IPs
efficiently.
3. Documentation & P
- rogram DesignManage event strategy documents, agendas, session flows, and partner integrations alongside content and partne
- rships teams.Ensure all versions (open/closed files, design creatives, session outlines, etc.) are tracked and stored sy
- stematically.Document learnings and playbooks post each event to improve efficien
cy and scale.
4. Digital & Creative Operat
- ions OversightManage digital deliverables including creative, PDFs, websites, emailers, documents, and partner collaterals are time
- ly and stored.Ensure brand language, visual consistency, and design timelines are followed ac
- ross channels.Obsessed with systems, processes, and progress visibility ensuring no task or deliverable slips throu
gh the cracks.
5. Strategic Reporting & Stakeho
- lder ManagementPrepare pre-event and post-event reports for founders and de
- partment heads.Ensure complete visibility into project status, risks, and dependencie
- s through AsanaDrive accountability across stakeholders with timelines, Asana management, and ensure zero slippage on timelines o
r deliverables.
Pro
- fessional Traits
46 years of experience in program management, operations, or cross-functional project coordination preferably within media, events, or experience-l - ed organizations.Proven track record of managing multiple large-scale programs with tight deadlines and
- high visibility.Strong proficiency in project management tools like Asana with a focus on progress tracking an
- d accountability.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills able to lead discussions and ali
- gn diverse teams.Deep understanding of digital operations, documentation systems, and creative wor
- kflow management.Demonstrated ability to translate strategic direction into actionable task plans and stru
- ctured timelines.Highly analytical and organized, with a bias for process creation, optimization, and exec
- ution discipline.Comfortable working directly with founders and senior leadership in fast-paced, evolv
ing environments.
