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Technical Project Manager-(AI Delivery)

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AboutUs

ExotelisoneofAsia'slargestcustomercommunicationplatforms.Weareonamissiontomoveenterprisecustomercommunicationtothecloud.In2020,wepoweredover4billioncallsandconnectedover320millionpeople.WeworkwithsomeofthemostinnovativecompaniessuchasOla,Swiggy,Zerodha,WhitehatJr,Practo,Flipkart,GoJek,etc.Wealsopowercustomercommunicationforsomeofthetopbanksinthecountry.Joinusonthisjourneytoimprovehowcompanieslookatcustomercommunication.Readourgrowthstory.

Location: Bengaluru (primary) or Gurgaon + travel required (customer sites)

Role summary

You will own end-to-end delivery of enterprise Voicebot/Contact Centre projects-driving execution from kickoff to go-live and steady-state performance, across multiple systems and stakeholders. You'll be the single-threaded owner for program plans, risks, dependencies, timelines, and customer communication-while partnering with FDEs for technical implementation and solutioning.

AstrongworkingknowledgeofSIPismandatory(SIPisthesignallingprotocolcommonlyusedtoinitiate/modify/terminateVoIPsessions).()

Note: This is not an Engineering Manager role (no people management) it's a delivery + customer outcomes TPM role working closely with FDEs and cross-functionalengineeringteams.

Keyresponsibilities

Program ownership & delivery execution

  • Ownprojectplans,milestones,RAIDlogs(Risks/Assumptions/Issues/Dependencies),anddeliverygovernanceformultipleconcurrentcustomerdeployments.
  • Drivestructuredexecution:kickoff→requirements/workshops→solutioning→integrations→UAT→productiongo-live→hypercare→handover.

Customer-facing leadership

  • Runcustomer-facingceremonies(statuscalls,technicaldeep-dives,escalationcalls),manageexpectations,andkeepstakeholdersalignedonscope,timelines,andacceptancecriteria.
  • Traveltocustomersitesforworkshops,cutovers,andescalationswhenneeded.

Solutioning+cross-systemcoordination

  • CoordinateacrosscustomerIT/telephonyvendors,contactcentreteams,securityteams,andExotelengineeringtodeliverworkingend-to-endflows.
  • Manage integration-heavy projects involving APIs, webhooks, CRMs, DBs, and contact center/telephony setups.

Telephony/ContactCentrefundamentals

  • Owntechnicalreadinesschecklistsforvoicedeployments(routing,transfers,DTMF,callrecordingrequirements,latencyconstraints).
  • Use your SIP knowledge to unblock issues quickly (SIP trunking/contact centre context is a bonus). ()

InfoSec&compliancereadiness

  • Managesecurity/complianceworkflows:vendorsecurityquestionnaires,datahandlingexpectations,accesscontrolrequirements,andapprovalswithcustomersecurityteams.()

Must-havequalifications

  • 6-8yearsofproject/programmanagementexperiencedeliveringcustomer-facingtechnicalsystems(SaaS/telecom/contactcenter/CCaaSpreferred).
  • Strong client-facing execution: crisp written updates, stakeholder management, escalation handling, negotiation on scope/timelines.
  • WorkingknowledgeofSIP(must)andcomfortoperatingintelephony-styleincident/debugenvironments.()
  • Abilitytooperatewithambiguityandbringstructure(clearmilestones,ownership,anddecisionlogs).
  • Solidtechnicalaptitude(canunderstandlogs,APIs,integrations,basicarchitecture)andpartnereffectivelywithengineers/FDEs.
  • Familiarity with InfoSec processes in enterprise deals (security reviews, compliance artefacts, data flow review). ()

Nice-to-haves

  • Telco/ContactCentredomainexperience(SIPtrunking,PBX,ACD/IVRconcepts,QoS/latencyawareness).()
  • ExperiencedeliveringAI/Voicebot/ConversationalAIsystems.
  • ExposuretotoolslikeJira/Linear,Confluence/Notion,Postman,basicSQL/loganalytics.

What success looks like (first 90 days)

  • Independentlyrun1-2keyprojectswithpredictablemilestonesandhighcustomerconfidence.
  • Reduce go-live friction via stronger templates: kickoff checklist, UAT plan, cutover runbook, hypercare SOP.
  • Improve delivery hygiene (risk management, scope control, cross-team alignment) across the FDE + engineering loop.

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About Company

Exotel was started by Shivakumar Ganesan in 2011. Shivakumar's previous venture, Roopit, needed a simple automated call center solution for which he built an in-house product, and eventually it became a standalone company in the form of Exotel.Exotel picked up a Rs. 25 million (approximately US$500,000 funding from Mumbai Angels and Blume Ventures in March 2012

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