Technical Project Manager

Education: B.E. Computer Science/IT degree (or any other engineering discipline)

Experience: 5+ years

Work timings: 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST

Position Requirements:

Minimum of 3 years of project management experience in a similar environment or related field, working with geographically distributed development teams

Minimum 3 years hands on experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Strong understanding of the development processes/full SDLC, and how they relate to project management processes.

Understanding of web technologies to effectively manage risk & complexities within projects, and those that integrate across project teams.

Understanding of data project, data dependencies, SQL, data warehouse technologies.

Proven experience with project management tracking/reporting tools (eg. JIRA/ Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar)

Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, or a number of project streams under a large program

Experience managing project dependencies and blocker issues, developing risk mitigation plans, and escalating when required.

PMI certification will be an added advantage

Demonstrated ability for proactive issue resolution with dependencies on project success related to inter-dependencies on other teams

Ability to work independently, with some management oversight, to manage multiple projects from inception to completion

Ability to influence stakeholders and project resources, and negotiate or escalate when competing priorities arise, to meet commitments throughout the project timeline

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills

Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills

Strong time management and organizational skills

Enjoys a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment and thrives on multi-tasking

Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and organizational skills

Highly analytical, logical, and good problem-solving skills

Ability to interact professionally with all levels of staff

Role & Responsibilities:

Manage project scopes, timelines, resources, deployments, and business/technical relationships from scoping/planning through implementation

Manage stakeholder expectations to be in line with agreed to technical requirements, allowing the delivery of high-quality implementations to customer satisfaction, on agreed to schedules

Ensure that project dependencies, milestones, deliverables and status are clearly communicated and understood by the project teams, stakeholders and management

Identify and manage risks to the success of projects and know when and how to escalate

Coordinate and conduct regular, effective, and efficient meetings to review project status, resolve issues and address risks

Ensure project teams are following agreed to processes (priorities, task management, time tracking, etc.)

Manage project change requests