Technical Program Manager

5 - 10 years

13 - 18 Lacs

Posted:8 hours ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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1. Strategic Program Management
- Work directly with the CEO to translate high-level business objectives into actionable program plans and measurable outcomes.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to define and align quarterly OKRs, milestone timelines, and key success metrics.
- Structure and oversee large, cross-functional initiatives spanning Product, Data, AI, and Customer Success ensuring clear ownership, sequencing, and progress visibility.

2. Cross-Functional Delivery & Execution
- Own the end-to-end execution rhythm: from planning to delivery to post-release validation.
- Track progress across engineering pods (Backend, AI, Data, Integration, QA) and proactively identify interdependencies or bottlenecks.
- Ensure deliverables are production-ready before handoff to Customer Success and Implementation teams, aligning delivery with customer onboarding and SLAs.
- Work with implementation leads to bridge gaps between product expectations and real-world deployment nuances.

3. Customer-Centric Alignment
- Interface directly with Customer Success to understand deployment challenges, customer feedback, and usage data ensuring internal teams act on insights swiftly.
- Help translate customer or field-level feedback into prioritized, validated product enhancements.
- Go beyond whatsaid analyze patterns, connect signals, and identify root causes to preempt risks or emerging issues before they surface.

4. Communication, Reporting & Decision Support
- Be the primary channel between cross-functional teams and the CEOoffice delivering clear weekly reports on progress, blockers, and upcoming risks.
- Drive leadership-level visibility into execution through structured dashboards, metrics, and post-mortem summaries.
- Facilitate critical decision meetings with crisp, insight-backed updates ensuring leadership can make timely trade-offs.

5. Process Design & Operational Excellence
- Institutionalize lightweight but disciplined delivery processes that balance startup agility with predictability.
- Drive continuous improvement across sprint planning, retrospectives, and dependency management.
- Ensure every initiative has well-defined success criteria, measurable outcomes, and accountability owners.

6. Leadership & Influence
- Demonstrate executive maturity and the ability to influence without authority guiding teams through clarity, context, and conviction.
- Act as an execution coach to team leads helping them structure goals, track outcomes, and manage priorities effectively.
- Embody Foldleadership values: Speed, Clarity, Ownership, and Empathy
Requirements

- 8-12 years of experience in technical program management or delivery leadership, preferably in SaaS, AI, or large-scale data platform environments.
- Strong background in engineering, data systems, or cloud-based applications, with the ability to engage deeply on technical topics.
- Demonstrated success managing cross-functional product delivery in dynamic, high-growth startups or scale-ups.
- Deep familiarity with software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and sprint-based planning.
- Proven experience working directly with CXO-level stakeholders, including executive reporting, board preparation, and strategic planning.
- Track record of leading through influence managing multiple teams toward shared outcomes.
- Strong analytical mindset and ability to look beyond surface feedback, connecting dots across inputs to identify systemic issues or opportunities.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills both written and verbal.

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