Program Manager

About PanScience Innovations

PSI is India’s largest venture studio in AI and Deep Tech, headquartered in New Delhi. We’re committed to building science-backed, tech-enabled ventures that address high-impact, emerging market opportunities. We operate at the intersection of innovation, research, and business execution, launching bold, founder-led companies from the ground up.

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive, highly organised Program Manager with approximately 2–4 years of experience to be the central point of contact for our client engagements. You will oversee the full orchestration of client deliveries working cross‑functionally with internal and external teams, defining the work scope, managing timelines and sprints, and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

You will be the “go‑to” person for client queries and delivery status, helping build trust and confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between the client and internal/external teams, addressing questions, clarifying delivery expectations, and providing status updates.
• Define project/program scopes, deliverables, milestones, and timelines; own sprint planning, backlog grooming, and sprint cycles.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders product marketing, technical functions, vendors to align on deliverables, dependencies, and timelines.
• Monitor progress across projects, ensure adherence to timeline and quality standards, and identify gaps or delays.
• Manage risk and issue logs; propose appropriate mitigations or escalations.
• Prepare and present regular status reports and dashboards for clients and senior stakeholders.
• Foster continuous improvement by gathering feedback from deliveries and identifying process bottlenecks.
• Ensure excellent team collaboration: track internal and external deliveries, escalate where required, and follow up persistently.
• Actively support Agile/Scrum ceremonies sprint planning, retrospectives, stand-ups, and prioritisation activities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in project or program management roles.
• Strong organisational, planning and time‑management skills.
• Experience coordinating with multiple internal teams (e.g. product, marketing, engineering) and external stakeholders/vendors.
• Familiar with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and sprint-based delivery cycles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Adaptive, dynamic, proactive: able to switch across different contexts and learn new domains quickly. Hands-on, can-do attitude with attention to detail, follow‑through, and ownership.

What We Offer

• Work on diverse client programs across multiple sectors and teams in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
• Great opportunity to grow and take on increasing responsibility quickly, with mentorship and ongoing learning.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.