Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Project planning
• a. Considering scope, client expectations, budget & resource allocation.
• b. Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• c. Create detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
• d. Develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Basic understanding of technical knowledge for custom software development using open-source JS-based frameworks with a custom-built backend & frontend.
• Stakeholder & Conflict management with internal (cross-functional) & external teams (client or 3rd party team for support or integration) is a must.
• Risk management
• a. Assessing various kinds of Technical, timeline & 3rd party integration risks.
• b. Strategise and mitigate the risks.
• c. Clearly communicate responsibilities to internal & external stakeholders for the risk matrix.
• Quality management
• Plan & work closely with the A team for test planning & test execution.
• b. Ensure the efficiency of test coverage & defects.
• c. Strategise Quality Assurance based on project goals and timeline.
• Change management (Change requests & others):
• a. Clear-cut documentation to capture Change Requests/Deviations.
• b. Effective mechanism to foresee and identify CR's and communicate them to stakeholders and ensure no effort loss is incurred for business.
• Tools like Devops, Jira
• a. Required to have exposure in the Project management tools
• b. Good to have hands-on experience on Creation & tracking of sprints & resource burn-down charts.
• Documentation & Reporting
• a. Detailing & documentation of Project requirements & tasks
• b. Proper internal & external stakeholders reporting to clients & to the Delivery management team.
• Customer-oriented
• a. Setting proper client expectations and achieving them time to time.
• b. In case of any issues or escalations, work on strategies to bring the project to good shape.
• c. Establish and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders.
• d. Communicate project progress, issues, and risks to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
• e. Act as a bridge between stakeholders and the project team, ensuring alignment and satisfaction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Create detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Assist in resource allocation, working in parallel with tech team leads, considering team member availability and skills.
• Work with the team to estimate resource requirements for each project phase.
• Continuously monitor resource utilization and adjust allocation as needed.
• Collaborate with product managers/BAs and stakeholders to prioritize project features.
• Use data-driven insights and stakeholder feedback to determine feature importance.
• Ensure that feature prioritization aligns with project goals and objectives.
• Conducted or assisted in sprint planning meetings to define sprint goals and select user stories or tasks.
• Work with the development team to estimate and allocate work for each sprint.
• Monitor sprint progress, remove obstacles, and adjust plans as necessary.
• Lead and manage the tech team, ensuring they are aligned with project goals.
• Monitor and track tech team performance and productivity.
• Take proactive measures to meet delivery milestones and project deadlines.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a comparable discipline, with additional preference given to MBA & other professional certifications, PMI (PMP or CSM etc., )
• 5-7 years of experience in project management or a related role.
• Proven experience in project planning, execution, and successful project deliveries.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.