PROJECT MANAGER

Location: Hyderabad, India
Department: Technology / Delivery
Reports To: Program Manager / Delivery Head
Work Mode: Work From Office

Job Summary 

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver technology projects within scope, timeline, and budget. The role requires strong coordination across engineering teams, business stakeholders, and clients while ensuring disciplined use of project management frameworks and tools. The Project Manager will drive planning, execution, monitoring, risk mitigation, and reporting across the project lifecycle. 

Key Responsibilities 

Project Planning & Execution 

• Define project scope, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria. 
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation. 
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. 
• Track progress against milestones and proactively address deviations. 

Stakeholder Management 

• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. 
• Facilitate alignment between business, product, engineering, QA, and leadership teams. 
• Provide regular status updates, dashboards, and executive reports. 
• Manage expectations and ensure transparency throughout the project lifecycle. 

Budget & Resource Management 

• Prepare project budgets and track financial performance. 
• Optimize resource utilization across teams. 
• Identify risks to cost or schedule and implement mitigation plans. 

Project Governance & Delivery 

• Establish and enforce project governance frameworks. 
• Run sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and project reviews where applicable. 
• Ensure documentation, reporting, and compliance standards are maintained. 

Tools & Systems 

• Hands-on usage of project management and collaboration tools such as: 
• Azure DevOps 
• JIRA 
• Asana 
• Confluence 
• MS Project or equivalent 
• Maintain dashboards, workflows, backlog tracking, and reporting within these systems. 

Risk & Issue Management 

• Identify project risks early and maintain risk registers. 
• Drive resolution of blockers and cross-team dependencies. 
• Escalate issues appropriately with recommended solutions. 

Quality & Process Improvement 

• Ensure adherence to Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodologies depending on project needs. 
• Promote continuous improvement in delivery practices. 
• Track KPIs such as velocity, delivery predictability, and defect leakage. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. 
• 5–10 years of experience in IT project management. 
• Proven experience delivering software development or digital transformation projects. 
• Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and traditional project management approaches. 

Preferred Certifications 

• PMP (Project Management Professional) 
• PRINCE2 
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification. 

Key Skills 

• Project planning and execution 
• Stakeholder and client management 
• Budget and financial tracking 
• Risk management 
• Agile / Scrum delivery 
• Excellent communication and leadership skills 
• Hands-on experience with DevOps, JIRA, Asana, and other PM tools 

Success Metrics 

• On-time project delivery 
• Budget adherence 
• Stakeholder satisfaction 
• Team productivity and delivery predictability 
• Quality of deliverables