Project Manager

Job Description

Experience : 5+years

Mandatory Skills:

* Having 3 to 5 years of strong hands-on experience in Project Management in the IT software

industry and should have overall experience upto 5 to 8 years.

* In-depth knowledge of Software Development methodologies and industry best practices of

Agile (Scrum & Kanban) and Waterfall

* Experienced in standardizing, establishing, auditing and tracking engineering metrices and KPI's

across product teams.

* Strong analytical skills to translate data from engineering metrices and charts (burn down, sprint

report etc.) into actionable insights for process, productivity and efficiency enhancements.

* Proven organizational skills of owning and proactively managing impediments, issues, risk,

challenges, escalations, dependencies, change management and root-cause based problem

resolution by aligning corrective & preventive action.

* Experienced in implementing a strategically quality-conscious approach for the continuous

improvement of engineering processes and practices through a gap-analysis, supported by data

driven conclusions.

* Proficient in Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence and other industry-standard tools like SharedPoint,

Excel and PowerPoint.

* Publish various project management and status reports to businesses per established frequency

* Ability to optimize and automate various structured data storage formats to remove data

redundancy

* Excellent ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with team, cross-teams, internal &

external stakeholders.

* Proficient in English with strong verbal and written communication skills

Good to Have

* Prior background of Dev/QA/BA role would be preferred.

* Exposure to track multiple teams and organizational initiatives.

* Experience in automating existing reports using Power BI reporting will be an added advantage.

* Experience of onshore/offshore based team collaboration, execution & tracking of engineering

deliverables.

* Experience of interfacing and handling of international clients situated in the US and Europe

region.

* Experience of awareness and usage of standard AI Tolls like Co-Pilot would be an added

advantage.

Responsibilities:

* End-to-End project workflow visibility: Understand project lifecycle, business attribute workflow

and its phases for sourcing and recording data points in standard structured format to visualize

trends.

* Artifact Standardization & Metrics Tracking: Develop and maintain project documentation

(charters, roadmaps, sprint backlogs) while tracking KPIs (e.g., velocity, cycle time, defect rates)

to measure team performance and project health.

* Quality & Process Improvement: Champion a quality-centric approach by analyzing engineering

metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing corrective/preventive actions to optimize

processes.

* Proactive Risk & Issue Management: Proactively manage risks, escalations, and impediments

through structured risk registers, root-cause analysis, and mitigation strategies.

* Tool Proficiency: Utilize Agile tools (JIRA, Confluence) and collaboration platforms (SharePoint)

streamline workflows, automate reporting, and eliminate data redundancy.

* Manage Stakeholder Communication: Publish clear, concise project status reports, dashboards,

and presentations for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.

* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Actively collaborate with engineering teams to discuss key areas

of improvements, risk and improvements by supporting trends and impacts.

* Lead and manage a PMO team to reciprocate continuous improvement through effective gap

analysis while adhering to standard practices.

* Work with stakeholders to adopt changes at team level for effective adherence by serving as a