IT Project Manager

Position Description: Project Manager is responsible for leveraging expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies to strategically drive engineering project success while aligning with organizational and team goal by inheriting a culture of continuous improvement supported by data-driven conclusions. Day-to-day activities involve capturing actionable insights from various metrices, collaborating with engineering Leaders to understand the root-cause fix of a problem, applying audits on data points to identify trends and publishing various reports based on business needs and data-driven practices. 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 Change agent Education: B.E. / B. Tech, M. Tech / MCA – full time from a recognized University. Benefits: In addition to the CTC, the following benefits are provided by the company as per the prevailing practice:
• Gratuity
• Medical Insurance for self and family

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to ₹1,600,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Commuter assistance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Provident Fund

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Noida Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies ?
• Are you proficient in Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence and PowerBi ?
• Have you worked with Any US/Europe Clients ?
• What is your Notice Period ?
• What is your current salary ?
• What is your expected salary ?
• Can you come for the F2F on 27th Sept ?

Experience:

• IT project management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person