Technical Project Manager

Job description

**Job Description: Objectives of the Role:** We are seeking an experienced **Technical Project Manager** (TPM) to oversee and lead multiple projects concurrently, with expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing two projects in parallel and extensive hands-on experience in agile project management. This role involves managing projects from initiation through to deployment, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline. Responsibilities - Project Planning & Scheduling: Lead projects from requirements definition through to deployment, ensuring schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans are accurately created, along with detailed RAID documentation for risk mitigation. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate internal and external resources (partners and clients), ensuring effective project execution in collaboration with project staff, and monitoring projects against scope, schedule, and budgets. - Progress Monitoring & Adaptation: Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt project scope, timelines, and costs to ensure adherence to project requirements and success criteria. - Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, changes, and progress. - Agile & Waterfall Methodology Coordination: Lead Scrum ceremonies in a hybrid Agile environment (Waterfall requirements gathering with Agile development and release). - SDLC Governance: Review project artefacts for correctness and completeness, ensuring adherence to SDLC governance processes as per defined models. - Project Resourcing & Cost Management: Manage project resourcing, ensuring accurate tracking of actuals and estimates for costing and project progress. - **Continuous Improvement** : Support continuous process improvement through lessons learned, retrospective sessions, and implementation of best practices. - **Project Management Tools:** Utilize tools such as JIRA, Asana, and ServiceNow to manage and monitor project progress and documentation. - **Risk Management & Report Outs :** Ensure timely reporting of status, risks, and issues to senior leadership, with clear mitigation strategies in place. - **Analytical Thinking:** Demonstrate excellent communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in high-pressure delivery environments. Skills Technical Skills - Solid understanding of Agentic AI technologies(prompting, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, tool/function calling, Evals), AI deployment workflows, and basic ML lifecycle, including data pipelines and model evaluation. - Hands-on experience with digital transformation tools such as JIRA, Asana, MS Project, and Confluence for sprint tracking, reporting, and collaboration. - Familiarity with RPA tools, cloud fundamentals (AWS or Azure or GCP) and their AI & data ecosystems (managed ML services, GPU infrastructure, container platforms, managed databases, secret management)and automation frameworks used in enterprise delivery. - Proficient in project lifecycle management, from initiation to post-deployment support, with a focus on continuous improvement. - Strong grasp of process design, traceability, and quality assurance in software development lifecycles. - Deep expertise in both Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall methodologies, with experience in hybrid execution models. - Skilled in project planning, task scheduling, and resource allocation, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery. - Strong background in risk assessment, issue management, and scope control in dynamic delivery environments. - Ability to effectively adapt project scope, timelines, and priorities based on evolving stakeholder needs and business constraints. - Proven ability to manage project documentation, status reporting, and review sessions for internal and client-facing updates. **Responsibilities: Soft skills (Desired)** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for managing cross-functional teams and building client relationships. - Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with attention to detail in tracking deliverables, KPIs, and project milestones. Ability to collaborate across teams, influence decision-making, and foster a high-performance culture within the delivery team. Education Requirements - Graduate PMP/Prince will be preferred – ASM/ SAFe Agile Mandatory Work Experience Requirements: Must Have: - Minimum 8 years of relevant experience as a Project Manager/Engineering Manager. Ideal 8-10 years’ experience in IT. - Finance domain literacy - exposure to P2P, O2C, or R2R processes - Proven experience managing at least 2 projects in parallel. - At least 2 projects were managed using Agile methodology as a Scrum Master. - At least 2 projects were managed in a Waterfall environment as a Project Manager. - Demonstrated ability to manage a project end-to-end from initiation to closure. - Experience in consulting or client-facing environments, with a focus on managing client expectations and requirements. Preferred Skills: - Experience with low code implementations or any business systems implementations. - ERP integration experience - SAP, Oracle, or D365 or any other ERP/CRM system - Relevant certifications such as PMI, Prince2, SAFe Agile, CPMAI etc. Qualifications: Bachelor Degree in relevant field with 6- 8 years of relevant experience