Lentra - Project Manager (5-8 yrs)

Project Manager

- Lentra is a new-age, domain-native platform built to empower financial institutions with tomorrow's lending ecosystem, today.

- Our full-stack, fully digital, and secure products and solutions represent the future of smart, seamless, and secure digital lending.

- We provide comprehensive solutions for the Indian lending stack, including digital origination with features like eKYC, vKYC, eSign, eNACH, and more.

- Our platform is designed to enhance reliability and reduce TATs for financial institutions.

Key Products:

- Digital Loan Origination System (LOS): A digitized application form leveraging AI to facilitate credit decisions in less than 10 seconds, achieving over 70% straight-through decisions with in-built rule engines and 3rd party API interfaces.

- BREx: A configurable Business Rule Engine (BRE) for accelerated and automated lending decisions.

- MultiBureau- : A neutral service provider connecting to all four credit bureaus with built-in rule tree logic.

- GoGetr: An interface that integrates various third-party vendors for data like MCA, Aadhaar eKYC, PAN, Fraud Checks, and Bank Statement Analysis, ensuring easy vendor switching and standardization.

Job Summary:

- The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines.

- This includes managing resources and coordinating the efforts of team members to deliver projects according to plan.

- The Project Manager will also define the project's objectives, oversee quality control throughout its lifecycle, and ensure alignment with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Initiation:

- Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

- Develop comprehensive project plans, including schedules, resources, budgets, and risk assessments.

- Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts and Technical Team to ensure project alignment with product roadmap and business objectives.

Execution and Monitoring:

- Coordinate and monitor project activities to ensure projects stay on track and on budget.

- Regularly communicate project status updates, including key metrics, progress, and potential risks to stakeholders and management.

- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and customer expectations.

- Maintain detailed lists of Project impediments bottlenecks and plan to mitigate the same.

- Ensure crisp and clear communication with all stakeholders.

Resource Management:

- Allocate and manage resources, including team members and third-party vendors. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, Clients, etc.) to ensure smooth project execution.

- Monitor team performance and provide guidance, mentorship, and feedback to team members.

Risk Management:

- Identify and mitigate potential project risks through proactive planning and effective problem-solving.

- Develop contingency plans and keep stakeholders informed of any changes to project scope or timelines.

Stakeholder Communication:

- Act as the primary point of contact for project-related communication.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to manage expectations and foster collaboration.

- Facilitate regular project meetings and ensure all stakeholders are aligned with project goals.

Post-Project Evaluation:

- Conduct project reviews and evaluations to identify successful and unsuccessful elements.

- Document and communicate lessons learned to improve future projects.

- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the project management function

Qualifications:

- Degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field; PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

- 5+ years of experience in project management, ideally in a product-based company.

- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).

- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

- Proficient in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project).

- CANDIDATE SHOULD BE FROM KOLKATA OR KOLKATA-BASED.

- SHOULD KNOW BASIC BENGALI.