Technical Program Manager (14-18 yrs)

Position Overview :

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will play a key role in managing and delivering complex, high-impact programs across multiple teams. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving the execution of cross-functional initiatives, ensuring that all teams are aligned and that milestones are met. This role requires strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of managing large-scale technical projects.

Roles and Responsibilities :

- Program Planning and Execution : Lead end-to-end program planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and budget. Define clear objectives, success metrics, and key milestones while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

- Milestones & Capacity Planning : Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, including detailed timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies. Ensure resource availability and capacity planning to meet project demands.

- Budget Oversight : Oversee program budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, meticulous tracking, and transparent reporting. Identify and address budgetary risks while maintaining cost efficiency.

- Process Improvement : Drive continuous process improvements by identifying inefficiencies and implementing industry best practices. Promote Agile and Lean principles to optimize workflows and enhance delivery speed.

- Culture and Team Leadership : Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing accountability, innovation, and continuous learning. Lead cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration and shared ownership of project outcomes.

- Development Life Cycle Management : Accountable for the overall development life cycle of the solution, managing complex projects with significant bottom-line impact. Ensure projects are delivered with high quality, within tight schedules, and aligned with business priorities.

- Technical Leadership : Work closely with senior engineers to develop the best technical design and approach. Ensure solution architecture adheres to organizational standards and industry best practices.

- Stakeholder Management : Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates, addressing concerns proactively, and ensuring transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.

- Risk Management : Identify potential risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor progress to prevent project delays. Ensure that all project deliverables meet quality standards and stakeholder expectations.

- Performance Tracking and Reporting : Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track project progress, performance, and impact. Prepare detailed status reports and dashboards for leadership and stakeholders.

- Vendor and External Collaboration : Coordinate with external vendors, partners, and third-party providers to ensure seamless integration and timely delivery of project components.

Must Have Skills :

- Minimum 6+ years of experience as a Program manager in driving and managing complex projects working within a fast-paced and competitive environment with proven experience in driving development processes to achieve delivery outcomes.

- Responsible for the timely and efficient execution of projects across the value chain using Agile Methodology, from strategy through to implementation.

- Integrate quickly into the organisation to assess and unblock barriers that affect developers working with the team on mitigation strategies

- Handled and delivered complex tech projects, ideally within a heavily matrixed organisation where s/he was able to demonstrate leadership and lead effectively to meet the delivery objectives.

- A successful track record of leading large cross-functional teams with the ability to manage priorities across multiple teams and functions is imperative.

- Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate the Project progress/risks/reports to all organisation levels is a must.

- Superior communication skills, including driving and leading the functional/technical discussions with the Engineering/Product/QA teams critical to the delivery.

- Experience in developing tools/processes to improve team productivity will be beneficial.

- Strong knowledge and experience in Agile Methodology and frameworks like SAFe, Scrum, Kanban etc.

- Strong coaching abilities and team-building skills to drive adoption of agile scrum methodology.

- Knowledge of the entire SDLC, Agile Techniques (User Stories, CI/CD, BDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Automated Testing etc.)

- Knowledge of backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, user stories etc.

- Demonstrable engineering acumen : Degree/ background in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or relevant degree

- Certifications from PMI in ACP (Agile Certification Practitioner), SAFe certification from Scaled Agile or Scrum Master certification from Scrum alliance will be an added advantage.

- Attention to detail : Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.

- Follow through on commitments : Lives up to verbal and written agreements

- Flexibility and adaptability : Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change, especially in a start-up environment.