Description
COMS tech team needs a dedicated program manager to track and manage all the different projects and initiatives that the team works on. The Program manager will manage different projects for tech team in partnership with tech, product, business and operations. The Program Manager needs to ensure operational rigor while tracking projects end to end. He/she will be the strategic point of contact for the tech team and must therefore be comfortable and confident liaising with remote teams and senior leaders.
Responsibilities
Track and manage the projects that the Tech team works on including SDE bandwidth allocation, project requirements and progress of the project
Understand and manage new requests for projects or requirements and work with the tech team to check feasibility of the projects
Co-ordinate with the Product Manager(s) for publishing release notes and launch announcements
Manage stakeholder communication across multiple lines of business on operational milestones, process changes, escalations etc. Escalate blockers at the right time
Collaborate for UAT with Tech team, Product Manager(s) and stakeholders
Participate in project status meetings and publish the project flashes
What are we really looking for?
You should be able to deal with a medium level of ambiguity
You should be comfortable with processes and process design/analysis
You should have the ability to influence without authority and do so by using data and facts
You should be able to deal with varied stakeholders and earn their trust.
You are mature and able to function independently with limited guidance
You should have written communication skills
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Bangalore, KA, IND | Bengaluru, KA, IND
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of program or project management experience
3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
Bachelor's degree
Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
3+ years of driving process improvements experience
Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
Experience building processes, project management, and schedules