Technical Project Manager

Key Responsibilities and Skills:

1. Project Management & Delivery:
   1. 10+ years of experience in technical project management, preferably in BFSI or FinTech.
   2. Lead the product build from concept to deployment, ensuring timely, within-budget delivery.
   3. Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and status reports.
   4. Identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, and handle escalations efficiently.
   5. Proficiency with PM tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or Trello.
   6. Excellent communication skills
2. Stakeholder Management:
   1. Collaborate with business leaders, product owners, Engineering Leads and cross-functional teams to define and agree on product requirements, prioritization, timelines and delivery cadence.
   2. Engage with surround Tech and collaborate with them to agree on the delivery cadence.
   3. Ensure periodic checkpoints calls with key stakeholders and keep them closure to the project timelines.
3. Technical Leadership:
   1. Collaborate with Tech Architect, Senior Developers, Engineering leads and Tech BA
   2. Work and track closely with developers, QA teams, and DevOps to ensure high-quality deliverable and on-Time delivery.
   3. Manage technical trade-offs, validate technical solutions, and drive continuous improvements.
   4. Collaborate with Tech Architect and Engineering Leads to draft Clear Choice and influence wider stakeholder to converge on the feasible option.
   5. Should have solid understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC), APIs, microservices, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
4. Domain Expertise:
   1. (must have) Should have prior experience working on complex BFSI deliverables involving multiple platforms.
   2. Have sound understand of micro- services and API architecture.
   3. (not mandatory) Should have sound understanding on one or more retail products (like Core banking, Cards, Mortgages)
   4. (not mandatory) Should have knowledge on how collections and recoveries process work.
5. Agile Practices & Methodology:
   1. Implement Agile/Scrum frameworks for iterative product development and delivery.
   2. Conduct sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups to monitor progress.
   3. Participate or conduct Scrums and Scrum of Scrums
   4. PMP, CSM, or PRINCE2 certification is an added advantage.
6. Performance Tracking & Reporting:
   1. Establish KPIs for project performance and product outcomes.
   2. Provide regular updates to leadership on progress, risks, and mitigations.
   3. Manage post-launch operations, including bug tracking, enhancements, and support plans.
   4. Should have excellent knowledge on excel and PPT
   5. Should be familiar with JIRA tool, boards and ways of working