Project Managers (Scrum M)

Brief Background

The Project Manager is expected to drive successful project execution by effectively planning, monitoring, and guiding projects throughout the entire lifecycle. This role is responsible for ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budget, and maintaining high-quality standards across all project phases.

What the Role needs to Achieve

• Oversee the entire project lifecycle. Manage project scope, budget, and schedule. Ensure that deliverables are met.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Planning & Execution: Lead end-to-end planning and execution of technical and cloud-based projects using SDLC, Agile, and hybrid delivery models. Develop detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation strategies.
• Agile Program Management: Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives) and use Jira and GitLab to manage epics, stories, and progress tracking.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including engineering, QA, product, and DevOps—as well as external clients to align on requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
• Cloud & DevOps Awareness: Coordinate projects involving public cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and DevOps automation, ensuring technical teams are supported and project risks are mitigated.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify risks proactively, develop mitigation strategies, and manage project escalations to ensure timely resolution and minimal impact on delivery.
• Reporting & Governance: Deliver consistent status reports (weekly, monthly) to leadership, highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and key decisions. Ensure all documentation and governance processes comply with PMP or PRINCE2 standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on project KPIs and milestones to ensure transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across project portfolios.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Strong command of project management tools such as Asana, Trello, and Jira.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and perform well in a dynamic environment.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• PMI certification (PMP) or equivalent is a plus.

EXPERIENCE

• More than 8 years of experience