Technical program manager
Posted on May 20, 2025
Job Description
- ? Minimum 9+ 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.
Required Skills
technical program manager