Associate Technical Program Manager

Razorpay; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Razorpay is seeking an Associate Technical Program Manager to join our engineering team. You will independently lead programs across Razorpay products, surfacing risks and progress to executives and steering technical directions.

Your role emphasizes driving delivery, solving complex problems, and mentoring teams to scale program practices while coordinating with diverse partners across the organization.

Qualifications

• Total 2-5 years, with 2+ years in a technical role and 6 months+ working as a project manager or program manager in software or related industries.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering, or a related field. PGDM/ MBA would be a big plus.
• Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills with executives, product and technical leaders, external partners, and developers.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new environments and new technologies and learn quickly.
• Possess an in-depth technical understanding of the agile software development lifecycle.
• Ability to traverse both vertically and horizontally in a large organization.
• Ability to define programs and implement them across a team focused on delivering outcomes that meet rapidly evolving customer needs.
• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning, and execution of assigned program(s), which constitute multiple projects, ensuring critical success factors are defined and monitored and the technical objectives are achieved.
• Drive program definition and scoping, own the program plan and the deliverables required for the program’s success.
• Develop and manage an integrated program schedule, and monitor & report on progress.
• Update stakeholders on program(s) status on a weekly basis to senior executives.
• At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be a problem solver on the team, identifying innovative solutions to project deadlocks and resolving issues and constraints through consensus and sound judgment.
• Be responsible for making project decisions, and achieving tactical goals while retaining a strategic focus.
• Define, refine, and continuously improve processes and practices to drive efficiency and scale.
• Establish excellent working relations with all internal and external partners, with an emphasis on removing roadblocks to program success.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Adaptability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

PGDM/MBA (preferred)

Job description

Title: Associate Technical Program Manager

Razorpay is looking for an Associate Technical Program Manager to join our engineering team. At Razorpay, the Associate TPM is a diversified and important role. It includes initiating, planning, and executing intermediate to large scale, cross-functional programs. The Associate TPM will be responsible for the processes, tools, & techniques to lead engineering product development programs across Razorpay products.

As an Associate TPM, you will independently lead programs, contributing to the roadmap priorities and technical direction across teams. You will work with stakeholders across the organization and own the communication regarding the program, including surfacing risks and progress towards the goal. You will help the team with technical solutions and help them make trade-off decisions. You will drive program management best practices across the team and mentor others to effectively deliver on their program objectives.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead program planning, and execution of assigned program(s), which constitute multiple projects, ensuring critical success factors are defined and monitored and the technical objectives are achieved.
• Drive program definition and scoping, own the program plan and the deliverables required for the program’s success.
• Develop and manage an integrated program schedule, and monitor & report on progress.
• Update stakeholders on program(s) status on a weekly basis to senior executives.
• At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be a problem solver on the team, identifying innovative solutions to project deadlocks and resolving issues and constraints through consensus and sound judgment.
• Be responsible for making project decisions, and achieving tactical goals while retaining a strategic focus.
• Define, refine, and continuously improve processes and practices to drive efficiency and scale.
• Establish excellent working relations with all internal and external partners, with an emphasis on removing roadblocks to program success.

Qualifications:

• Total 2-5 years, with 2+ years in a technical role and 6 months+ working as a project manager or program manager in software or related industries.
• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering, or a related field. PGDM/ MBA would be a big plus.
• Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, product and technical leaders, external partners, and developers.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new environments and new technologies and learn quickly.
• Possess an in-depth technical understanding of the agile software development lifecycle.
• Ability to traverse both vertically and horizontally in a large organization.
• Ability to define programs and implement them across a team focused on delivering outcomes that meet rapidly evolving customer needs.
• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous situations.
• Ability to handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to interact with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning across organizational levels.
• Knowledge of project management elements, life cycles, tools, and reporting.