Product Project Manager

HeadSpin; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Bengaluru is looking for an experienced project manager to oversee product strategy and process management. The role requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in project management, with strong familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban. The right candidate will lead project ceremonies, manage backlogs, and communicate across diverse teams. Skills in Jira and AWS are essential, along with a degree-level education. This position fosters a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in project management.
• Good knowledge of agile methodologies and experience in an agile delivery environment.
• CSM accreditation or equivalent preferred.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Understanding of Agile metrics and a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the product life cycle with effective project strategy and planning.
• Manage sprints, ceremonies, and backlogs in Agile environments.
• Create project release plans ensuring quality through each sprint.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Product Strategy & Process Management

Agile/Scrum

Kanban

API testing tools

Reporting & Communication

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Excel

AWS

Job description

Skills must have

• Product Strategy & Process Management
• Ownership of the product life cycle: defining project strategy, project planning, execution control, and defect management.
• Establishes and enforces standards, templates, and best practices across projects.
• Drives continuous process improvement through retrospectives, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.

Agile & Hybrid Project Methodologies

• End-to-end delivery management experience in Agile/Scrum, Kanban, and Hybrid models.
• Leads sprint ceremonies (standups, planning, demos, retros), manages backlogs, and works closely with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Dev leads.
• Creates and manages project release plans aligned with delivery roadmaps, ensuring quality gates across each sprint and release.

Skills good to have

• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, Rest Assured) and familiarity with test data mocking techniques.
• Awareness of CI/CD pipeline
• Reporting & Communication
• Builds project dashboards and executive summaries using tools like Jira, Confluence, Excel
• Tracks and reports on project deliverables, defect status, burn-downs, and release readiness.
• Manages upward and cross-functional communication with stakeholders including Product Managers, Business Analysts, Dev Leads, and Executives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience
• A good basic knowledge of agile methodologies, and basic experience in an agile delivery environment.
• Ideally CSM accreditation or equivalent.
• A personal style that embraces teamwork, cares deeply about the work and the team, and shares openly and honestly with all.
• Positive enthusiasm and curiosity that helps teams 'catch the spark' of change and imagine new possibilities.
• An understanding of Agile metrics, specifically around predictability, cycle time, throughput and WIP. A growth mindset and a drive to develop further learning around Agile methodologies, toolsets and coaching.
• The right candidate will work under supervision and understand when to seek guidance in situations.
• Understanding of Jira and AWS
• Educated to degree-level or equivalent and continued professional development