Program Associate – Planning & Control

skyroot.in; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Program Manager to plan, monitor, and drive the execution of complex aerospace programs. The role involves managing schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, and finance to ensure milestones are delivered on time and within budget.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop integrated program plans, generate dashboards and reports, and champion continuous

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of program or project management experience.
• BE/B.Tech in Engineering; MBA or PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, milestones and deliverables.
• Track progress against baselines; monitor critical paths, risks and resource use.
• Create dashboards and KPIs; support governance reviews and status meetings.
• Ensure on-time milestones through regular reviews and corrective actions.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality and finance.
• Present program status, risks and mitigation plans to senior management.
• Monitor budgets and costs; forecast expenditures and flag variances.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Risk management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Education

BE/B.Tech in Engineering

MBA or PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

ERP (SAP/Oracle)

Smartsheet

Job description

Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited | Full time

Skyroot Aerospace is a National award-winning growth-stage start-up, founded by former ISRO scientists.

Our mission is to open space for all by providing affordable, reliable, and responsive space launch solutions.

We are a close-knit team of Space professionals building leading space launch vehicles and solutions from India for the world.

Job Description

Experience:4–6yearsinprogramorprojectmanagement

Qualification:B.E./B.TechinEngineering;MBAorPMPcertificationpreferred

RoleSummary

WearelookingforanexperiencedProgramManagertoplan,monitor,anddrivetheexecutionofcomplexaerospaceprograms.Theroleinvolvesmanagingschedules,budgets,risks,andstakeholdersacrossengineering,manufacturing,procurement,quality,andfinance,ensuringmilestonesaredeliveredontimeandwithinbudget.

KeyResponsibilities

ProgramPlanning&Monitoring

• Developandmaintainintegratedprogramplans,schedules,milestones,anddeliverables.
• Monitorprogressagainstbaselineschedules,trackingcriticalpaths,dependencies,risks,andresourceutilization.
• Generatedashboards,KPIs,andmanagementreports,andsupportgovernancereviewsandstatusmeetings.
• Ensuretimelymilestonedeliverythroughregularreviewsandcorrectiveactions.

ProblemSolving&ContinuousImprovement

• Identifybottlenecksandimplementcorrectiveandpreventiveactions.
• Drivecross-functionalteamstoresolvetechnical,operational,andschedule-relatedissues.
• Maintainissuelogs,actiontrackers,andlessons-learnedrepositories.
• Promotecontinuousimprovementinitiativestostrengthendeliveryperformance.

StakeholderManagement

• Buildstrongrelationshipswithinternalandexternalstakeholders.
• Facilitatecommunicationacrossengineering,manufacturing,procurement,quality,finance,andleadership.
• Presentprogramstatus,risks,financialperformance,andmitigationplanstoseniormanagement.
• Managecustomerexpectationsthroughtransparentcommunicationandtimelyreporting.

Cost&BudgetControl

• Prepareandmonitorprogrambudgetsthroughouttheprojectlifecycle.
• Trackplannedversusactualcosts,analysevariances,andforecastexpenditure.
• Identifycostoptimizationopportunitieswithoutcompromisingqualityorschedule.
• Supportprocurementplanningandmonitorvendorfinancialperformancewhereapplicable.

ConflictManagement

• Identifyandresolveconflictsrelatedtopriorities,resources,schedules,orstakeholderexpectations.
• Negotiatesolutionsthatbalancebusinessobjectivesandstakeholderinterests.
• Escalatecriticalissueswithrecommendedmitigationplans.
• Fosteracollaborative,high-performanceworkenvironment.

TechnicalSkills

MicrosoftProject,Excel,PowerPoint,PowerBIorTableau,ERPsystems(SAP/Oraclepreferred),riskandissuemanagementtools,andSmartsheet(preferred).

CoreCompetencies

Programplanningandexecution,schedulemanagement,budgetingandcostcontrol,stakeholdermanagement,riskmanagement,problemsolvingandrootcauseanalysis,conflictresolutionandnegotiation,decisionmaking,leadership,analyticalthinking,communicationandpresentationskills,changemanagement,andcontinuousimprovement.

WhyJoinSkyroot?

BepartofIndia’sleadingprivatespacelaunchcompanyandhelpdrivetheprogramsthattakerocketsfromdesigntolaunch.