Program Manager - Technology / IT

CoRover ️ P. Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

CoRover P. Limited is seeking a seasoned Product Strategy & Management leader to define the product vision, roadmap, and long-term technology strategy for AI-powered enterprise platforms.

You will translate business needs into concrete features and drive end-to-end product delivery. You will own the product lifecycle from ideation to production release, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and champion data-driven decisions to maximize value and customer impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI, SaaS, Cloud, or enterprise platform products.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile product development.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to balance customer needs with engineering feasibility.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, roadmap, and long-term technology strategy.
• Convert business requirements into PRDs, user stories, and specs.
• Own product lifecycle from ideation to production release.
• Lead cross-functional programs across backend, frontend, AI, DevOps, QA.
• Prioritize backlog based on value and feasibility.
• Drive releases and ensure alignment with business goals.

Skills

Product thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

MBA / M.Tech preferred

Job description

Role Requirements

What We're Looking For

Everything you need to know about this role — responsibilities and the skills we value.

Job Description

Product Strategy & Product Management

Collaborate with leadership to define product vision, roadmap, and long-term technology strategy.

Convert business requirements into well-defined product features and technical deliverables.

Own product lifecycle management from ideation to production release.

Gather and prioritize customer feedback, market trends, and competitive insights.

Define Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), user stories, feature specifications, and acceptance criteria.

Prioritize product backlog based on business value, customer impact, and technical feasibility.

Drive feature planning for AI products, enterprise platforms, and SaaS offerings.

Technical Program Management

Lead multiple cross-functional technical programs simultaneously.

Own execution of complex AI and software engineering initiatives.

Define program goals, milestones, dependencies, and release schedules.

Coordinate engineering efforts across backend, frontend, AI, infrastructure, DevOps, and QA teams.

Manage interdependencies between multiple engineering workstreams.

Identify execution risks early and proactively drive mitigation plans.

Ensure alignment between engineering execution and business objectives.

Project Management

Develop detailed project plans with timelines, deliverables, resource allocation, and milestones.

Drive Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and release planning.

Track project progress and remove execution bottlenecks.

Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.

Ensure predictable delivery with measurable outcomes.

Monitor engineering velocity, sprint health, and delivery metrics.

AI & Technical Leadership

Partner with Engineering Managers, Architects, Product Managers, and Technical Leads to drive the successful execution of engineering initiatives.

Develop a strong understanding of the product architecture, system design, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and software development lifecycle to effectively manage technical programs.

Coordinate development across Backend, Frontend, Mobile, AI, DevOps, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams.

Facilitate technical discussions to identify dependencies, risks, implementation strategies, and delivery milestones.

Work with engineering teams to estimate effort, prioritize technical debt, and balance feature development with platform stability.

Ensure engineering best practices, coding standards, release processes, and quality benchmarks are followed across projects.

Monitor technical progress, resolve cross-team blockers, and ensure alignment between engineering execution and business priorities.

Support architecture reviews and design discussions by driving decision-making, documentation, and stakeholder alignment without being directly responsible for solution design.

Coordinate product releases, production deployments, and post-release monitoring in collaboration with Engineering and DevOps teams.

Stay informed about emerging technologies, AI trends, cloud platforms, and enterprise software practices to make informed program and product decisions, without requiring deep hands‑on expertise.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Act as the central point of coordination between Product, Engineering, AI Research, Design, QA, Security, DevOps, Customer Success, Sales, and Leadership.

Foster collaboration across distributed technical teams.

Drive decision-making through structured discussions and data‑backed insights.

Facilitate executive reviews and program governance meetings.

Customer & Business Engagement

Engage with enterprise customers to understand business challenges and product requirements.

Translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions.

Participate in solution discussions, product demonstrations, and strategic customer meetings.

Support pre‑sales and post‑sales teams during enterprise implementations.

Execution & Delivery Excellence

Ensure timely delivery of high‑quality product releases.

Define release plans and deployment strategies.

Coordinate UAT, production rollout, and post‑release monitoring.

Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes.

Establish measurable KPIs for product success and engineering efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Electronics, or related field.
• MBA, M.Tech, or equivalent postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• Experience working in AI, SaaS, Cloud, Enterprise Software, or Platform Products.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile product development. Required Competencies
• Strong technical aptitude with product thinking.
• Ability to balance customer needs with engineering feasibility.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Exceptional communication and presentation abilities.
• Strong analytical and data‑driven decision‑making skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• High ownership, accountability, and execution focus.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity in a fast‑paced startup environment.
• Strategic thinker with a bias for action and execution.

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