Project Manager

Hexaware Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexaware Technologies is seeking an experienced delivery leader to own end-to-end delivery across multiple technology programs, including application development, testing, migration, data, and engineering.

You will lead cross-functional teams, enforce SDLC governance, mentor Agile maturity, and report progress with dashboards to senior stakeholders. This role emphasizes risk management, shift-left quality practices, and AI-driven delivery initiatives to improve predictability and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Leadership across application development, testing, migration, data, and engineering projects.
• Proven experience managing projects from initiation to closure with measurable outcomes.
• Clear understanding and application of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid SDLC models based on project requirements.
• Experience in enforcing delivery governance, standards, and best practices.
• Hands-on experience conducting Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proven role as a Scrum Master, including removing impediments and coaching teams.
• Strong capabilities in estimation, scheduling, dependency management, and risk planning.
• Experience using structured planning tools to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
• Expertise in tracking and reporting key metrics such as schedule, cost, quality, velocity, productivity, and risks.
• Ownership of dashboards and executive-level status reporting.
• Proven ability to proactively identify risks and perform deep technical/functional analysis to mitigate them.
• Clear articulation of impact analysis and recovery strategies.
• Demonstrated focus on early validation, test-first approaches, automation, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Strong collaboration with QA and engineering teams to enhance quality and predictability.
• Exposure to or leadership in AI-driven delivery practices and intelligent automation initiatives.
• Strong experience managing stakeholders, including senior leadership, clients, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with data-backed insights to ensure transparency and trust.
• Experience in mentoring and developing team members to enhance Agile maturity and ownership.
• Active involvement in upskilling, training initiatives, lessons learned, and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across multiple technology project types including application development, testing, migration, data, and engineering.
• Enforce delivery governance, standards, and best practices across programs.
• Conduct Scrum ceremonies and serve as Scrum Master, removing impediments and coaching teams.
• Plan and execute with estimation, scheduling, dependency management, and risk planning.
• Track and report metrics, dashboards, and executive-level status to stakeholders.
• Identify risks proactively and perform deep analyses to mitigate them.
• Promote shift-left and quality engineering through automation and collaboration with QA/engineering.
• Lead AI-driven delivery initiatives and intelligent automation practices.
• Manage stakeholders including senior leadership, clients, and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor teams to improve Agile maturity and foster continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

SDLC Knowledge

Agile / Scrum

Project Planning

Metrics & Reporting

Risk Management

Quality Engineering Mindset

AI-Driven Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Team Development

Job description

End-to-End Delivery Ownership

• Demonstrated leadership across multiple technology project types, including application development, testing, migration, data, and engineering.
• Proven experience managing projects from initiation to closure with measurable outcomes.

Strong SDLC & Governance Expertise

• Clear understanding and application of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid SDLC models based on project requirements.
• Experience in enforcing delivery governance, standards, and best practices.

Agile / Scrum & Scrum Master Experience

• Hands-on experience conducting Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proven role as a Scrum Master, including removing impediments and coaching teams.

Project Planning & Execution Excellence

• Strong capabilities in estimation, scheduling, dependency management, and risk planning.
• Experience using structured planning tools to ensure timely and successful project delivery.

Metrics-Driven Delivery & Reporting

• Expertise in tracking and reporting key metrics such as schedule, cost, quality, velocity, productivity, and risks.
• Ownership of dashboards and executive-level status reporting.

Risk Management & Deep-Dive Problem Solving

• Proven ability to proactively identify risks and perform deep technical/functional analysis to mitigate them.
• Clear articulation of impact analysis and recovery strategies.

Shift-Left & Quality Engineering Mindset

• Demonstrated focus on early validation, test-first approaches, automation, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Strong collaboration with QA and engineering teams to enhance quality and predictability.

AI-First / Intelligent Delivery Exposure

• Exposure to or leadership in AI-driven delivery practices and intelligent automation initiatives.

Stakeholder & Leadership Communication

• Strong experience managing stakeholders, including senior leadership, clients, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with data-backed insights to ensure transparency and trust.

Team Development & Continuous Improvement

• Experience in mentoring and developing team members to enhance Agile maturity and ownership.
• Active involvement in upskilling, training initiatives, lessons learned, and continuous improvement practices.