Project Manager

Paytm; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Paytm is seeking a hands-on Project Manager with 4-5 years of experience to drive technical programs within engineering teams. You will own end-to-end delivery across the SDLC, manage stakeholders from product to senior leadership, and ensure timely delivery with proactive risk management.

Key duties include sprint planning, Jira/Confluence configuration, reporting on velocity and cycle time, and maintaining RAID logs and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of project/program management experience in engineering.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid).
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence, including dashboards and workflows.
• Experience managing stakeholders across product, technology, and senior leadership, including executive updates.
• Proven ability to define, track, and report productivity and delivery metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput).
• Ability to identify, log, and mitigate program risks; maintain risk registers.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and drive execution of technical programs across the full SDLC—from requirements to post-launch support.
• Own sprint planning, backlog grooming, release schedules, and cross-team dependency tracking.
• Configure, maintain, and drive adoption of Jira, Confluence, and related Atlassian tools for tracking and dashboards.
• Partner with product, engineering leads, and leadership to align on priorities and status; run steering meetings and executive updates.
• Track, analyze, and report productivity metrics and translate insights for leadership.
• Proactively identify risks and unblock teams; maintain RAID logs and roadmaps.

Skills

SDLC methodologies

Atlassian tooling

Stakeholder management

Program management

Agile/Scrum

Kanban

Executive updates

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Business

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

We are looking for a hands-on Project Manager with 4-5 years of experience driving technical programs within engineering teams. The ideal candidate has strong command of SDLC processes, is fluent with Atlassian tooling, and has a track record of managing stakeholders across product, engineering, and senior leadership. This role requires someone who can run day-to-day program management with an agentic, ownership-driven mindset - proactively identifying risks, unblocking teams, and reporting on productivity without needing constant direction.

Key Responsibilities

• SDLC & Program Delivery: Plan, manage, and drive execution of technical programs across the full SDLC - from requirements and design through development, testing, release, and post-launch support.
• Technical Program Management: Own sprint planning, backlog grooming support, release schedules, and cross-team dependency tracking for engineering programs.
• Atlassian Tooling: Configure, maintain, and drive adoption of Jira, Confluence, and related Atlassian tools for project tracking, workflows, dashboards, and documentation.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with product managers, engineering leads, and senior leadership to align on priorities, timelines, trade-offs, and status; run steering/status meetings and executive updates.
• Productivity Reporting: Track, analyze, and report team and program productivity metrics (velocity, cycle time, throughput, sprint predictability) and translate them into actionable insights for leadership.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify, log, and mitigate program and delivery risks; maintain risk registers and drive timely resolution of blockers and issues.
• Agentic Program Ops: Independently manage day-to-day program operations - standups, follow-ups, documentation, and coordination - with an agentic, self-driven approach that minimizes hand-holding.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain clear, up-to-date program documentation, RAID logs, roadmaps, and status reports accessible to all stakeholders.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline SDLC processes, tooling, and reporting to improve team efficiency and delivery predictability.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 4-5 years of experience in project/program management, with a significant portion managing technical programs for engineering teams.
• Strong working knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models).
• Hands-on, day-to-day experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), including dashboard and workflow configuration.
• Demonstrated experience managing stakeholders across product, technology, and senior leadership, including running executive-level updates.
• Proven ability to define, track, and report productivity and delivery metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput).
• Solid grounding in risk identification, tracking, and mitigation for technical programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage day-to-day program activities independently and proactively, with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.