Project Manager (Hybrid Bangalore)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to leadership

Opportunities for professional growth

Involvement in meaningful projects

Job summary

Commutatus is seeking a Project Manager in Bengaluru, India, to lead software projects from planning through delivery. This role involves managing clients, coordinating with teams, and maintaining project documentation. The ideal candidate will have 3 to 5 years of relevant experience, strong leadership skills, and a knack for clear communication. You'll enjoy working closely with leadership and on meaningful products, with opportunities for professional growth within the company.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in project management or similar roles.
• Experience managing clients and cross-functional teams.
• Strong documentation and task breakdown skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive software projects from planning to delivery.
• Manage client expectations and project scope.
• Create and track project plans, sprint plans, and timelines.
• Lead teams and maintain alignment on priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Documentation

Tools

Google Sheets

Notion

Job description

Project Manager

About the role

As a Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving software projects from planning to delivery.

This is not just a coordination role. You’ll be expected to manage clients, teams, project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and delivery quality.

You may not always have a team formally reporting to you, but you will still need strong leadership skills. You’ll lead through clarity, communication, follow‑up, decision‑making, and accountability.

Your job will be to make sure everyone knows what needs to happen, why it matters, who owns it, and what moves next.

What you’ll do

Own project execution

• Understand client requirements, business goals, and product expectations
• Convert discussions and requirements into clear tasks for the team
• Create project plans, sprint plans, timelines, and delivery checklists
• Track progress across design, development, QA, UAT, and release
• Keep project documentation and task boards organised in our internal task management system
• Spot and raise risks before they become bigger problems

Lead teams with clarity

• Work closely with developers, designers, QA, and internal stakeholders
• Keep everyone aligned on priorities, timelines, and expectations
• Run or support sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives
• Follow up consistently without micromanaging
• Unblock the team when requirements, decisions, or priorities are unclear
• Support Assistant Project Managers or junior team members when needed

Manage client communication

• Lead and support client calls as needed
• Turn conversations into clear action items and next steps
• Share structured updates with clients and leadership
• Manage expectations around scope, timelines, dependencies, budgets, and delays
• Ask the right questions when something is unclear
• Maintain trust throughout

Keep delivery under control

• Keep project information clean, visible, and up to date
• Track scope, budgets, timelines, bugs, feedback, and pending decisions
• Keep the backlog items prioritised and ready for execution
• Coordinate testing, release readiness, and handover
• Ensure nothing falls through the cracks

What we’re looking for

• Strong ownership, leadership, attention to detail, and follow‑up discipline
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Confident in managing clients and internal teams
• Strong documentation and task breakdown skills
• Comfortable with internal tools, task management systems, Google Sheets, Notion, or similar platforms
• Able to navigate ambiguity and changing priorities
• Good understanding of software projects and digital products
• Able to balance scope, timelines, quality, and budgets

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in project management, software delivery, product coordination, or similar roles
• Experience managing clients, teams, or cross‑functional project execution
• Experience working on software, websites, internal tools, platforms, or digital products
• Strong comfort with client communication and project documentation
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑moving, office‑based environment
• Bonus if you’ve worked in a software agency, product studio, startup, or service company

Why you’ll enjoy working here

• You’ll work closely with leadership: You’ll get direct exposure to founders, senior leaders, and decision‑makers, and see how product, delivery, clients, and business decisions come together.
• You’ll work on meaningful products: Our projects cut across industries, geographies, and problem statements. You could be working on a CRM, LMS, analytics platform, internal tool, AI workflow, or mobile‑first product, depending on the project.
• You’ll learn how platforms are built end‑to‑end: You’ll be involved from requirement discovery and planning to execution, testing, release, and client handover.
• You’ll move fast, but thoughtfully: We like building quickly, but not at the cost of quality, user value, or delivery discipline.
• You’ll be trusted to take ownership: We’re a lean team with few layers. People are trusted to take responsibility, solve problems, and move things forward.
• You’ll have room to grow: This role can grow into delivery leadership, product management, client strategy, business operations, or account ownership, depending on where you shine.
• You’ll be heard: If you see a better way, we’re all ears. We’re always looking to improve how we work and are happy to support internal improvement projects that carry weight.

This role is a good fit if you

• Like taking ownership
• Enjoy leading people and projects
• Can manage both details and the bigger picture
• Are comfortable speaking to clients
• Can bring calm and structure to chaos
• Care about delivering quality work, not just closing tasks
• Like working in a fast‑moving environment where things evolve