Project Manager Jobs in Bhopal

Excity Media; Bhopal; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Excity Media in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is seeking a Project Manager to drive marketing and operations projects in a fast-paced startup environment. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across marketing, design, development and operations, translating business priorities into executable plans.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of experience in project management, solid knowledge of Agile/Scrum, and strong communication and organizational skills to own timelines and delivery success.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, operations, or a similar execution-focused role.
• Practical understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience managing multiple projects, teams, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills.
• Can convert broad business requirements into structured and actionable execution plans.
• Can identify potential delays and blockers before they significantly impact project delivery.
• Is comfortable following up with team members and driving accountability around agreed timelines and deliverables.
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Can communicate effectively with both leadership and execution teams.
• Has strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Is analytical, detail-oriented, and solution-focused.
• Has a high level of ownership and a strong bias toward action.
• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities may evolve.
• Can manage ambiguity and bring structure to projects without requiring constant direction.
• Is proactive in identifying problems and escalating issues when required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, execution, and delivery of multiple projects across marketing, design, development, and operations.
• Translate business requirements into clearly defined projects, tasks, deliverables, owners, and timelines.
• Act as Scrum Master for Agile teams and conduct daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Create and manage project plans, sprint backlogs, task priorities, milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Conduct structured daily scrums to track completed work, current priorities, upcoming tasks, and blockers.
• Ensure project tasks have clearly defined owners, priorities, expected outcomes, and deadlines.
• Monitor progress, identify delays, risks, dependencies, and execution gaps.
• Follow up with team members on agreed tasks, timelines, and deliverables to ensure consistent execution.
• Identify blockers early and coordinate with relevant team members or stakeholders to resolve them.
• Escalate critical blockers, delays, dependencies, and decisions requiring management intervention.
• Provide regular and concise project updates to leadership covering completed work, work in progress, delays, blockers, risks, and decisions.
• Coordinate workflows and dependencies between media buyers, marketers, designers, developers, operations teams, and other stakeholders.
• Manage project backlogs and ensure priorities stay aligned with business requirements.
• Break larger projects into smaller, measurable, actionable tasks.
• Document changes in scope, priorities, timelines, or dependencies, and communicate them clearly.
• Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, requirements, decisions, timelines, and handover records.
• Ensure PM systems and task boards reflect actual status of work.
• Coordinate project reviews, feedback cycles, approvals, and final handovers.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, execution, communication, and cross-functional coordination.
• Conduct retrospectives and implement improvements based on lessons learned.
• Maintain focus on timely execution and business outcomes while balancing quality, speed, and resources.
• Provide leadership visibility into status, progress, risks, and next steps of active projects.

Skills

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Ownership / bias toward action

Tools

Jira

ClickUp

Asana

Notion

Trello

Google Sheets/Excel

Docs/Presentations

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager – Marketing & Operations

Location: Bhopal (On-site)

Experience: 2–5 Years

Job Type: Full-Time

About Us

Excity Media is a fast-growing performance marketing and lead generation company focused on building scalable customer acquisition systems for global brands and businesses. We work across high-growth industries including insurance, home services, solar, real estate, and finance, combining marketing, analytics, operations, and technology to drive measurable business outcomes. At Excity Media, we operate in a fast-paced, execution-driven environment where individuals are encouraged to take ownership, move quickly, solve problems, and grow alongside the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of multiple projects across marketing, design, development, and operations
• Translate business requirements and management priorities into clearly defined projects, tasks, deliverables, owners, and timelines
• Act as Scrum Master for Agile teams and conduct daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Create and manage project plans, sprint backlogs, task priorities, milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines
• Conduct structured daily scrums to track completed work, current priorities, upcoming tasks, and blockers
• Ensure project tasks have clearly defined owners, priorities, expected outcomes, and deadlines
• Monitor project progress against planned timelines and proactively identify delays, risks, dependencies, and execution gaps
• Follow up with team members on agreed tasks, timelines, and deliverables to ensure consistent execution
• Identify blockers early and coordinate with relevant team members or stakeholders to resolve them
• Escalate critical blockers, delays, dependencies, and decisions requiring management intervention at the appropriate time
• Provide regular and concise project updates to leadership covering completed work, work in progress, delays, blockers, risks, and decisions required
• Coordinate workflows and dependencies between media buyers, marketers, designers, developers, operations teams, and other internal stakeholders
• Manage project backlogs and ensure priorities remain aligned with current business requirements
• Help break larger projects and business objectives into smaller, measurable, and actionable tasks
• Ensure changes in project scope, priorities, timelines, or dependencies are properly communicated and documented
• Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, requirements, decisions, timelines, and handover records
• Ensure project management systems and task boards accurately reflect the actual status of work
• Coordinate project reviews, feedback cycles, approvals, and final handovers
• Identify opportunities to improve internal workflows, project execution, communication, and cross-functional coordination
• Conduct project retrospectives where required and help implement improvements based on lessons learned
• Maintain a strong focus on timely execution and business outcomes while balancing quality, speed, and available resources
• Ensure management has clear visibility into the status, progress, risks, and next steps of active projects

The Ideal Candidate

• Has 2–5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, operations, or a similar execution-focused role
• Has practical understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Has experience managing multiple projects, teams, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
• Has strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills
• Can convert broad business requirements into structured and actionable execution plans
• Can identify potential delays and blockers before they significantly impact project delivery
• Is comfortable following up with team members and driving accountability around agreed timelines and deliverables
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills
• Can communicate effectively with both leadership and execution teams
• Has strong documentation and reporting skills
• Is analytical, detail-oriented, and solution-focused
• Has a high level of ownership and a strong bias toward action
• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities may evolve
• Can manage ambiguity and bring structure to projects without requiring constant direction
• Is proactive in identifying problems and escalating issues when required

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working as a Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Scrum Master, or similar role
• Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum project management
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Notion, Trello, or similar platforms
• Strong working knowledge of Google Sheets / Excel, Docs, and presentation tools
• Exposure to digital marketing, performance marketing, or marketing operations
• Understanding of website development, UI/UX, creative, or software development workflows
• Familiarity with analytics, reporting, automation, or data-driven projects is beneficial
• Experience working with cross-functional marketing, design, development, and operations teams is a plus
• Experience in a startup, digital agency, technology company, or performance marketing environment is preferred
• Agile, Scrum, or PMP certification is beneficial but not mandatory

What We’ll Provide

• Opportunity to manage real, cross-functional projects across marketing, technology, design, and operations
• Direct exposure to leadership and involvement in translating business priorities into execution
• Hands-on experience managing Agile workflows, sprints, project delivery, and cross-functional teams
• Exposure to performance marketing, lead generation, analytics, automation, and growth operations
• Opportunity to build and improve project management systems and operational processes within the company
• High ownership and responsibility over project execution and delivery
• Fast-paced startup experience with exposure to multiple business functions
• Continuous learning across marketing, technology, operations, and business growth
• Long-term career growth within Excity Media’s project management and operations ecosystem

Job Category

Project Management

Job Type

Full Time

Job Location

Bhopal Madhya Pradesh