Senior Program Manager

Exponent Energy; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electric mobility company in Bengaluru is seeking a Director for its Program Management team. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, ensuring high execution standards and strategic risk management. Strong people-management skills are required, along with the ability to influence senior stakeholders effectively. This full-time position emphasizes clear communication and a customer-first approach, crucial for driving accountability and shaping the future of program management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, multi‑stakeholder programs.
• Strong people‑management and team‑development skills.
• Ability to influence through clarity and credibility.
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating risk.
• Ability to influence through clarity and credibility.
• Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Customer-first and builder-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and monitor complex, cross‑functional programs.
• Coordinate projects across teams and stakeholders.
• Drive risk mitigation and communicate impacts clearly.
• Drive risk mitigation and communicate impacts clearly.
• Lead and develop Program Associates and Managers.
• Set and uphold high execution standards.
• Manage senior stakeholders and drive accountability.
• Provide recommendations supported by impact analysis and sound judgement.
• Influence decisions and alignment without formal authority.
• Evolve the program management framework with cross-functional partners.
• Shape the medium-to-long-term vision for planning and risk management.

Skills

Experience leading complex, multi‑stakeholder programs

Strong people‑management and team‑development skills

Clear, persuasive communication

Expertise in risk identification and mitigation

Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail

Strategic thinking

People development

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Role Overview

You will join Exponent's Program Management team in a pivotal leadership role, orchestrating complex, cross‑functional programs across product, engineering, operations, and business. You will guide teams, influence senior leaders, and strengthen the core of Exponent's program discipline. The role calls for sharp judgement, steady composure, and the poised assertiveness to command executive attention.

Responsibilities

• Lead and monitor complex, cross‑functional programs
• Coordinate projects across teams and stakeholders
• Apply structured change, risk, and resource management
• Drive risk mitigation and communicate impacts clearly
• Lead and develop Program Associates and Managers
• Set and uphold high execution standards
• Manage senior stakeholders and drive accountability
• Provide recommendations supported by impact analysis and sound judgement
• Influence decisions and alignment without formal authority
• Evolve the program management framework with cross‑functional partners
• Shape the medium‑to‑long‑term vision for planning and risk management

Ideal Candidate

• Experience leading complex, multi‑stakeholder programs
• Strong people‑management and team‑development skills
• Clear, persuasive communication
• Expertise in risk identification and mitigation
• Ability to influence through clarity and credibility
• Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail
• Customer‑first and builder‑oriented

About Exponent Energy

Exponent Energy is revolutionizing electric mobility with a 15‑minute full‑charge ecosystem powered by our proprietary energy stack—batteries, chargers, and supporting technology.

Our mission: Simplify energy for electric vehicles.

Our philosophy: Break. Believe. Build.

Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule.

Believe in the team, the process, and the learnings from every stumble.

Build fast. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting