SR PROJECT MANAGER 10537 - Technical Program Manager - PMP

Lever, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Lever, Inc. in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to drive complex hardware and software release programs in a fast-paced tech environment.

You will coordinate Hardware NPI from design to GA, manage cross-functional teams across hardware, firmware/software, cloud, QA, and manufacturing, and lead executive-level program status updates. Familiarity with Jira, risk management, and multi-time zone delivery is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Project Management, or Engineering Program Management in technology organizations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware NPI programs (design through manufacturing, QA, GA)
• Demonstrated experience managing concurrent software releases across multiple platforms with independent release cadences
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (development, integration, QA, defect management, release readiness, GA)
• Strong understanding of hardware NPI lifecycle (design, manufacturing, BOM, image readiness, production ramp, GA)
• Experience coordinating programs involving Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development, Software teams (cloud, security, controller), QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, Compliance, and other cross-functional organizations
• Strong experience managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical-path activities across multiple concurrent programs
• Demonstrated ability to drive teams toward committed dates without direct management authority
• Experience leading release-readiness meetings, program reviews, defect reviews, and cross-functional working sessions
• Executive communication experience – ability to present program status, risks, and recommendations to VP/SVP-level leadership
• Program governance experience – ability to establish program decision-making structures and executive steering committees
• Strong Jira experience including epics, features, defects, dashboards, queries, and program tracking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when a program is at risk, determine underlying cause, establish action plan, and elevate appropriately
• Risk management experience – ability to identify, assess, prioritize, and track mitigation of program risks
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environment with multiple simultaneous releases and changing priorities
• Experience managing programs with resource support across multiple time zones
• Ability to use various AI tools to generate reports, analyze program data, monitor program metrics, and identify trends

Responsibilities

• Drive milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical-path activities across multiple programs
• Lead release-readiness and cross-functional program reviews
• Present program status and risks to senior leadership
• Coordinate hardware, firmware/software, cloud, QA, and manufacturing cross-functional teams
• Manage programs across multiple time zones

Skills

Program management

Hardware NPI

Software release management

SDLC knowledge

Executive communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Time zone coordination

AI reporting tools

Communication

Tools

Jira

Dashboards

Queries

Program tracking

Job description

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: 5-8 Years

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Project Management, or Engineering Program Management in technology organizations
• Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware NPI programs (design through manufacturing, QA, GA)
• Demonstrated experience managing concurrent software releases across multiple platforms with independent release cadences
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (development, integration, QA, defect management, release readiness, GA)
• Strong understanding of hardware NPI lifecycle (design, manufacturing, BOM, image readiness, production ramp, GA)
• Experience coordinating programs involving Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development, Software teams (cloud, security, controller), QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, Compliance, and other cross-functional organizations
• Strong experience managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical-path activities across multiple concurrent programs
• Demonstrated ability to drive teams toward committed dates without direct management authority
• Experience leading release-readiness meetings, program reviews, defect reviews, and cross-functional working sessions
• Executive communication experience – ability to present program status, risks, and recommendations to VP/SVP-level leadership
• Program governance experience – ability to establish program decision-making structures and executive steering committees
• Strong Jira experience including epics, features, defects, dashboards, queries, and program tracking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when a program is at risk, determine underlying cause, establish action plan, and elevate appropriately
• Risk management experience – ability to identify, assess, prioritize, and track mitigation of program risks
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environment with multiple simultaneous releases and changing priorities
• Experience managing programs with resource support across multiple time zones
• Ability to use various AI tools to generate reports, analyze program data, monitor program metrics, and identify trends

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in networking, enterprise infrastructure, cloud-managed platforms, or telecommunications
• Experience managing programs that combine hardware, firmware/software, cloud services, and management/control applications
• Experience with hardware NPI including manufacturing readiness, BOM management, software-image readiness, and ODM/OEM partner coordination
• Familiarity with international product compliance processes (FCC, CE, country-specific certifications)
• Familiarity with government or regulated-industry customer procurement processes and approval workflows
• Experience managing cloud platform deployments, controller-based software releases, and private infrastructure configurations
• Experience managing programs with international customer bases and multi-time zone coordination
• Proficiency with AI-driven program management and analytics tools for reporting and monitoring
• PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, or comparable project/program management certification.