Technical Lead

Kamakhya Analytics Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kamakhya Analytics Private Limited invites applications for a Technical Lead/Project Manager in the Analytics department. You will oversee zonal delivery, guide Senior Data Analysts, and ensure timely, high-quality outputs across multiple projects.

The role blends programme management with analytics, requiring strong SQL/Excel expertise, stakeholder management, and the ability to make sharp decisions under ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Business/Administration or related quantitative field.
• 4-6 years of experience as a technical lead or technical program manager in analytics or related domains.
• Demonstrated experience managing a team and delivering across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets and SQL.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery across two assigned zones, covering state-level, national and tracking survey programmes.
• Manage the zone survey calendar, project timelines, coverage plans and resource allocation across both zones.
• Directly manage Senior Data Analysts and Data Analysts; allocate work based on activity and bandwidth.
• Sign off all outbound deliverables and ensure quality before they reach management or clients.
• Standardise reporting templates and output formats; coordinate with cross-functional teams for data requirements.
• Provide analytical insights through data assessment and creation of structured reports across geographic and regional scopes.
• Track weekly delivery status, surface blockers and escalate to Head of Analytics.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Education

Postgraduate degree in Business/Administration or quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

JIRA/Asana

Tableau/Power BI

Python (Pandas/Numpy)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION - TECHNICAL LEAD/PROJECT MANAGER

Department: Analytics

Team: Survey Insights and Reporting

About the Company:

We are one of India’s premier integrated political consulting firms specializing in building data-driven 360-degree election campaigns. We help our clients with strategic advice and implementation which brings together data-backed insights and in-depth ground intelligence into a holistic electoral campaign. We are passionate about our democracy and the politics that shape the world around us. We draw on some of the sharpest minds from distinguished institutions and diverse professional backgrounds to help us achieve our goal. The team brings in 7 years of experience in building electoral strategies that spark conversations, effect change, and help shape electoral and legislative ecosystems in our country.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Technical Lead, in a Project Management capacity to lead zonal delivery within the Survey Insights and Reporting team. The role sits at the intersection of programme delivery and analytical oversight. The TPM owns end-to-end delivery across their zones, manages a team of Senior Data Analysts and Data Analysts, and ensures all survey outputs meet quality and timeline requirements before they reach management or clients. The right candidate is someone who can hold a complex programme together, keep a team on track and make sharp calls under ambiguity without losing the thread of quality. The role operates across multiple active projects simultaneously, with concurrent programmes, structured delivery timelines and a regular volume of unplanned requests alongside planned work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end delivery across two assigned zones covering state-level, national and continuous tracking survey programmes.
• Manage the zone survey calendar, project timelines, coverage plans and resource allocation across both zones
• Directly manage Senior Data Analysts and Data Analysts across zones; allocate work based on survey activity, priorities and team bandwidth.
• Sign off all outbound deliverables project data packages, weekly trackers, summaries and zonal reports before they reach management or clients
• Standardise reporting templates and output formats across both zones in alignment with division-wide standards; co-ordinate with cross functional teams for data requirements and plans.
• Provide analytical insights through assessment of datasets, historical outputs and through creation of structured data analysis and various geographic and regional specific reports
• Track weekly delivery status across zones, surface blockers and manage escalations to the Head of Analytics.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Postgraduation in Business/Administration and or other relevant quantitative fields.
• 4-6 years of experience working as a technical lead or technical program manager in analytics or other quantitative domains.
• Demonstrated experience managing a team and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong technical proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets and SQL.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with ability to solve complex and logical problems with relative ease.
• Strong Data Validation skills and ability to interpret and isolate data inconsistencies and perform a Root Cause Analysis.
• High degree of attention to detail combined with strong problem skills.
• Prior exposure to survey-based research programmes, preferably in a fast-paced, multi-state or multi-market context.
• Knowledge of any project management tools such as JIRA/Asana is an added advantage.
• Experience working with structured data outputs, trackers, dashboards, data reports, using TABLEAU/POWER BI.
• Fundamental knowledge of python libraries such as Numpy and Pandas is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to explain technical data to non technical stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Structured thinker who makes sharp decisions under ambiguity and shifting priorities. Comfortable moving between analytical and operational problems in the same day.