Technical Program Manager

Razorpay; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Razorpay is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our central program management team. The TPM will initiate, define, plan and execute large-scale, cross-functional programs company-wide, shaping strategy, processes, tools, and techniques to drive product development across Razorpay products.

As a TPM, you will independently drive programs, influence roadmap priorities and technical direction across teams while owning communications, surfacing risks and reporting progress toward

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• PGDM/MBA would be a big plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with executives and technical leaders.
• Ability to adapt to new environments and learn quickly.
• Deep understanding of agile software development lifecycle.
• Experience delivering programs across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, dependency resolution and execution of programs spanning multiple projects.
• Define program scope, plan, and deliverables for success.
• Develop and manage integrated schedules; monitor progress and report to stakeholders.
• Present program status to executives and stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Drive delivery-focused problem solving and decision making; remove roadblocks.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent

PGDM/MBA would be a big plus

Strong verbal & written communication

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Experience in agile software development lifecycle

Job description

Razorpay is looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our central program management team. At Razorpay, the TPM is a highly diversified and critical role. It includes initiating, defining, planning, and executing intermediate to large scale, cross-functional programs company-wide programs. The TPM will be responsible for the strategies, processes, tools, & techniques to drive product development programs across Razorpay products.

As a TPM, you will independently drive programs, influencing the roadmap priorities and technical direction across teams. You will work with stakeholders across the organization and own the communication on all aspects of the program, including surfacing risks and reporting on the progress towards the program goals. You will guide the team towards technical solutions and make trade-off decisions. You will drive program management best practices across the organization and mentor others to effectively deliver their programs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, dependency resolution and execution of assigned program(s), which constitute multiple projects, and ensuring critical success factors are defined and monitored and the objectives are achieved.
• Drive program definition and scoping, own the program plan and the deliverables required for the program's success.
• Develop and manage an integrated program schedule, and monitor and report on progress.
• Present program(s) status on a regular basis to stakeholders and senior executives.
• At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be a problem solver on the team, identifying innovative solutions to project deadlocks and resolving issues and constraints through alignment, consensus and sound judgment.
• Be responsible for making decisions, and achieving tactical goals while retaining a strategic focus.
• Define, refine, and continuously improve processes and practices to drive efficiency and scale.
• Establish excellent working relations with all internal and external partners, with an emphasis on removing roadblocks to program success.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Total 6+ years, with 4+ years in a technical role and 2+ years working as a project manager or program manager in software or related industries.
• A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Engineering, or a related field. PGDM/ MBA would be a big plus.
• Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, product and technical leaders, external partners, and developers.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new environments and new technologies and learn quickly.
• Possess an in-depth technical understanding of the agile software development lifecycle.
• Ability to traverse both vertically and horizontally in a large organization.
• Extensive experience defining programs and implementing them across a team focused on delivering outcomes that meet rapidly evolving customer needs.
• Proven ability to bring clarity to ambiguous situations.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to interact with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels.
• Knowledge of project management elements, life cycles, tools, and reporting.