Technical Program Manager (PM)

Weekday AI; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI seeks a Technical Program Manager to join our CIO/PMO and drive an enterprise AI transformation in Chennai. You will sit at the intersection of strategy, governance, and execution, shaping how critical programs are run and reporting to the Director, Technical Program Manager.

Responsibilities include establishing sprint cadences, milestone tracking, risk management, and delivering dashboards and executive updates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical program management experience leading cross-functional programs.
• Experience in a PMO within a multinational company across geographies and time zones.
• Strong executive-facing communication and structured problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the CIO and leadership on transformation program strategy and delivery.
• Build and run program governance structures that scale with hyper growth.
• Establish and improve sprint cadence, story point estimation, and Definition of Done.
• Identify and manage risks, blockers, and escalation paths across complex programs.
• Drive structured rollouts with defined scope, metrics, and dependency management.
• Produce C-suite deliverables: status decks, OKR scorecards, narratives, proposals.
• Define and track PMO KPIs: velocity, capacity, quality indicators.
• Build dashboards in Jira, Confluence, and AI tools for real-time visibility.

Skills

Program Management

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Agile / PDLC

Risk management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3500000 - Rs 5000000 (ie INR 35-50 LPA)

Min Experience: 7+ years

Location: Chennai

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to join our CIO/PMO organization at a pivotal moment, as we accelerate an enterprise-wide AI transformation. This is not a conventional program management role. You will sit at the intersection of strategy, governance, and execution, shaping how critical transformative programs are run. Reporting into the Director, Technical Program Manager, you will be a key voice in building the PMO function and driving transformation across CIO Organization.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Partner directly with the CIO and his leadership team on critical transformation program strategy and delivery
• Build and run program governance structures that scale with our hyper growth
• Establish and continuously improve sprint cadence, story point estimation, Definition of Done, milestone tracking etc.
• Identify and proactively manage risks, blockers, and escalation paths across complex, multi-team programs
• Drive structured program rollouts with defined scope, success metrics, and dependency management
• Produce C-suite facing deliverables: program status decks, OKR scorecards, quarterly business narratives, and business proposals
• Define and track PMO KPIs: delivery velocity, capacity utilization, and quality indicators
• Build and maintain dashboards in Jira, Confluence, and other AI tools for real-time program visibility
• Champion PMO maturity across teams- standardizing processes, governance frameworks, and reporting cadences

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• 7+ years of technical program management experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex, cross-functional technical programs
• 2-4 years of management consulting experience preferred at a recognized firm, with strong executive-facing communication and structured problem-solving skills
• Prior experience embedded in a PMO within a multinational company, you have operated across geographies, time zones, and cross functional teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to present to senior leadership team
• Proven track record delivering programs in enterprise technology environments (GTM, Finance, Data/AI, or similar)
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Agile/PDLC delivery frameworks
• Well versed with AI LLM models and building skills/agents

Must-have skills

Program Management, program development

Good-to-have skills

Jira, Confluence, Artificial Intelligence