Technical Project Manager

Geekyants; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Geekyants is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end software development and enterprise technology projects. You will orchestrate planning, execution, and governance across engineering, product, and business teams to ensure predictable delivery.

The role emphasizes Agile/Scrum practices, stakeholder coordination, and strong technical understanding of SDLC, APIs, and integrations. Collaboration with distributed teams and global clients is required, with a focus on delivery ownership.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of IT experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Technical Project Management.
• Proven experience delivering software development projects in a services or consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools
• Solid technical understanding of frontend, backend, APIs, integrations, and release management processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, multi-stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the full project lifecycle from initiation and planning through execution, delivery, and closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Track execution against scope, schedule, quality, and cost commitments.
• Translate business and client requirements into clear, actionable technical deliverables.
• Drive project delivery using Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Monitor sprint and project metrics to ensure predictable and on-time delivery.
• Support adoption of Agile and DevOps best practices across teams.
• Work closely with engineering leads on technical feasibility, implementation approach, and delivery planning.
• Maintain a strong working understanding of the software development lifecycle, system integrations, APIs, and deployment processes.
• Ensure alignment between technical solutions and project objectives.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and clients.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and changes clearly and proactively.
• Manage expectations and elevate issues in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Ensure adherence to delivery standards, quality processes, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, reports, and delivery artifacts using tools.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned.
• Recommend and implement process and tooling improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and quality.

Skills

Planning & execution

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Delivery ownership

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

Project management tools

Collaboration tools

Job description

The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of software development and enterprise technology projects. This role ensures predictable execution through strong project governance, technical understanding, Agile delivery practices, and effective stakeholder coordination across engineering, product, and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Delivery

• Own the full project lifecycle from initiation and planning through execution, delivery, and closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Track execution against scope, schedule, quality, and cost commitments.
• Translate business and client requirements into clear, actionable technical deliverables.

Agile Execution

• Drive project delivery using Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Monitor sprint and project metrics to ensure predictable and on-time delivery.
• Support adoption of Agile and DevOps best practices across teams.

Technical and Engineering Collaboration

• Work closely with engineering leads on technical feasibility, implementation approach, and delivery planning.
• Maintain a strong working understanding of the software development lifecycle, system integrations, APIs, and deployment processes.
• Ensure alignment between technical solutions and project objectives.

Stakeholder and Client Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and clients.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and changes clearly and proactively.
• Manage expectations and elevate issues in a timely and appropriate manner.

Risk, Quality, and Governance

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Ensure adherence to delivery standards, quality processes, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, reports, and delivery artifacts using tools\

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned.
• Recommend and implement process and tooling improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and quality.

Key Competencies

• Strong planning and execution discipline
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Risk identification and problem-solving
• Delivery ownership and accountability
• Collaboration and continuous improvement mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or a related technical discipline.
• Project or Agile certifications such as PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or PRINCE2.
• Experience working with distributed teams and global clients.
• Prior hands-on technical or software engineering background.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 810 years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Technical Project Management
• Proven experience delivering software development projects in a services or consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools
• Solid technical understanding of frontend, backend, APIs, integrations, and release management processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, multi-stakeholder environment.