Technical Project Manager (Banking / Insurance / Wealth Management / Financial Services)

VMC Soft Technologies, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

VMC Soft Technologies, Inc. in Bangalore invites an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end software delivery across SDLC, with a strong tech background and proven Agile Scrum leadership. Domain expertise in Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, or Financial Services is mandatory.

You will drive planning, governance, risk mitigation, stakeholder management, and delivery excellence, coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring quality, compliance, and timely project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Project Management.
• Experience delivering software development projects across the complete SDLC.
• Mandatory domain experience in Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, or Financial Services.
• Strong experience leading Agile Scrum teams and Scrum ceremonies.
• Proficient with JIRA, Confluence, MS Project or Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, including planning, estimation, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Manage software development projects across SDLC using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and lead Agile delivery teams.
• Gather requirements from stakeholders and translate into actionable project plans.
• Track progress, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables to ensure timelines and quality.
• Mitigate risks and manage issues with contingency plans.
• Monitor project health using KPIs and dashboards; use tools like JIRA/Confluence.
• Ensure compliance with quality, security, governance, and regulatory standards.
• Communicate status to leadership; mentor team members and support recruitment.

Skills

Technical Project Management

Agile Scrum

SDLC

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Project Planning

Delivery

Waterfall Methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Title: Technical Project Manager

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 8+ Years

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end software development projects across the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, proven experience managing Agile Scrum teams, and mandatory domain expertise in Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, or Financial Services. The role requires excellent stakeholder management, risk mitigation, delivery governance, and the ability to ensure high-quality project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, including planning, estimation, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, execution, monitoring, and closure.


• Manage software development projects throughout the complete SDLC using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.


• Lead Agile Scrum teams by facilitating Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.


• Collaborate with business stakeholders, customers, architects, and development teams to gather requirements and translate them into actionable project plans.


• Track project progress, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables while ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.


• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively, implementing mitigation and contingency plans.


• Monitor project health using KPIs, dashboards, and project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.


• Ensure compliance with organizational quality, security, governance, and regulatory standards.


• Drive effective communication across cross-functional teams and provide regular project status updates to leadership and stakeholders.


• Mentor team members, support delivery excellence, and contribute to recruitment and team-building initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Project Management.


• Proven experience delivering software development projects across the complete SDLC.


• Mandatory domain experience in Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, or Financial Services.


• Strong experience leading Agile Scrum teams as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery Manager.


• Hands-on experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.


• Excellent stakeholder management, vendor management, and client communication skills.


• Strong risk management, issue resolution, and decision-making capabilities.


• Experience using project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or Azure DevOps.


• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.


• Experience managing cross-functional technical teams and multiple project streams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.


• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent project management certification.


• Experience working in enterprise-scale digital transformation or application development projects.


• Knowledge of SDLC governance, release management, and software quality assurance processes.

Mandatory Skills

• Technical Project Management


• Agile Scrum


• SDLC


• Stakeholder Management


• Risk Management


• JIRA


• Confluence


• Banking / Insurance / Wealth Management / Financial Services Domain


• Waterfall Methodology


• Project Planning & Delivery

Work Location: Bangalore

Experience: 8+ Years

Domain: Banking / Insurance / Wealth Management / Financial Services (Mandatory)