Project Manager – Software Services & Delivery

Location: Pune

Experience: 8-10 years

Amrut Software is looking for an experienced and result-oriented Project Manager to lead end-to-end software project delivery. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership, project planning, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with a proven ability to deliver projects within scope, budget, and timelines. The role requires hands-on experience in Agile methodologies and managing cross-functional teams while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, monitor, and successfully deliver software development projects from initiation to closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and work breakdown structures.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Track project risks, issues, dependencies, and action items, ensuring timely mitigation and resolution.
• Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions whenever required.
• Manage project budgets and control project costs to ensure financial objectives are met.
• Provide regular project status reports and updates to internal leadership, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams including Development, QA, DevOps, Product, and Business teams.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies, quality standards, and industry best practices.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives where applicable.
• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance project delivery efficiency.
• Maintain strong client relationships and ensure high customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8-12 years of hands-on experience in IT Project Management.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies with experience performing Scrum Master or similar Agile roles.
• Experience managing software development projects through the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Working knowledge of project management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or TFS.
• Strong project planning, estimation, scheduling, and execution skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong understanding of project governance, budgeting, resource planning, and risk management.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client communication skills.
• Ability to deliver projects within defined scope, budget, quality standards, and timelines.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to proactively identify, communicate, and resolve project risks and issues.
• Strong decision-making and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Highly collaborative with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering quality outcomes.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent project management certification is an added advantage.
• Experience working with enterprise software development projects and distributed teams.