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This person will take ownership, continuously identify improvement opportunities, and turn practical ideas into sustained action without waiting for detailed direction.\nKey Responsibilities:\nProject Delivery & Risk Management\n\nLead software development and release projects from planning through delivery, defining milestones, ownership, dependencies, and priorities.\n Work hands-on with developers and technical leads to track execution, remove blockers, and keep projects on plan.\n Identify schedule, technical, dependency, quality, and resource risks early; develop mitigation plans and escalate with recommended actions.\n Provide clear project visibility and coordinate effectively across Engineering, Product Management, QA, Services, and other stakeholders.\n Project Management Practices, Agile & Process Improvement\nEstablish, implement, and continuously improve practical project management standards across the India Software Development organization, including planning, milestone and dependency tracking, risk and issue management, reporting, and escalation. \nTake ownership of challenging organizational improvements, identify what needs to change, propose practical solutions, and lead implementation through adoption.\nApply and coach Scrum practices, while using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches flexibly based on project needs. \nDrive process improvement and automation that improves project execution, visibility, and operational efficiency.\nPromote effective use and integration of Microsoft 365, JIRA, Git, Jenkins, and scripting languages for workflow and process automation where appropriate. \nTechnical Leadership, Coaching & Global Collaboration\nParticipate confidently in technical project discussions and understand software development terminology, dependencies, testing, defects, and release processes. \nMentor junior project managers and guide early-career software developers on ownership, prioritization, communication, risk awareness, and professional project practices. \nCollaborate with senior developers and stakeholders at U.S. headquarters through remote meetings while working onsite from the Hyderabad office.\nRequired Qualifications\n8+ years of experience in Engineering Project Management, Technical Project Management, Software Development Project Management, or a related discipline.\nProven hands-on experience leading complex software development projects through the SDLC and release lifecycle.\nStrong practical knowledge of Scrum and Agile, plus experience using Waterfall or hybrid delivery approaches when appropriate.\nExperience establishing, implementing, and driving adoption of project management standards and practices in a software or technology environment.\nTechnical understanding sufficient to communicate credibly with software developers and technical leads.\nProven ability to identify risks early and drive practical mitigation and resolution.\nExperience coaching or mentoring project managers, developers, or other early-career professionals.\nHighly self-motivated and proactive, with a demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous or challenging goals, identify opportunities for improvement, and independently turn ideas into practical, adopted solutions.\nExperience in process automation or demonstrated ability to design and implement automation solutions using Microsoft 365, JIRA, Git, Jenkins, and scripting languages.\nExceptional communication, influence, and conflict-resolution skills. 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