Program Manager - Business Operations

 Manage engineering projects from requirements gathering and planning through development, testing, release, and closure.  Create project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and delivery schedules.  Coordinate with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Software Engineers, QA, Product Managers, and other stakeholders.  Track project progress, identify delays and dependencies, and drive corrective actions.  Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other project ceremonies where required.  Maintain project trackers, RAID logs, action items, and status reports.  Identify and proactively manage project risks, technical dependencies, resource constraints, and delivery issues.  Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions to leadership and stakeholders.  Coordinate releases and ensure development, QA, deployment, and business teams are aligned.  Manage scope changes and assess their impact on timelines, resources, and deliverables.  Ensure engineering deliverables meet agreed requirements, timelines, and quality standards.  Work with technical teams to understand project dependencies and translate them into actionable project plans.  Help resolve cross-team blockers and facilitate effective communication between technical and business teams.  Monitor resource allocation and work with engineering leadership to address capacity constraints.  Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes and engineering collaboration. 

Job Summary 

Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and successfully delivering technology projects within agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards. The role requires close coordination with business stakeholders, technical teams and senior management to ensure projects achieve their intended business outcomes. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.  
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.  
• Lead cross-functional teams including developers, infrastructure, QA, and business analysts.  
• Coordinate release planning, sprint goals, release timelines, dependencies, and deployment activities. 
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.  
• Track project progress and provide regular status reports to stakeholders and management.  
• Identify potential risks and implement appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.  
• Coordinate requirements gathering and ensure alignment between business and technical teams.  
• Facilitate project meetings, reviews and steering committee meetings.  
• Ensure projects follow organizational IT governance, security, compliance, and quality standards.  
• Coordinate testing, deployment, implementation, and transition to operational teams.  
• Manage stakeholder expectations and resolve conflicts or escalated issues.  
• Manage testing, deployment, documentation, and project closure.  
• Conduct project closure activities and evaluate project performance and outcomes.  

Required Qualifications 

• Minimum 8 years of experience in IT project management or a related technology role.  
• Proven experience managing end-to-end IT projects.  
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.  
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.  
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), IT infrastructure, cloud technologies, or enterprise applications, depending on the project portfolio.  
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.  

Key Skills 

• Project planning and execution  
• Stakeholder management  
• Risk and issue management  
• Budget and resource management  
• Agile/Scrum methodology  
• Change management  
• Team leadership  
• Negotiation and conflict resolution  
• Reporting and documentation  
• Strategic thinking and problem solving 

Require Experience : Minimum 8 years

Location : Indore -Onsite

Interview mode : Virtual

Project Manager – Capital Markets

Chella Software are a global software provider of fintech solutions for central banks, exchanges, central counter parties, and financial market intermediaries. They meet the software needs of customers in India, the Middle East, Africa, Singapore, and the USA.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Planning & Documentation

2. Risk & Dependency Management

3. Stakeholder & Client Communication

4. Review & Governance Cadence

5. Reporting & Visibility

6. Coordination & Collaboration

7. Client Relationship Management

We are looking for a detail-oriented Project Planning professional to manage project timelines, documentation, and stakeholder coordination. The role involves maintaining and updating project planning templates including milestones, deliverables, risk logs, and dependency trackers. You will be responsible for driving regular review cadences (weekly/fortnightly), stakeholder meetings, and ensuring clear communication with clients including MOMs, scope changes, and escalations. The candidate will identify bottlenecks, manage internal and external dependencies, and ensure smooth cross-functional coordination. Additionally, the role requires maintaining visibility across projects, managing escalation matrices, and supporting timeline renegotiations when required. Strong organizational skills, communication, and proficiency in Excel and PPT are essential.

Interview process

1st round Virtual

2nd round Face to Face

Skills:

Required Skills & Qualifications

• M.B.A or equivalent in sales and marketing with a B.E / B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical, Electronics or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a IT Project management
• Ability to understand and explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Basic knowledge of databases, APIs, and enterprise systems integration.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• An analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with capital markets concepts such as trade lifecycle, securities
• settlement, depositories, custodians, and regulations will be an advantage.