Program Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager to join one of our ChatBot engineering teams at our office in Hyderabad or work with us remotely.

Our Program managers are multi-tasking ninjas. They rally internal and external teams with them with a single-minded focus on building the right solutions for the clients using the power of conversational AI. Running scrums, handling client calls, unblocking teams, building conversational designs and flows, measuring the performance of shipped bots are all the things you will do on a daily basis while making sure that all stakeholders are aligned and communication flow is happening in all directions. You will be juggling multiple projects and priorities simultaneously which will make each day very different and exciting than the previous.

What would you do?

• Work with the Business Development team to concretize the proposals for various prospective clients.
• Design conversational solutions for clients that solve their business goals within the framework of the platform, keeping the user experience at the center of the thought process.
• Rigorously follow up with clients to unblock internal teams, right from requirement gathering, dependency identification, and closure.
• Work with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the projects are delivered on time.
• Be a champion of communication and clearly communicate project deliverables, timelines, status, and dependencies on a regular basis.
• Provide clear direction to the development team on the bot's scope and run scrums and sprints with them.
• Work with the customer success team to work on continuous improvements of chatbots.
• Plan out a development roadmap for the enterprise development team and provide relevant insights to the platform owners for further improvement.

Who Should Apply?

• 2-4 years of experience as a Product/Project Manager, preferably on a consumer-facing product.
• Bachelors/Master's Degree in Engineering from a Tier 1 institute like IIT, BIT, NIT, etc., or US/UK.
• Strong understanding of the consumer internet ecosystem. Previous experience of working in Chatbots / AI domain a plus.
• High-level understanding of various tech platforms like Android, iOS, Web, Voice, etc.
• Experience working in startups or successful entrepreneurial adventures.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Self-driven, Multi-tasker, Comfortable with a fast-paced, always-on, highly ambiguous environment.

Title : Agile Program Manager

Locations: Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi (Remote).

Job Type: Fulltime

The Agile Program Manager should have experience with all facets of software development, operational support and project management using agile processes. Must have experience in providing advanced project management and support for ongoing programs and for projects across numerous functional and technical units with the organization. For each program/project, the Agile Program Manager is responsible for ensuring that the program is on track for successful releases, and coordinate with vendors/partners, and external stakeholders, as necessary.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the Scrum of Scrums once or twice a week with Scrum Masters, Backlog Owners, and Leads.
• Facilitate Big Room Planning with Lean | Agile Teams, Leads, Leadership, and Stakeholders.
• Review Agile metrics every week with Program Portfolio stakeholders.
• Serve as an escalation path for Scrum Masters and the Lean | Agile Teams.
• Help champion the Agile transformation in the program.
• Help drive the Communities of Practice in the program and encourage others to participate.
• Work with Product Management to update the Agile Road Map, as necessary.
• Serve as an administrator for the Agile ALM (Application Lifecyle Management) tool.
• Mentor Scrum Masters.
• Track program dependencies to resolution.
• Track program risks to resolution.
• Create weekly summary Agile program reports for Leadership.
• Support Leadership to track Agile budgets, Team allocations, releases.
• Conduct Program Portfolio Agile Maturity Assessments.
• Participate in Progressive Elaboration sessions to maintain institutional knowledge.
• Assist in Agile contract management with external vendors and contractors.

Suggested Certifications:

• Agile Program Manager - Agile Axiom Framework
• Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance).
• Certified Scrum Professional (Scrum Alliance).
• Agile Project Management (IC Agile).
• Agile Program Portfolio Management (IC Agile).
• Agile Certified Practitioner (Project Management Institute).

Suggested Experience:

• 6+ Years Professional Experience.
• At Least 4 Years in Project Management.
• At Least 4 Years Working in an Agile Environment.
• College Degree or Equivalent Professional Experience.

The Agile Program Manager has a critical role. They are often the glue to ensure everyone is moving forward towards value delivery via conflict resolution, administrating ALM tools, facilitating program level meetings, removing escalated impediments, tracking program dependencies and risks to resolutions, etc. The ideal person should have a strong project management background and hands-on Agile experience at the Program Portfolio level.

• Manage overall performance for multiple platforms distributed across various customers.
• Reviewing various technical aspects like project documentation, system design & integration, monitoring critical paths and taking appropriate actions.
• ·Reviewing Product Description, Technical Specification Documents, User Stories & Use Cases. Contributing efforts towards requirement gathering.
• Actively participating with the design team to create the wireframes based on the technical specifications.
• Mapping client’s requirements, attending/ conducting business user meetings and executing project planning & scheduling to provide customized business solutions.
• Suggesting appropriate as well as technology-based solutions for enhancing functional efficiency of the organization and achieving business excellence.
• ·Having a fair business understanding to execute as per the expectations.
• Delivering and implementing the project as per scheduled deadlines; extending post-implementation and assistance to the technical team and client.
• Hold periodic review meetings and project progress update meetings.
• Oversees, and has accountability for the successful completion of all aspects of assigned project work.
• Works effectively and individually with Technical and Non-Technical team members and customers.
• Preparing status reports by gathering, analysing, and summarizing relevant information.
• Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.
• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Coordinating the development of user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients.
• Identifying and developing new opportunities with clients.
• Understanding the business and developing business plans and strategies for the department & formulate long range plans 
• Creating launch strategies for new line of business.

Project Management

• Develop the integrated project plans to determine time frame, procedures for accomplishing projects
• Assess consolidated project plans for dependencies, gaps and continued business value
• Plan and manage project closure and/or transitions
• Work with stakeholders to establish and gain consensus on project goals, objectives and deliverables
• Conduct project reviews to recommend changes to project schedules or resource requirements
• Document and track project scope, changes, issues and risks that affect implementation
• Facilitate the daily stand-up to achieve team consensus
• Eliminate conflicts and assist in developing solutions to manage roadblocks
• Plan and manage testing cycle with customer

Customer Success

• 3-5 years experienced engineer in design; pre / post implementation tracking / successful execution on the following categories:
• Building management systems
• Security systems / cameras; sensors; beacons
• IOT implantation within campuses / buildings
• IT security systems – understanding of the way they work / get implemented
• Comfortable with client interactions and working with client’s vendors / partners

Other Areas:

• Participates periodically in client meetings or business development presentations as part of a Team to help demonstrate our capabilities. Assists with the development of marketing materials and support

Information/data. Maintains a working knowledge of business unit’s available product and service offerings.

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, information systems, technology, engineering are preferred.

Other disciplines are welcome to apply if you have a strong interest or sufficient knowledge in IT domains

• At least 4 years of experience in IT Project Management role and 6 years total professional experience
• Strong communication skills, well-versed in English (spoken and written) to facilitate cross border

Communications and collaborations

• Strong stakeholder management skills to communicate across various departments and levels
• Strong time management skills, detailed and results-oriented
• Familiar with startup environment and understanding of dynamics between design, engineering, product and customer service is a plus
• Experience with agile and project management software like Jira
• Committed to the values of integrity, accountability, and customer centric

Sizzle is an exciting new startup in the world of gaming. At Sizzle, we’re building AI to automatically create highlights of gaming streamers and esports tournaments. 

For this role, we're looking for someone that loves to play and watch games, and is eager to roll up their sleeves and build up a new gaming platform. Specifically, we’re looking for a technical program manager - someone that can drive timelines, manage dependencies and get things done. You will work closely with the founders and the engineering team to iterate and launch new products and features. You will constantly report on status and maintain a dashboard across product, engineering, and user behavior. 

You will:

• Be responsible for speedy and timely shipping of all products and features
• Work closely with front end engineers, product managers, and UI/UX teams to understand the product requirements in detail, and map them out to delivery timeframes
• Work closely with backend engineers to understand and map deployment timeframes and integration into pipelines
• Manage the timeline and delivery of numerous A/B tests on the website design, layout, color scheme, button placement, images/videos, and other objects to optimize time on site and conversion
• Keep track of all dependencies between projects and engineers
• Track all projects and tasks across all engineers and address any delays.  Ensure tight coordination with management.

You should have the following qualities:

• Strong track record of successful delivery of complex projects and product launches
• 2+ years of software development; 2+ years of program management
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Deep understanding of AI model development and deployment
• Excited about working in a fast-changing startup environment
• Willingness to learn rapidly on the job, try different things, and deliver results
• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science or related field
• Ideally a gamer or someone interested in watching gaming content online

Skills:

Technical program management, ML algorithms, Tensorflow, AWS, Python

Work Experience:  3 years to 10 years

We are Powerplay, India’s  1st  mobile  app  for  construction. In  simple  words,  it’s  the  "Slack  for Construction  Industry".  It  replaces  WhatsApp  groups  and  helps  contractors  collect  money  faster by  improving  their  site  to  office  communication. Founded  by  IIT  Roorkee  alumni  -Iesh  Dixit and Shubham Goyal.  Backed  by  industry  experts and leading  VCs like  Sequoia,  Accel,  and  India  Quotient. Why join  Powerplay We are  on  a  mission  to  empower  construction  workers  with  great  design  and  technology  to fasten  Indian  infrastructure  development.  The  second  largest  industry  in  India  -  Construction  is making  a  transition  from  pen  and  paper  to  digital,  on  Powerplay.  So,  if  you  want  to  help  and impact  the  16%  working  population  of  India  employed  in  construction,  you  will  love  to  work  here. Also,  every  person  who  joins  Powerplay  absolutely  loves  what  they  do.  Time  just  passes  for  us when  we  work.  We  believe  that  is  the  only  way  to  do  great  work.  If  you  resonate  with  this,  come join  us!

Job  Description
● Working  closely  with  sales  in  support  of  generating  new  business  revenues.
● Showcase Powerplay  services  and  the  benefits  we  would  provide  to  potential  customers.
● Answer functional  questions  related  to  Powerplay´s  products  in  Requests  for  Proposals (RFPs).
● Build  out  and  enhance  the  RFP,  tech  and  security  questionnaire  repository.
● Participate  in  web  demos.
● Build  core  knowledge  in  Powerplay´s  industry  solutions.
● Actively  monitor  and  assist  in  day-to-day  sales  &  partner  support  via  established  channels (Salesforce,  SharePoint,  Zendesk  and  face-to-face).
● Develop  and  maintain  the  Pre-Sales  team  competence  and  processes  by  actively  assessing and  adjusting  routines,  platforms/systems,  documentation  materials,  training  and demonstration  execution.

We've  Got Awesome  Perks!
● We always offer  a  competitive  salary  along  with  ESOPs
● We have Sodexo of  8K per  month  to  take  care  of  you  and  it’s  on  top  of  your  CTC.
● Medical  Insurance  for  you  and  your  family,  worth  5  Lakhs.
● We don't  track  how  many  leaves  in  a  month  or  a  year  you  take.  Whenever  you  feel  like taking  a  break,  please  go  ahead  and  take  it.  Please  do  not  forget  to  leave  a  note  on  Slack but  that  does  not  mean  you  are  seeking  approval  from  anyone  in  the  Organization