Project Manager

• As a data engineer, you will build systems that collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information for data scientists and business analysts to interpret. You ultimate goal is to make data accessible for organizations to optimize their performance. 
• Work closely with PMs, business analysts to build and improvise data pipelines, identify and model business objects • Write scripts implementing data transformation, data structures, metadata for bringing structure for partially unstructured data and improvise quality of data 
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL
• Own data pipelines - Monitoring, testing, validating and ensuring meaningful data exists in data warehouse with high level of data quality 
• What we look for in the candidate is strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy 
• Create long term and short-term design solutions through collaboration with colleagues
• Proactive to experiment with new tools
• Strong programming skill in python
• Skillset: Python, SQL, ETL frameworks, PySpark and Snowflake 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with senior-level management regarding the implementation of changes 
• Willingness to learn and eagerness to contribute to projects 
• Designing datawarehouse and most appropriate DB schema for the data product
• Positive attitude and proactive problem-solving mindset
• Experience in building data pipelines and connectors
• Knowledge on AWS cloud services would be preferred

The Incumbent will:  Be the key person accountable for Project Delivery- managing end to end delivery of high quality projects, meeting all required functionality, within allocated schedule and budget.  Managing the team assigned to deliver projects and achieve assigned project goals.  Be responsible to ensure continued customer delight.

 Own the entire delivery of assigned projects.  Responsible for managing multiple projects involving 15-20-member team consisting of middle layer (PL/GL/TL) and the teams under them.  Responsible for the end to end delivery; ensuring that Project Delivery Metrics are controlled throughout the project lifecycle. Tracking project requirements and implementation throughout different phases.  Participate in business meetings with Function/Delivery Heads; review contracts, carry out risk analysis and mitigation exercises and update the Management on the same.  Project managers should have strong business management, budgeting and analytical skills.  Review and ensure the preparation of the following: ▪ System Architecture ▪ External Specifications & Internal Specifications ▪ Software Development Plan, Configuration Management Plan and Project plan ▪ Technical Documentation ▪ Weekly status updates to all stakeholders  Ensure process and system compliances in the projects.  Exhibit excellent escalation management skills, internal or external.  Manage FPP (Fixed Price Project) & T&M (Time & Material) projects on diverse functional domains  Coordinate, communicate with the client on project related matters.  Coach/ mentor the members in the project and provide necessary support to them.  Performance appraisal/ counselling of the group members.  Evaluate training needs (technical, managerial) and get the required training programs implemented.  Ensure project compliance with Company's Quality Systems and Procedures.

 The incumbent must be B.E/B. Tech. -CS/ IT/ MCA, M.Tech from a reputed institute, with 10-12 years of relevant industry experience across a wide variety of development projects.  Knowledge of current technological trends in the S/W development industry, such as OOP’s, Multi-Tier S/W development, Component Architecture, Web Based S/W  Good experience on Core Java, JSP, Servlets, EJB, Oracle/SQL, planning, budgeting & QA  PMP or PMI certification is desirable. Domain knowledge of BFSI practices is an advantage.  Thorough understanding of Project Management methodologies and tools.  Advanced knowledge of system integration issues and Data Analysis  Understanding the company’s vision and goals, business operations and market.  Is adept in stakeholder management and possess the ability to coordinate and prioritize customer requests with the assistance of other managers to ensure customer delight.  Possess good people management skills and is able to manage performance and disciplinary issues, handle employee complaints and grievances and recommend the hiring, termination and promotion of staff; Should be able to train, mentor, motivate and lead a successful team. Should be well versed with attrition related issues and case management.  Should have: Strong leadership abilities, self-driven, critical thinking, analytical abilities, flexibility, adaptability to work schedules, effective verbal and written communication & presentation skills, time management, self-confidence, open to changes & challenges, eye for detail, perseverance, discreetness and diplomacy, analytical thinking, sound independent decision making and team work. Must possess the attitude to deliver solution First Time Right.  Willingness to travel on Short term/Long term within India/Outside India/Client Site

Job Overview:

As a Product Manager at Dhwani Rural Information Systems, you will play a critical role in the development and delivery of IT software products that support the social and development sector. You will be responsible for defining the product vision and strategy, leading the cross-functional development team, conducting market research and competitive analysis, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, and working with stakeholders to ensure the success of our products.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise in product management and passion for leveraging technology for social good to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people and communities. You will work with a team of experienced professionals and have the opportunity to learn and grow in your career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building, implementing and managing software.

• Responsible for managing the product development process from concept to end life.

• Analyse user needs and market trends to define a roadmap for existing and new products.

• Identify and implement new technologies to gain a competitive advantage.

• Set the long-term vision and strategy for the company's products.

• Communicate and evangelize product vision and roadmap to internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Define and communicate product goals and own the results.

• Oversee the product line’s life cycle and anticipate any problems.

• Identify user and stakeholder needs and develop a product plan to address them.

• Conduct customer research and analysis to understand customer behaviour and needs.

• Implement quality assurance and data protection processes.

• Prioritize features and tasks using internal tools and regularly track and review the product direction.

• Gather product requirements and document them for development projects.

• Manage collaboration with internal and external teams to ensure efficient work.

• Participate in product-level discussions, ideation, and documentation.

• Provide solutions in existing projects to the respective teams.

• Filter first-level field issues.

• Participate in feasibility discussions.

• Stay in sync with the product/project team members.

• Gather requirements and write use cases or user stories.

• Ensure test cases are in place with the QA team before the next sprint.

• Participate in sprint planning on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

• Contribute to new feature development and maintenance work.

Essential Requirements:

• Strong experience in software development and management.

• Understanding of user needs and market trends.

• Ability to identify and implement new technologies.

• Strategic thinking and strong business acumen.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage a product line's life cycle.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Experience in customer research and analysis.

• Knowledge of quality assurance and data protection processes.

• Ability to manage projects and lead a team.

• Strong sense of purpose to work in the tech for good, ICT4D, or social impact space.

Job Description:

• Responsible for helping in data preparation and data pull
• Should be able to cut and slice data to extract interesting insights from the data
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, TPMs & PMs to execute deliverables
• Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors
• Accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives
• Analyse, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for senior management and stakeholders
• Working on strategy development to enhance user experience
• Work with development teams to learn existing projects and different use cases.
• Hands-on experience in Excel & MS Office - Expert, SQL will be preferred

Technical Skills:

• Sales & acquisition experience, Customer Service, Customer Relationship, Relationship Management
• Be self-driven, and show the ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data

Desired Skills:

• An ability and interest in working in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and rapidly changing environment
• Should have worked on Business Projects for an organization, Ex: customer acquisition, and customer retention.

1-3 Years’ experience (maximum 3 years) in Business Analyst/Program Manager/Project Manager role having good knowledge of SQL, Excel, and MS Office

Experience: 8+ years

Job Type: Full Time

Job Location: Ahmedabad

Technical project manager act as the primary point of contact for our clients. You will ensure teams are successful in their delivery through proven technical and interpersonal abilities. In this role, you will bring a strategic mindset to projects and ensure top-quality results from the team.

What we offer

• Open, positive, and learning culture surrounded with tech-savvy and helpful colleagues with a growth mindset
• Best-in-industry salary standards
• 5 days work week
• Family health insurance cover
• No politics and value-driven culture 
• Occasional Work From Home even in non-COVID19 times
• Contribute to large scale distributed systems used by fortune 100 companies

Must have

• 4+ years of development experience (preferably Java)
• 2+ years of experience in Agile project management (or a scrum master) and leading development and QA teams
• Experience working with off-shore clients (US/EU) with strong knowledge of Agile & SCRUM processes
• Provide effective mentoring & coaching on technical, soft skills, and process aspects to the team
• People orientated approach to leadership that keeps the team motivated and focused on the goals
• Strong communication and management skills with the ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems
• Hands-on approach to technical problem solving and debugging

• Proactive and inherent nature of working with ownership

Good to have

• Frontend development experience with CSS, JavaScript (ES6) or modern JS frameworks like AngularJS/React/VueJS
• Performance optimization experience with SQL
• Experience with ElasticSearch/Solr, NOSQL, messaging system
• Prior experience working as a tech lead, team lead or software architect

Roles and Responsibilities

• Actively participating in client calls for requirement grooming and designing
• Participate in design discussions with fellow team members and client
• Present groomed tickets and design to team members for design discussion
• Lead Scrum meetings and provide team support during sprint planning and execution.
• Ensure project processes (e.g. code reviews, QA, deployment reviews) are followed religiously
• Identify individual and team strength and improvement areas
• Build strong rapport with team members to understand them deeply at the individual level
• Set quarterly objectives and key results (OKRs) for individuals
• Conduct performance review meetings
• Mentor junior team members, level them up and inspire to deliver extraordinary impact together

• Improve software development operations by proactively finding gaps in processes

• Build a trusting relationship with customers and teams

• Negotiate and get buy-in of sprint scope from customers & team

• Come up with pragmatic solutions to improve software quality and drive the change if approved by the customer.

• Manage KPIs & rigorous feedback cycles (through one-on-one meetings with peers) that help align with individual and organization growth.

Join us for building great teams and intuitive projects together!