Sales Manager

Project Manager 

WHO WE ARE 

We are a team of digital practitioners with roots stretching back to the earliest days of online commerce, who dedicate themselves to serving our client companies.

We’ve seen the advancements first-hand over the last 25 years and believe our experiences allow us to innovate. Utilizing cutting-edge technology and providing bespoke, innovative services, we believe we can help you stay ahead of the curve.

We take a holistic view of digital strategy. Our approach to transformation is based on conscious Intent to delight customers through continuous Insight and creative Innovation with an enduring culture of problem-solving.

We bring every element together to create innovative, high-performing commerce experiences for enterprise B2C, B2B, D2C and Marketplace brands across industries. From mapping out business and functional requirements, to developing the infrastructure to optimize traditionally fragmented processes, we help you create integrated, future-proofed commerce solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Handle end-to end project planning and management of Software projects in e-commerce and retail industries.
• Create and present the project plans using Jira / MPP to clients and the internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with the Technical Architects / Technical Leads / Business Analyst / Quality Assurance for  estimation of the ongoing / upcoming projects.
• You will be responsible for the High Level timeline and Milestones for the project.
• Manage resource requirements and utilization for the project. Forecast utilization and work with the management for proper resource allocation and skill alignment.
• Closely interact with the clients to communicate and align on the  Project plans / scope / workflow / project execution etc.
• Track the execution of the sprints  against the project plan to ensure we are meeting the scheduled deadlines / milestones. Propose solutions in case there are timeline risks.
• Responsible for the Change Management process from the identification of the change request to estimation, approval,  planning and final execution of the change request.
• Monitor dependencies and risks to ensure timely resolution and/or escalation to reduce bottlenecks and maintain steady flow of work.
• Alert Client, Client Partners, Team and other stakeholders, to upcoming milestones and the resultant impact on timelines.
• Host agile events such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews/demos and retrospectives.
• Coach team to adapt Agile principles and Scrum values. Use tools and processes as needed to empower team members to deliver better and iteratively improve the sprint performance.
• Work closely with Clients to ensure dependencies and impediments are cleared and the client team is fully aligned with the progress of the project
• Create reports and dashboards to monitor the progress of the project for the scrum team and management
• Report burnt hours on a regular basis for reporting, monitoring and billing purposes
• Be responsible for overall, on budget and on time delivery of the project

WHAT WE NEED IN YOU

• Hands-on experience in planning and management of software development projects from scratch.
• Experience in Ecommerce or Retail would be an advantage.
• Process oriented and also be flexible and dynamic to align with the current work flows.
• Project Planning skills - Using MPP, smartsheet or any other Project Management tool.
• Expertise on project management tools like Jira, Zoho People, Confluence, Bugzilla, Github, basecamp.
• Knowledgeable in agile methodologies and familiar with different agile ceremonies
• Good understanding of Jira / JQL to create reports, dashboards and workflows etc.
• Ability to manage Multiple Projects / Clients
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

QUALIFICATION 

• Engineering Graduate or equivalent or MBA in Project management.
• 7 plus years of experience as a core Project Manager.

We are excited to share that we are named the best places to work in the Technology space. Techwave is a leading global IT services and solutions company revolutionizing digital transformations. We are proud of the company culture we’ve built as we’ve grown to 1500+ employees globally to make Techwave a place that people love to come to work every day.

Join us!

Organization      : TECHWAVE (http://www.techwave.net/">http://www.techwave.net/)

Requirement     : SAFe Scrum Master

Experience         : 8+ Years

Job type               : Permanent

Location               : Hyderabad

Role Requirements

• Coaching the scrum team and organisation on how to use scaled agile practices and values with a preference for use of the Scale Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Facilitating scaled agile ceremonies and coaching teams on best-practises, supporting with advancement and improvement of scaled agile within the organisation.
• Guiding the scrum team on self-organisation and cross-functionality.
• Guides and coaches the scrum team on how to use agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Ensures teams attain a high-performance level in the practice of scrum delivery by recognising areas of strength and improvement, employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
• Responsible for ensuring scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Coaches the scrum team in self-organisation, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the scrum team.
• Works with the scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organisational project or product teams.
• Resolves team impediments with other scrum masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Works with Agile coaches and other scrum masters to grow within the role.
• Contributes to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organisation.
• Facilitates and supports all scrum events: sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
• Acts as a leader who coaches and supports agile teams assigned to ongoing change delivery and broader  department initiatives, business and corporate initiatives.

Technical Experience

• Demonstrable experience within a scrum master role and familiarity with a payment’s processing institution.
• Knowledge of a scaled agile framework (techniques and artifacts) and understanding of software development life cycle models.
• Proven experience with scum techniques such as at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity and retrospection.
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other scrum techniques.
• Experience coaching organisations and scrum teams in an agile framework.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships and work collaboratively with and through others.
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, SharePoint, and Confluence plus knowledge of SSDLC and agile / Lean methodologies, exemplifying and promoting associated values and principles.
• Experience in a highly analytical, results-oriented environment with cross-functional interactions.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills to effectively lead cross-functional teams to drive deliverables, projects, and engagements to completion.
• Strong experience of software testing lifecycle and techniques such as unit, integration, acceptance, regression test and the use of mocks and stubs.
• Ability to break down and solve complex problems and follow solutions through to completion.
• Ability to function autonomously, exercise sound decision-making skills, and serve as an advocate for business goals and objectives.
• Planning and problem solving with Product Management and Solution Delivery teams.

Education / Qualifications / Training

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an agile team or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Scaled Agile Scrum Master certification preferred.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Must have led teams of technical analysts, software developers and QA test analysts.
• More than comfortable in an ambiguous matrixed organisation.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software development experience in java.
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e. g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript/Typescript, XML, jQuery)
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Micro Services based architecture
• Experience with Angular 5 Angular 8 and/or experience with React JS
• Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills.
• Good understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with common stacks Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e. g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e. g. Angular, React, Node.js )Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with databases (e. g. MySQL, PostgreSQL), web servers (e. g. Tomcat, Apache).
• Excellent communication and ability to lead a 5-10 member team

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the entire development process for the Internal IP (e.g. Quality Fusion)
• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Analyzing user requirements, envisioning system features and functionality.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable codes by setting expectations and features priorities throughout the development life cycle.
• Working with Senior leadership and stakeholders to present ideas and solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIsTest software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency in troubleshooting, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings.

1. Own Architecture and Design for one or more verticals end to end
   Work with stakeholders (Product teams, Partners, UI/UX teams & Vendors) to create right architecture for large scale, large volume consumer facing applications
2. Ability to work in ambiguous environments
3. Be on top of emerging technology and make recommendations to future-proof products and solutions
4. Ensure that systems are architected to be secure and resilient through the effective application of security and Business Continuity principles
5. Lead the definition and validation of architecture principles and standards

What you need to have:

• 2+ years experience as a Brand Manager / Category Manager / Marketing Manager or similar experience in a startup also works
• Sales/P&L Management - Any experience in managing top line sales and responsible for achieving top-line numbers
• Marketing - Has managed marketing strategy; worked with cross-functional teams to execute marketing campaigns 
• ECommerce experience - Should have a fair understanding of online/digital sales and marketing - Familiar with managing digital campaigns and online customer journey   
• Strong growth trajectory