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Sr Project Manager

Bangalore, Pune, Gurgaon, Noidahybrid7.0 - Any years0L - ₹28.00L

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Job Description

Job Details:

 

Position                :       Sr Project Manager(Engineering Architecture & Program Reporting)

Experience           :       7+ Years

Location               :        Noida/Gurgaon/Pune/Bangalore

 

 

Job Description:

 

Role- Permanent/ Full time

Shift- 1:00 PM to 11: 00 PM (10 Hours Shift. Also depends on the project/work dependencies)

Working Days- 5 days

Work Mode- Hybrid

 

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate our engineering architecture review process while driving consistent, high-quality program management reporting across engineering teams. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of technical fluency, program leadership, and stakeholder management to ensure alignment, transparency, and delivery excellence across complex engineering initiatives.

 

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Review Process Management

  • Own and continuously improve the end-to-end engineering architecture review process.

  • Coordinate cross-functional reviews with engineering, product, security, and operations stakeholders.

  • Ensure architectural decisions are documented, tracked, and aligned with organizational standards and strategy.

  • Facilitate architecture review boards (ARBs), including agenda setting, materials preparation, and follow-ups.

  • Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps in proposed architectures and escalate appropriately.

Program Management & Reporting

  • Develop and maintain standardized program reporting frameworks for engineering teams.

  • Provide clear, concise, and actionable reporting on project status, risks, milestones, and KPIs.

  • Consolidate updates across multiple projects into executive-level summaries.

  • Drive accountability for timely and accurate reporting across teams.

  • Implement tools and dashboards to improve visibility and decision-making.

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Partner with engineering leaders, product managers, and other stakeholders to align priorities and timelines.

  • Facilitate communication across distributed teams and ensure transparency of program progress.

  • Support planning cycles, including roadmap development, quarterly planning, and resource allocation.

Process Improvement & Governance

  • Establish and enforce PMO standards, methodologies, and best practices.

  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality of project delivery.

  • Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Ensure compliance with internal governance and external regulatory requirements where applicable.

Stakeholder Management

  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on program health and risks.

  • Manage expectations and proactively communicate changes in scope, schedule, or priorities.

  • Build strong relationships across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.

  • 7+ years of project or program management experience, preferably within engineering or technology organizations.

  • Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional programs.

  • Strong understanding of software development and/or systems architecture concepts.

  • Experience facilitating architecture or design review processes.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

  • PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.

  • Experience working within a PMO structure.

  • Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

  • Experience with program reporting tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar).

Key Competencies

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Organizational Leadership

  • Analytical Problem Solving

  • Communication & Influence

  • Process Orientation

  • Risk Management

Work Environment

  • Collaborative, fast-paced engineering organization.

  • Cross-functional team with project managers, product managers, and technical leads.

  • Opportunity to shape and mature program and architecture governance processes.

Reporting Structure

  • Reports to: Head of PMO

  • Works closely with: Engineering Leadership, Product Management, Architecture Teams, and other PMO members

Success Metrics

  • Effectiveness and efficiency of architecture review process

  • Accuracy and timeliness of program reporting

  • Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment

  • Delivery performance across engineering programs

  • Continuous improvement of PMO processes

 

 

 

 

Skills

Required

program managementarchitecture reviewstakeholder managementsoftware developmentsystems architecture

Preferred

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