Key Objectives of the Role

• Contribute to continuous improvement and standardization efforts of PM processes and methodology to align with service delivery goals.
• Communicating with clients and defining requirements and project scope.
• Ensuring that all projects run smoothly, assembling cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, and more, and working with them to deliver valuable results on-time and on-budget.
• Responsible for managing expectations of clients and keeping them happy.
• Passionate about project management and make an effort to keep your knowledge up-to-date.
• Ensuring full compliance with project management processes and values

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and engaging project-relevant stakeholders to ensure an aligned communication and decision-making process.
• Define requirements and work with relevant cross-functional teams to guarantee smooth, efficient implementation and delivery.
• Responsible for requirement building, backlog prioritization, sprint planning, release, daily standups, reviews and overall execution.
• Responsible for process implementation and improvements.
• Monitor resource availability and allocation.
• Responsible for quality assurance and control in accordance to project requirements.
• Perform overall project risk and issue management, and handle detailed tracking and mitigation planning.
• Responsible for establishing clear ownership of project tasks, ensuring every team member has the required tool & support needed, and providing timely feedback.
• Set clear expectations, provide needed autonomy to team members, time monitor the progress and give recognition for results.
• Developing schedules and methods for measuring results.
• Organizing and managing all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion.
• Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project communications.
• Coordinate project scope and objectives and ensure technical feasibility.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation within standards of the business.

Required Skills/ Competencies

• A deep understanding of agile software development best practices.
• Proven leadership skills, including the ability to inspire confidence in engineering and executive teams to follow the recommended project direction.
• Technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development is preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to analyze the available data and make decisions that affect the project on a regular basis.
• Ability to seamlessly handle multiple projects at once.
• Sound knowledge and experience on project management tools (JIRA, Confluence) and frameworks such as scrum, kanban, etc.
• Ability to mentor and lead the project team plus work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – both English and Nepali.
• Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner, Certified Scrum Professional, Agile certified practitioner certification is a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/BBA graduate or equivalent. MBA degree preferred.
• At least 3 years of software project management experience in an agile environment.