Project Lead - Jira Methodologies

Responsibilities :

- Develop project plans, timelines, and resource allocations.

- Facilitate planning meetings and publish release plans with milestones in coordination with

the Platform, Product, Program, and Solution Engineering teams.

- Serve as the central point of contact for all the assigned delivery tracks, tracking project progress, providing updates, identifying risks, implementing mitigation plans, and making adjustments as necessary.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Platform/Product Engineering, Product Team, Solution Engineering, Program Teams, and DevOps) to identify, track, and resolve dependencies, ensuring timely delivery.

- Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders, fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams.

- Establish engineering delivery processes and guidelines, ensuring alignment with defined goals and driving activities toward successful outcomes.

- Provide thought leadership throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including system analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.

- Advocate for development best practices while leading and managing the development team.

- Conduct regular change management sessions to address technology updates, collaborating with Architects, Tech leads, and Managers.

Requirements :

- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple software/technology projects across locations is essential.

- Total IT experience of 6- 8 years, with some exposure to web/mobile application technologies.

- Hands-on experience with Java and open-source technologies.

- Familiarity with at least one project management tool, preferably open-source tools such as JIRA, Asana, Trello, Microsoft Project, etc.

- Additionally, experience with GIT, Gitbook, and similar tools is preferable.

- Proficiency in Excel is a plus.

- Strong presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and business leaders.

- An operating style suited to a small-organization setting, where teamwork and

resourcefulness are highly valued.

- Ability to work independently and proactively, without support staff and with minimal

supervision.

- Prior exposure to the urban governance sector, public sector, development sector, or

consulting is an added advantage.

- Good verbal and written fluency in English.

- Ability to synthesize information from different teams and consolidate it effectively.

- Experience leading teams in end-to-end development and implementation