Software Project Manager

skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

 Project Planning:
Define project scope, develop work breakdown structures (WBS), create

timelines, and set delivery milestones.  Sprint Management:
Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, and backlog

grooming to ensure smooth Agile workflows.  Requirement Management:
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into

actionable user stories; prioritize tasks effectively.  Execution Oversight:
Track project execution and ensure alignment with plans; monitor

risks, manage dependencies, and resolve roadblocks.  Resource Allocation:
Allocate tasks based on team capacity and expertise; ensure optimal

resource utilization.  Stakeholder Communication:
Maintain clear and consistent communication with all

stakeholders; provide timely updates on progress and issues.  Quality Assurance:
Ensure adherence to defined quality standards; oversee integration with

testing frameworks.  Budget & Cost Control:
Track budget vs. actuals;
Handle financial forecasting and deviation

analysis

 Risk & Issue Management:
Maintain risk register;
Plan and implement mitigation strategies.  Change Management:
Manage scope changes through a formal change control process.  Project Closure:
Ensure delivery acceptance, lessons learned documentation, and formal

closure. Key Result Areas (KRAs):

 On-time project delivery
- Deliver all project milestones on schedule with minimal slippage

 Adherence to project budgets
- Control cost deviations and ensure financial accountability

 Compliance with software quality standards
- Ensure projects meet predefined quality

benchmarks and standards

 High stakeholder satisfaction levels
- Maintain high satisfaction levels from all project

stakeholders

 Strong team collaboration and morale
- Promote effective collaboration and communication

across the team

 Scope Management
- Manage requirement changes with minimal disruption to the delivery

timeline

 Risk & Issue Resolution
- Mitigate project risks and resolve issues proactively

Technical

Skills:

 Project Management Tools: JIRA, MS Project, Asana, Trello,

 Methodologies:
Agile (Scrum, SAFe), Hybrid, Waterfall

 Software Lifecycle Knowledge:
Proficiency in SDLC phases:
Planning, Designing, Development, Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance

 CI/CD and Dev Ops:
Familiarity with Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes

 Testing Frameworks:
Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Postman

 Cloud & Infrastructure Basics:
Basic understanding of AWS, Azure, GCP for deployment

pipelines.  Reporting & Analytics:
Creating dashboards using Excel, Power BI;
Velocity and burndown

metrics.

Qualifications:

 Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related

discipline

 PMP, CSM, or SAFe Certification mandate

 Demonstrated success in delivering complex software projects

 Strong interpersonal, communication, and team leadership skills