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Manager – Project Management Office (PMO)
Location:
Pune
Department: Operations / Founder’s Office
Experience:
5–10 Years
About Frido
At Frido, we are building products that solve everyday discomfort through thoughtful design, engineering, and deep consumer understanding. As a fast-growing consumer brand in ergonomic and mobility products, execution excellence across hardware development, sourcing, manufacturing, and cross-functional coordination is critical to our growth journey.
We are looking for a hands-on PMO professional to drive execution across hardware programs, product launches, sourcing, operations, and cross-functional initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who has worked in manufacturing, consumer durables, automotive, engineering, industrial products, furniture, footwear, or hardware-led businesses — and understands how physical products move from concept to scale.
Role Overview
The Manager - PMO will be responsible for driving high-priority projects across product development, supply chain, vendor coordination, manufacturing timelines, and business-critical operational initiatives.
The ideal candidate should have strong experience in program management for physical products , be highly structured, execution-focused, and comfortable working in a fast-paced founder-led environment.
Important: This is not an IT/SaaS PMO role . Candidates with predominantly software project management backgrounds will not be considered.
Key Responsibilities
1. Program & Project Governance
Drive end-to-end execution of strategic projects across operations and hardware functions.
Create structured project plans with clear timelines, milestones, ownership, dependencies, and risk tracking.
Ensure timely delivery of product, sourcing, and operational initiatives.
2. Cross-Functional Coordination
Work closely with product, sourcing, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, finance, and leadership teams to ensure alignment.
Drive accountability across stakeholders and remove execution bottlenecks.
Facilitate weekly review mechanisms and progress tracking.
3. Hardware/Product Development PMO
Monitor timelines related to new product development (NPD) and hardware execution.
Coordinate with vendors, manufacturers, tooling teams, and external partners.
Ensure smooth transition from concept → prototyping → production → launch.
4. Process Excellence
Build scalable execution frameworks, dashboards, trackers, and SOPs.
Improve project visibility and reporting mechanisms.
Identify operational inefficiencies and implement corrective actions.
5. Risk & Escalation Management
Anticipate project risks and proactively solve delays.
Escalate critical dependencies and propose practical solutions.
Ensure business continuity through structured planning.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are specifically looking for candidates from:
✅ Hardware / Physical Product Businesses
✅ Manufacturing
✅ Consumer Durables
✅ Automotive / Auto Components
✅ Engineering / Industrial Products
✅ Furniture / Ergonomic Products
✅ Footwear / Product Operations
Preferred Background
Experience in PMO, Program Management, Project Management, NPD PMO, Operations Excellence, or Manufacturing PMO
Strong exposure to physical product lifecycle management
Technical educational background from a TIER 1 - Engineering College/TIER 1 Business School preferred.
Comfortable handling multiple stakeholders and ambiguity
Strong Excel, project tracking, MIS, and execution rigor
Must-Have Skills
Project Planning & Governance
Cross-functional stakeholder management
Manufacturing / Hardware program execution
Vendor & supply chain coordination
Risk management & escalation handling
Process improvement & reporting dashboards
Strong analytical and execution skills
KPIs / KRIs
On-time completion of strategic projects
Product launch adherence vs planned timelines
Reduction in execution delays/bottlenecks
Cross-functional closure rate of action items
Project visibility and reporting accuracy
Vendor and manufacturing milestone adherence
Why Join Frido?
Opportunity to build in a high-growth hardware/D2C brand
Work directly on high-impact business initiatives
High ownership and visibility with leadership
Solve real execution challenges in physical products and manufacturing
Interested candidates must share their CVs via email to and Along with your CVs, please include a brief paragraph about yourselves.
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