Senior Associate – Program Management (Agile Methodology)Required Skills & Experience

- Strong knowledge of Agile concepts and Scrum, with the ability to manage multiple Scrum deliveries.
- Basic understanding of SDLC, Waterfall, and Project Management methodologies.
- Strong experience in Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of VBA is an added advantage.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and data-driven decision-making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, motivational, organizational, and planning abilities.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Proven ability to work effectively with technical, business, and project management teams to proactively manage project issues, risk logs, status reports, and related activities.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong sense of teamwork, urgency, and prioritization.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment where priorities may change frequently.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Experience or knowledge of Salesforce (Sales Cloud) is an added advantage.

Key AccountabilitiesAgile & Scrum Management
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives.
- Identify and remove impediments that may impact the team's ability to deliver commitments.
- Coach team members on Agile and Scrum values, principles, estimation techniques, backlog grooming, and Just-In-Time (JIT) planning practices.
- Coach Product Owners on Agile release management, backlog grooming, business epic structuring, and stakeholder engagement.

Project Delivery & Governance




- Assist in prioritization and resolution of defects and bugs.
- Facilitate discussions and conflict resolution across teams.
- Foster strong collaboration between Product Management, Development teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ensure project delivery expectations are clearly defined, communicated, and achieved.
- Provide regular project updates and engage stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.
- Successfully manage project changes, risks, issues, actions, and dependencies.

Visibility & Continuous Improvement
- Drive project visibility and transparency across the organization through Agile metrics, collaboration tools, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote a culture of collaboration and help eliminate organizational silos.
- Provide clear direction, guidance, and motivation to project teams.

Stakeholder & Team Management
- Work effectively with geographically distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with technical, business, and leadership stakeholders.

Business Compliance
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of and commitment to all applicable legislation and Publicis Groupe policies, including Janus, GSO, IT policies, and other organizational compliance requirements.

Personal & Team Accountabilities
- Actively develop and maintain strong working relationships with Re:Sources personnel across all levels of the organization.
- Collaborate effectively across business functions to support operational excellence and successful project delivery.
- Contribute positively to team culture and support continuous improvement across business processes.

📌 PROGRAM MANAGER - Project Management (Bengaluru)
🏢 Happiest Minds Technologies
📍 Bengaluru