As a Project Manager at SKO

Systems, you will support successful execution of software and technology projects by coordinating across cross-functional teams. You’ll manage schedules, remove blockers, track scope, and report progress. This role is delivery-focused, requires high attention to detail, and directly contributes to the Program Manager’s and organization's success by maintaining consistency,

transparency, and performance in execution.

Essential Functions / Deliverables

- Project

Planning & Sprint Management: Collaborate with the Sr.

Project

Manager to define sprint goals, capacity planning, and iteration timelines using

Agile/Scrum practices

- Task

Coordination & Follow-up: Ensure tickets/stories are properly defined,

assigned, estimated, and updated. Coordinate with developers, QA, and designers

- Progress &

Risk Tracking: Track sprint velocity, monitor deadlines, and proactively escalate risks to Sr.

Project

Manager with mitigation options

- Requirements

Validation & Clarification: Work with Business Analysts and clients to ensure user stories and requirements are clear, testable, and aligned to goals

- Client

Communication Support: Assist in creating and presenting weekly status reports,

release notes, and demo readiness updates

- Tool Management

(Jira/ADO): Maintain project boards, workflows, and reports in Jira or Azure

DevOps. Ensure ticket hygiene and sprint health

- Documentation

& Knowledge Sharing: Update Confluence, RAID logs, SOPs, meeting notes.

Facilitate knowledge transfer and lessons learned

- Quality and

Delivery Assurance: Ensure QA coverage, regression checks, and UAT alignment with delivery timelines. Coordinate signoff and documentation

- Cross-Functional

Collaboration: Collaborate closely with BAs, PMO Analysts, QA, DevOps, and

UI/UX to maintain alignment and velocity

- Continuous

Improvement:



Identify bottlenecks and suggest improvements to workflows, sprint retro, and team velocity metrics. Contribute ideas to improve delivery frameworks​

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field

Certifications: PMP certification is preferred

Required Years and Area of

Professional Experience: 8 years and above experience, preferably in software development or software QA three to four years and four years of project management technology-led environments

Project management competency and tools awareness:

- Project

Management Tools: Azure DevOps “ADO” or Jira

- Methodologies: Agile,

Scrum, Waterfall, hybrid models

- Lifecycle

Expertise: Full project lifecycle (requirements → design → integration →

testing)

- Technical

Understanding: Ability to align software development with business objectives

- Communication

& Documentation: Status reporting, change management, stakeholder communication and planning

Qualified competencies

- Strong stakeholder management and client communication skills

- Ability to lead teams, track performance, and resolve risks/issues

- Experience in project scoping, scheduling, and budget control

- Proficient in creating and maintaining project documentation

- Strong organizational, multitasking, and analytical abilities

Knowledge, Skills &

Abilities

- Excellent coordination, organization, and delivery tracking

- Ability to work across multiple teams and manage dependencies

- Strong communication and reporting skills (verbal, written, visual)

- Working knowledge of SDLC, QA processes, and Agile/Scrum ceremonies

- Detail-oriented with a mindset for process improvement and delivery optimization

Ethics & Compliance: This position requires high standards of ethics,

transparency, and accountability. You must demonstrate respect, integrity, and the courage to raise concerns where appropriate, ensuring a healthy delivery culture

📌 Project Manager (Pune)
🏢 SKO Systems India
📍 Pune