Job Description

AIKAARA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

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Associate Project Manager — AI-First Delivery

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Location: Pune, India (on-site client placement in later phases)

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Employment Type: Full-Time

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Experience: 2–3 Years

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Reports To: Product Head

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CTC: Up to ₹9 LPA (based on interview performance)

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- About the Role
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Aikaara Technologies builds and maintains enterprise web applications for US-based clients. We run as an AI-first team. Claude, Claude Code and Cursor are part of daily work — used to understand codebases, draft specifications, prepare test cases and move delivery forward. This is how we work, not an occasional shortcut.

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We are looking for an Associate Project Manager with 2–3 years of experience who is genuinely good at working with AI tools and wants to grow into a full delivery role. You do not need to have managed large teams or hold a certification. You need to be organised, curious, clear in writing, and capable of using AI to produce the output of a much larger team.

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This is a hands-on role. You will run sprints, track delivery, write documentation, test features yourself, and be the reliable point of coordination between developers, QA, UI/UX and the client.

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- AI Skills — What We Actually Look For
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This section carries the most weight in our evaluation.

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• Uses AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT or similar) as part of daily work, not occasionally.

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• Can write clear, well-structured prompts and get usable output on the first or second attempt.

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• Can use AI to read and understand an unfamiliar codebase or product, and explain it back in plain language.

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• Can use AI to draft specifications, user stories, test cases, release notes and client emails — and then review, correct and take ownership of that output.

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• Has the judgment to recognise when AI output is wrong, incomplete or invented, and verifies before acting on it.

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• Willing to learn Claude Code with Cursor in depth.



Structured training and time will be given.

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• Advantage: has independently built something with AI — a script, a small app, an automation, a dashboard, an internal tool. Bring it to the interview.

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- Key Responsibilities
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• Coordinate day-to-day delivery across development, QA and UI/UX.

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• Run Agile ceremonies — daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.

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• Break requirements into clear user stories with acceptance criteria, and keep Jira accurate and current.

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• Use AI tools to draft specifications, BRDs, test cases, meeting summaries and status reports.

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• Test features on staging before they reach the client; raise clear, reproducible bug reports.

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• Track progress, dependencies and blockers; escalate early rather than late.

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• Join client calls, take structured notes, and convert discussion into actionable tickets.

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• Prepare weekly status reports and release notes for internal and client stakeholders.

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• Support UAT, production releases and post-release checks.

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• Maintain project documentation so that anyone joining the project can get up to speed quickly.

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- Required Skills
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• 2–3 years of experience in project coordination, delivery, business analysis, QA or associate product roles in a software or product company.

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• Working understanding of Agile / Scrum and the software development lifecycle.

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• Hands-on with Jira or a comparable tracking tool.

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• Solid written and spoken English — you will write to US clients directly.

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• Ability to document clearly and structure information well.

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• Attention to detail, ownership and consistent follow-through.

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• Comfortable working from the Pune office, with some overlap with US client hours.

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- Technical Understanding
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A functional understanding is expected in the following areas:

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• Web applications and how they are structured

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• React.js frontend (functional level)

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• Ruby on Rails backend (functional level)

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• REST APIs and basic SQL

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• Git and branching basics

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• Staging, UAT and production release flow

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Hands-on coding experience is not mandatory. You should, however, be able to read code with AI assistance and hold a technical conversation with developers without needing everything translated.

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- Tools
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• Jira, Confluence

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• Claude / Claude Code, Cursor

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• GitHub

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• Slack / Microsoft Teams

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• Google Workspace, Excel / Sheets

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- Preferred Qualifications
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• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology.

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• Exposure to SaaS, ERP or enterprise software projects.

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• Exposure to international or US-based clients.

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• CSM / PSM certification is a plus, but not required.

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- What You Get
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• Direct exposure to US clients and the full product lifecycle, from requirement to release.

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• Structured training on Claude Code with Cursor, and the freedom to use AI across your work.

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• A clear growth path to Project Manager based on delivery ownership, not years served.

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- Must-Have Skills
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AI Tools Usage · Prompt Writing · Agile / Scrum · Jira · Requirement Documentation · User Stories · Sprint Coordination · Functional Testing · Client Communication · SDLC

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- Nice-to-Have Skills
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Claude Code · Cursor · React.js & Ruby on Rails exposure · SaaS or ERP projects · API testing (Postman) · Confluence · US client coordination

📌 Associate Project Manager (Pune)
🏢 Aikaara Technologies
📍 Pune