01 Oct
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Swastika Investmart
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Indore
01 Oct
Swastika Investmart
Indore
About the Role
We are looking for a Junior / Associate Technical Project Manager to join our Technology/Project Management team and help drive the planning, execution and delivery of technology projects across our broking and fintech ecosystem.
The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with technology, product, business and operations teams, understand the basics of software development and Agile methodologies, and have strong ownership of timelines, requirements, dependencies and deliverables.
This role is suitable for someone who wants to build a career in Technical Project Management within the fintech/broking domain.
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Planning & Execution
- Assist in planning and managing technology projects from requirement gathering to production release.
- Prepare project plans, timelines, milestones and delivery trackers.
- Track tasks, dependencies, blockers and deliverables across teams.
- Follow up with development, QA, product and business teams to ensure timely delivery.
- Identify potential delays and risks and escalate them proactively.
2. Agile / Scrum Management
- Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
- Maintain sprint boards and ensure tasks are properly tracked.
- Coordinate with developers and QA teams for sprint execution.
- Monitor sprint progress, velocity, pending tasks and release readiness.
- Support continuous improvement of the development and delivery process.
3. Technical Coordination
- Understand basic concepts of SDLC, APIs, databases, web/mobile applications, integrations and software releases.
- Work closely with developers to understand technical dependencies and implementation timelines.
- Convert business requirements into clear and actionable requirements for technology teams.
- Coordinate API/integration-related activities between internal and external systems.
- Understand technical issues sufficiently to coordinate their resolution, without necessarily being required to code.
4. Requirement & Documentation Management
- Coordinate with business and product stakeholders to understand requirements.
- Assist in preparing PRDs, user stories, functional requirements, process flows and acceptance criteria.
- Ensure requirements are clearly communicated to development and QA teams.
- Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, action items and decisions.
- Prepare release notes and project status updates.
5. Testing & Release Management
- Coordinate with QA teams for test planning, UAT and defect resolution.
- Track critical defects and ensure closure before release.
- Coordinate release activities across development, QA, business and operations.
- Support production deployment and post-release monitoring.
- Maintain release calendars and ensure stakeholders are informed about upcoming releases.
6. Stakeholder Management
- Act as a coordination point between Technology, Product, Business, Operations, Compliance and other stakeholders.
- Conduct regular project/status meetings and track action items.
- Communicate project progress, risks, blockers and dependencies clearly.
- Ensure issues are followed through to closure.
- Escalate critical issues to the appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner.
7. Process Improvement
- Identify gaps in existing project and technology delivery processes.
- Suggest improvements in project tracking, documentation, communication and release management.
- Help implement standardized Agile and project management practices across technology teams.
- Use project metrics and reports to improve delivery predictability.
Required Skills
- 3 years of experience in Project Management, Technical Project Management, IT Project Coordination, Product Operations or Software Delivery.
- Basic understanding of SDLC and software development processes.
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Familiarity with project management tools such as Zoho sprints preferrable
- Basic understanding of APIs, databases, web/mobile applications and system integrations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Good analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Solid follow-up and ownership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.
- Good documentation and reporting skills.
- Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification preferred.
- PSM / PMP / CAPM certification is an added advantage.
- Experience in Fintech, Stock Broking, Banking, BFSI or Financial Services preferred.
- Understanding of trading platforms, mobile trading applications, back-office systems or financial technology will be an advantage.
- Basic knowledge of SQL, APIs, Postman, Git, CI/CD or cloud technologies will be an added advantage.
- Engineering / Computer Science / IT / MCA / MBA or equivalent educational background preferred.
Key Competencies
- Project ownership
- Agile & Scrum
- Stakeholder management
- Technical coordination
- Requirement understanding
- Risk & issue management
- Release management
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Documentation
- Time management
- Attention to detail
What Success Looks Like
- Projects are delivered within agreed timelines and scope.
- Dependencies and risks are identified early.
- Development and QA teams have clear requirements and priorities.
- Releases are well coordinated with minimal last-minute issues.
- Stakeholders have clear visibility of project progress.
- Blockers are actively followed up and resolved.
- Project documentation and communication remain up to date.
Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone who is technically curious, organized, proactive and strong in communication, with the ability to work between business and technology teams.
📌 Technical Project Manager (Scrum Master) (Indore)
🏢 Swastika Investmart
📍 Indore