Project Manager

Location: Pune

About SPIRO

SPIRO is Africa's leading electric mobility company and one of the continent's fastest-growing technology-driven mobility ecosystems. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to clean, accessible, and affordable transportation by building the infrastructure, platforms, and partnerships that power Africa's electric mobility future.

More than an EV company, SPIRO is building the operating system for electric mobility across Africa, connecting battery-swapping infrastructure, fleet operations, energy commerce, digital payments, customer engagement, and data intelligence into one integrated ecosystem. Today, SPIRO operates across nine African markets - Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco, Benin, Togo, and Cameroon - serving riders, fleet owners, businesses, and strategic partners at scale.

Backed by over $200 million in investment, SPIRO is tackling some of the continent's most complex and meaningful challenges at the intersection of mobility, energy, fin-tech, IoT, and technology. Our platforms power connected vehicles, battery-swapping networks, real-time operational systems, and customer experiences that support millions of journeys and transactions.

Role Overview The Project Manager will establish and drive a cross-functional PMO governance framework for electric two-wheeler product development, localization and market launches across global and African markets.

The role will ensure that all programs follow a defined Stage-Gate process, milestone plan, RACI, risk management, change control and formal functional sign-off before progressing to the next stage. The PM will act as the central governance and coordination function across Product, Marketing, Engineering,



Sourcing, Quality, Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, After Sales and Service, without replacing functional ownership.

PM Governance Structure

Responsibilities: Strategic decisions, investment approval, major risks, scope changes, gate approval and final launch authorization.

Program Steering Committee - Program Manager + Functional Heads / Workstream Owners

Responsibilities: Program progress, cross-functional dependencies, risks, issues, budget, milestones and gate readiness.

Core Program Team

PMO + nominated owners from Product, Marketing, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Technology,

After Sales, Service, Supply Chain and Country Teams.

Responsibilities: Weekly execution, action tracking, milestone delivery and issue resolution.

Stage-Gate & Sign-Off Process

Gate Principle

Every gate must have

Entry Criteria → Deliverables → Functional Review → Risk Assessment → Formal Sign-Off → Go /

Hold / Rework / No-Go

No program should progress to the next gate without mandatory deliverables and accountable functional sign-off.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

- Own the overall project governance and master plan.
- Establish Stage-Gate process, RACI and governance calendar.
- Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and decisions.




- Conduct weekly Projects / program reviews and prepare Steering Committee reviews.
- Maintain integrated program dashboard and executive reporting.
- Ensure gate deliverables and sign-offs are completed.
- Drive escalation and recovery plans for critical delays.
- Govern program scope, baseline and change requests.
- Maintain decision, risk, issue and action logs.
- Ensure launch readiness across all functions.

Change, Risk & Escalation Governance

Change Control

Any change after approved baseline / design freeze must follow:

Change Request → Impact Assessment → Cross-Functional Review → Approval →

Implementation → Validation → Closure

Impact should cover Cost, Quality, Schedule, Product, Supply, Regulatory, Customer, Service and

Warranty.

Risk Management

PM shall maintain a central RAID / Risk Register covering:

- Product / Engineering
- Battery / Safety
- Quality
- Supplier / Supply Chain
- Regulatory
- Technology / Cybersecurity
- Financial
- Market / Country
- Service / Warranty

Critical risks require an owner, mitigation plan, target date and executive escalation where required. Why Join SPIRO?

- Be part of Africa's largest and most ambitious electric mobility ecosystem.
- Work on transformative problems across mobility, energy, fin-tech, IoT, and digital platforms.
- Build products and partnerships that create real economic and environmental impact.
- Collaborate with high-performing teams across multiple African markets.
- Operate in a quick-growing, entrepreneurial environment with significant ownership and leadership exposure.
- Help shape the future of sustainable transportation and digital innovation across Africa.

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