Technical Project Lead

Job Requirements

Job Description – Technical Project Lead

The Project Lead is responsible for leading cross-functional engineering teams and delivering software, cloud, digital, data, and AI-driven projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets. The Project Lead drives day-to-day project execution, Agile delivery, team coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of software, cloud, digital, data, and AI/GenAI projects while ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, quality, and budget commitments

Manage multiple projects and priorities while effectively balancing resources, risks, and dependencies

Drive Agile delivery using Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid methodologies and facilitate Agile ceremonies

Work closely with technical leads, product owners, and stakeholders to prioritize work and ensure timely delivery

Monitor project KPIs, sprint metrics, project financials, and provide regular status updates to management

Coordinate cross-functional teams including developers, QA, DevOps, data engineers, and AI teams

Identify project risks, issues, and bottlenecks, and implement appropriate mitigation and recovery plans

Ensure compliance with organizational processes, quality standards, audits, and governance requirements

Manage customer communication, stakeholder expectations, escalations, and project reporting

Lead team onboarding, performance management, mentoring, and employee development activities

Promote continuous improvement, engineering best practices, automation, DevOps, and AI-assisted productivity initiatives

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

10–12 years of experience in software development and project delivery

Minimum 4–5 years of experience leading technical or cross-functional teams

Required Skills

Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and project delivery methodologies

Experience in Agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban

Knowledge of cloud, digital, data analytics, AI or GenAI project delivery

Experience in project planning, estimation, risk management, resource planning, and budget tracking

Strong stakeholder management, customer communication, and presentation skills

Good people management, mentoring, conflict resolution, and team leadership abilities

Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Office, and project management tools

Preferred Certifications

Any project management or equivalent Agile certifications

Work Experience

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Project Planning, Estimation, SDLC, Communication and Presentation Skills, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Office, Cloud, Digital, AI Projects