Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst (Agile/Scrum)

Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst (Agile/Scrum)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst with expertise in Project Management, Business Analysis, and Agile/Scrum to lead the successful delivery of technology projects. The ideal candidate will serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring business requirements are translated into effective technical solutions while delivering projects on time, within scope, and with high quality.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technical projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Development, QA, DevOps, Product Owners, and Business stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to project governance standards.
• Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, and executive updates.
• Manage project change requests and ensure proper impact assessment and approvals.

Business Analysis

• Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements through BRDs, FRDs, user stories, and use cases.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, requirement elicitation sessions, and process mapping (AS-IS / TO-BE).
• Perform impact analysis and ensure complete requirement traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications for development teams.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), solution validation, and ensure deliverables meet business expectations.

Agile / Scrum

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize and refine product backlogs.
• Track sprint progress, identify impediments, and enable timely delivery.
• Promote Agile best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Communicate project status, milestones, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans effectively.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate efficiently with global and cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in Project Management with hands-on Business Analysis expertise.
• Proven experience delivering technical projects involving application development, cloud platforms, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum, SDLC, and project delivery methodologies.
• Expertise in requirement gathering, stakeholder management, business process analysis, and documentation.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and/or Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding of APIs, system integrations, data flows, and basic SQL.
• Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP, CBAP, or PRINCE2.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), DevOps practices, and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones.

Key Competencies

• Technical Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Agile & Scrum Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management
• Requirements Gathering & Documentation
• Risk & Issue Management
• SDLC & Software Delivery
• Process Mapping & Improvement
• API & System Integration Understanding
• Team Leadership & Cross-functional Collaboration
• Communication & Presentation Skills
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving