A Project Manager is immediately required…

Amla Commerce is a global software company that has grown out of the belief that ecommerce software should enable sustainable growth. Amla has two products, Artifi Labs and Znode. Artifi Labs is an ecommerce product customization platform that allows shoppers to personalize, customize, and configure products. Znode is a B2B multi-channel ecommerce platform developed with an API-first architecture, combined with native B2B functionality and flexible data model, allowing for easy management of manufacturers' and distributors' B2B, B2C, and B2B2X business models. At Amla, we are building something special. Awesome ecommerce software and a great place to be yourself. Don't be surprised if you smell beer on Friday afternoons. If you're ready to tackle opportunities that will help grow your career while joining a team that's more like a family, Amla is waiting for you. Amla Commerce is recruiting a Project Manager for the India location. The PM is expected to take responsibility for the project and complete it within a given timeline. He/She is expected to fulfill customer requirements with intended quality (quality bar set with the help of customer). PM is expected to keep stakeholder informed on progress, obstacles/hurdles/risk and work towards minimizing/removing it. This is a full-time position to ensure we have a happy and productive workplace where everyone works to realize our established mission and objectives. Promoting corporate values and shaping a positive culture is a vital aspect of a complete Project Manager role. Analysis and Planning Understand vision of customer for the project, business model, users & their role in the project. Understand requirements of the project on a broader view (Major functionalities) Analyze and understand project cost, scope, timeline, assumption and out of scope items with the help of onsite Program Manager and team. Create project plan and project charter in collaboration with onsite Program Manager. Create Communication plan (reporting structure, formats and frequency (how often project status/information needs to be shared). Gather required infrastructure for the project (hardware and software). Gather Logistics (Meeting IDs), conference call, FTP details, Test server & Staging server, database server, version control server etc). Setup tools with the help of project team, tech lead and support group. Setup PMT with the help of DM Setup Bug Tracker with QA manager (shared group) Setup Design/HTML staging server with the help of IT support, design team & HTML team. Setup Version control server with the help of Tech Lead/SSE Setup Database Server with the help of DBA & Tech lead/SSE Setup FTP account, Test server & Staging server with the help of IT support and Tech lead/SSE Management – Tracking and Monitoring output, overall timeline, overall quality. Track project scope regularly and provide updates to onsite PM from time to time. Track project cost and work diligently to keep it under control. Track project progress against plan and provide updates to onsite PM on deviation if any. Keep eye on any risk and update stakeholders immediately. Provide necessary visibility to the Delivery Manager (DM). Project status, quality, risks, resource performance etc Raise risk ASAP (functionalities taking much more time than expected, task requires R & D, Resource crunch/leaves etc) On calling meetings, share proper agenda before hand and conduct meetings according to agenda. Team management, mentoring and coaching Make sure every team member understands their role and expectations from them in the project Analyze team performance and coach them from time to time Identify team's training needs and share it with DM Look for periodic feedback to identify areas of improvement and keep working on it with the help of mentors Take conscious efforts to gain more knowledge on the areas which will help in improving effectiveness, productivity etc (domain/ technology/ tools/ methodology/ approaches etc) Good analysis skill Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Risk Identification and mitigation skill Good knowledge of tools used for project management (Google docs, PMT, Version control, bug tracking etc) Ability to interact in English (Grammatically correct) Ability to demonstrate project functionalities to customer/Onsite team Organizational and Planning Skills Team-Building and Motivating Skills Bachelor's degree and relevant experience ~5+ years relevant experience in Project Management Significant experience to drive special initiatives/projects involving CFT. Ability to drive transformation at the workplace. Demonstrated expertise training managers and employees.