Technical Project Manager

WPP

Chennai, India
On-site
Proven technical project management experience
Strong agile scrum and kanban knowledge
Proficiency with jira and confluence tools
The role involves providing hands-on delivery coordination and technical project management across Data Engineering and DevOps initiatives within the WPP Enterprise Data Group

Job Summary

  • The role involves providing hands-on delivery coordination and technical project management across Data Engineering and DevOps initiatives within the WPP Enterprise Data Group.
  • You will work closely with engineering resources distributed across the UK and India to drive sprint planning, backlog management, and release coordination.
  • WPP offers a hybrid work environment where teams are expected in the office around four days a week to foster creativity and collaboration.

Matching Summary

The role involves providing hands-on delivery coordination and technical project management across Data Engineering and DevOps initiatives within the WPP Enterprise Data Group.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Proven technical project management experience
  • Strong Agile Scrum and Kanban knowledge
  • Proficiency with Jira and Confluence tools
  • Experience managing distributed teams across time zones
  • Excellent stakeholder communication skills

Nice-to-have

  • Understanding of data engineering programmes
  • Experience with Databricks or Azure cloud platforms
  • Self-motivated ability to operate independently
  • Background in systems integration or master data management

Key Requirements

  • Experience managing offshore engineering teams
  • Ability to track and report on sprint velocity
  • Knowledge of programme risk and issue registers

Work Rights

Not specified

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