The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

MongoDB Professional Services (PS) works with customers of all shapes and sizes, in all verticals, from tier-1 banks to small web startups, on a variety of exciting use cases. This role solves technically sophisticated problems, gains incredible cross-stack experience, works with top-notch people in the business, networks with industry leaders, and sees new places - all in a day’s work!

MongoDB PS exists to support the development of our customers’ vision, accelerate customers’ time to value, and drive a multitude of customer adoption scenarios – from building new solutions to modernizing legacy applications or migrating to cloud. Our consulting solutions ensure that organizations get the best out of MongoDB.

As the Senior Technical Project Manager, you will work in conjunction with the team’s Technical Lead to lead a small Agile team responsible for migrating a customer’s legacy Java application to a modern cloud-based architecture running on MongoDB. The team will use the latest genAI tools and approaches to accelerate the migration process. You will also be responsible for liaising with customers and internal stakeholders, managing concerns and potential resolutions, and guiding the team towards success. The Agile team will be required to be innovative in deriving solutions to unseen challenges, and you will foster a culture of innovation and collaboration within the team.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.

Position Expectations

Agile mindset with an understanding of SCRUM/Kanban processes
Able to support a project team consisting of onsite, co-located and remote team members
Be able to proactively identify and remove impediments
Manage project risks and issues
Define and refine project team’s “Way of Working”
Streamline communications between the project team and project stakeholders
Able to manage expectations of project stakeholders, where the majority are leaders within the organization
Operate in a small, dynamic, fast-growing team, able to be self-sufficient with an ability to have a can-do attitude and make oneself accountable
Act as a liaison between the customer, project team and the rest of MongoDB (sales, customer success, support, product and engineering) throughout an engagement
Create plans and priorities for both project delivery and customer resources. Guide customer as well as project team members to a successful business outcome by managing the client relationship and setting and managing customer expectations during implementations
Establish and lead recurring project status or governance meetings, including preparation of materials and working with customer project manager and key internal and external stakeholders to review key project information and maintain visibility and accountability
Periodically report, in a concise and actionable manner, project status both internally as well as to the customer and document project progress as per established best practices (meeting minutes, project plan updates, weekly status reports)
Manage escalations or critical situations
Assist with scoping of solution and project scope definition
Adopt a consultative and prescriptive approach that inspires trust and confidence
Be intrigued by the possibilities of genAI to assist in accelerating the delivery of projects

Requirements

5+ years of project management experience with enterprise-scale software solutions, large-scale software engineering or consulting services delivery experience preferred
Excellent customer interaction and presentation skills (ability to present to different audiences and bring the message across in a concise, professional manner)
Demonstrated belief in the power of stakeholder management and communications; track record of affecting change through stakeholder engagement
Services delivery experience with development or operation teams is a plus
Ability to travel and work on customer sites for a number of continuous weeks

Nice-to-have skills

Experience as a SCRUM master
Experience in managing projects with a high degree of uncertainty (research and innovation)
Experience in delivering software development projects (ideally modernization of a legacy application)
Experience with JIRA / Project tools

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