Associate Principal Engineer (Scrum Product Owner)

👋🏼We're Nagarro.

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at a scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Requirements

• Experience : 9+ years
• Relevant experience in project delivery, program management, or delivery management roles within technology-driven environments.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end delivery of projects related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Migration, Data Governance, or similar digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong expertise in risk management, including identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and governance.
• Demonstrated experience in project planning, execution, resource management, and delivery governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage business leaders, executives, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience working as or closely collaborating with Scrum Product Owners and Agile delivery teams.
• Good understanding of Financial Accounting concepts, project financials, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, quality standards, budgets, and delivery risks.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in complex enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, compliance requirements, and organizational delivery standards.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Product Owner, Agile, or equivalent project management certifications are preferred.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a strong focus on delivery excellence and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of complex projects and programs across AI, Cloud Migration, Data Governance, and enterprise technology domains.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, delivery roadmaps, resource allocation strategies, and execution frameworks to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Drive project execution while ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, quality standards, budgets, and organizational governance requirements.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate project risks and dependencies to proactively address delivery challenges.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, cloud, data, product, finance, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless execution.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication through regular status updates, governance reviews, steering committee meetings, and escalation management.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, delivery priorities, and project execution strategies.
• Monitor project health through KPIs, delivery metrics, financial tracking, and performance reporting.
• Apply Agile, Scrum, and traditional project management methodologies as appropriate to maximize delivery effectiveness.
• Work closely with Product Owners and business stakeholders to manage priorities, backlog refinement, and release planning.
• Support financial governance activities including project budgeting, cost tracking, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise governance frameworks, risk management practices, and organizational standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Mentor project teams and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.