10,862 Agile Program Manager jobs in India

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple Agile projects.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Manage program scope, timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and dependencies.
• Foster strong relationships and clear communication with stakeholders and team members.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within Agile processes.
• Develop and present program status reports to senior leadership.
• Mentor and coach Project Managers and Scrum Masters.
• Ensure alignment of program objectives with organizational goals.
• Champion Agile values and principles throughout the organization.

• Lead and manage multiple, concurrent software development programs from initiation to closure, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and best practices.
• Define program scope, objectives, and deliverables that support the strategic goals of the organization, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed program plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation strategies.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, across multiple teams.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and dependencies, proactively addressing impediments.
• Foster strong relationships and effective communication channels with development teams, product owners, stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement by coaching teams on Agile best practices and identifying opportunities for process optimization.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality software products that meet customer expectations and business requirements.
• Track program progress, generate status reports, and communicate key metrics and insights to stakeholders at all levels.
• Manage vendor relationships and external dependencies as required.
• Mentor and guide Scrum Masters and other program team members.
• Champion the Agile mindset and facilitate organizational change towards more effective Agile adoption.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree or MBA is a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in program management, with at least 5 years focused on leading Agile software development programs.
• Extensive experience with various Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex, large-scale technology programs.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, or similar.
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), or PMP certification is highly desirable.
• Ability to thrive in a remote, fast-paced, and dynamic work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Job Description - Senior Manager - Agile Program Management

Domain: Program Management

Job Purpose • Lead the overall delivery setup and execution, people and financials management for the assigned software services projects/ program work streams in order to realize defined business outcomes with mid-sized, globally distributed teams • Partner with other delivery leads, clients and other internal/ external stakeholders to drive effective adoption of best practices, deployment of processes, methodologies and tools, execution of ceremonies and to drive continuous improvement on delivery engagements • Contribute to pre-sales and works with the legal and operations teams to ensure compliance • Manage relationships & status reporting within the organization, with clients & applicable third parties • Manage internal and external dependencies for the project or program • People management responsibilities for team members, track leads, scrum masters and product owners • Participate in Delivery Management and (or) Agile communities • The Scrum Master is trained on practicing Scrum and helps a team adopt Scrum in order to deliver quality releases quickly to market • Expertise with various Agile Methodologies –Scrum, Scrum with XP, Kanban, Scrum ban etc. • Expertise with various Agile Tools - Jira, Xplanner, Confluence, RTC, TFS, Rally etc and ensuring adoption in consistent manner. • Act as servant leader and shield the team from external interference and distractions to keep it in group flow • Create self-organizing teams, build consensus and resolve conflict • Responsible for the team to follow processes, establish and actively facilitate the cadence of all scrum ceremonies, and remove team impediments or escalate as per defined SLAs • Ability to partner with product owner and manage backlog - backlog prioritization, backlog grooming, ready groomed stories for next 3 iterations • Responsible for Definition of Done, Definition of Ready, Sprint Dashboard, Burndown Charts, QA Metrics (Quality/Technical Debt; Cycle Time/Lead Time), Story Quality Metrics, Escalation Plan, Sprint Start and Closure activities, Team working Agreement, push for Automation, Story Estimation techniques (like planning poker) etc. • Ability to manage and increase team velocity, measure efficiency at team and individual level • Articulate the overall project risk and risk mitigation plan and make it transparent to the relevant stakeholders • Good to have functional understanding of project and business value being delivered • Keeps scrum artifacts updated and visible • Knowledge of engineering best practices (XP, Refactoring, Clean code patterns, CI/CD – DevOps, TDD/BDD/DDD, Trunk based development) • Ability to run Scrum at scale using scaled agile solutions like Scrum of scrums, SAFe, DaD, LeSS or other industry frameworks • Enable continuous improvements around engineering maturity, product management and agile processes via facilitating assessments, reviews and retrospectives • Track project quality in real time using dashboards and metrics • Owns the empirical governance process across multiple scrum teams • Articulate project metrics including leakage, DOP, revenue & margins etc. • Ability to build relationships and manage Stakeholders, get periodic feedback from clients and derive corrective actions to make clients successful through realization of business outcomes for a large project or program • Collaborates closely with Product owner on product roadmap, release planning and business prioritization • Mentor and provide oversight to Scrum Masters. • Build strong relationship with internal stakeholders (Capability teams, IT, people success, Office Services, Business Operations, Finance including DAT (Deal acceptance team)) and external stakeholders (vendors and external teams) • Partner with Agile coach(es) and other senior leads within and external to drive compliance and delivery maturity improvement • Contributes to the Organization’s Agile community Mandatory Skills & Experience • Over 6 years of experience as the lead project manager for full lifecycle delivery of mid-sized (>6 months in schedule and >600 person days in effort) software services projects or programs with globally distributed teams • Strong “hands on” project management experience from inception to closure phases • Experience with 3 or more engagements as a lead (scrum master, product owner, Kanban lead, etc.) on delivery or consulting projects/ programs based on Scrum/ Kanban framework • Experience of delivering one or more fixed time, fixed price or SLA based managed services engagements • Delivery experience with scaled agile engagements • Over 3 years of lead experience in a direct client facing role (preferably in the US or UK) as part of a consulting/ services organisation • Knowledge of 2 or more effort and cost estimation methodologies/ frameworks • Direct people management responsibilities for 10 or more people (including track leads/ other leads) and indirect responsibility/ span of 25 or more people as part of a cross functional team comprising of business analysts. Creative designers, developers, testers and other support functions • Strong commercial acumen i.e. understanding of pricing models, delivery P&L, budgeting, etc. Basic level understanding of contracts • Industry experience on Retail, Financial Services, Energy & commodities, Travel & Hospitality, Automotive, Consumer products is preferred. Nice to have Experience & Credentials • Diverse experience across more than one service offering such as application development and maintenance, application/ product support, systems integration, product engineering, package implementation, project management consulting, etc. • Practitioner experience as an Agile Coach • Certifications: SAFe or other scaled agile related certifications About US Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitallyenabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession – combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness – enables us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe

• Lead and manage multiple concurrent projects or programs within an Agile framework (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Develop and maintain program roadmaps, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify, track, and mitigate program risks and dependencies, proactively addressing impediments to progress.
• Manage program scope, budget, and timelines, ensuring delivery within agreed-upon constraints.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment, promoting Agile principles and practices.
• Effectively communicate program status, updates, and key decisions to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters and team members on Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure consistent engagement and feedback loops.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between development, product, QA, operations, and other departments.
• Oversee the development and implementation of program governance and reporting structures.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Agile methodologies and organizational processes.
• Manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations where applicable for program resources.
• Ensure alignment of program deliverables with product vision and business value.
• Conduct program reviews and post-mortems to capture lessons learned and drive future improvements.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. Master's degree or MBA is a plus.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project or program management, with at least 5 years focused on Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, complex programs with multiple dependencies and geographically dispersed teams.
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and best practices.
• Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and product management principles.
• Ability to influence and build consensus across different levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, resources, and timelines effectively.
• Agile certifications such as CSM, CSPO, SAFe Agilist, or PMP are highly desirable.
• Experience in managing remote teams and distributed workforces.

Job Description - Senior Manager - Agile Program Management

Domain: Program Management

Job Purpose • Lead the overall delivery setup and execution, people and financials management for the assigned software services projects/ program work streams in order to realize defined business outcomes with mid-sized, globally distributed teams • Partner with other delivery leads, clients and other internal/ external stakeholders to drive effective adoption of best practices, deployment of processes, methodologies and tools, execution of ceremonies and to drive continuous improvement on delivery engagements • Contribute to pre-sales and works with the legal and operations teams to ensure compliance • Manage relationships & status reporting within the organization, with clients & applicable third parties • Manage internal and external dependencies for the project or program • People management responsibilities for team members, track leads, scrum masters and product owners • Participate in Delivery Management and (or) Agile communities • The Scrum Master is trained on practicing Scrum and helps a team adopt Scrum in order to deliver quality releases quickly to market • Expertise with various Agile Methodologies –Scrum, Scrum with XP, Kanban, Scrum ban etc. • Expertise with various Agile Tools - Jira, Xplanner, Confluence, RTC, TFS, Rally etc and ensuring adoption in consistent manner. • Act as servant leader and shield the team from external interference and distractions to keep it in group flow • Create self-organizing teams, build consensus and resolve conflict • Responsible for the team to follow processes, establish and actively facilitate the cadence of all scrum ceremonies, and remove team impediments or escalate as per defined SLAs • Ability to partner with product owner and manage backlog - backlog prioritization, backlog grooming, ready groomed stories for next 3 iterations • Responsible for Definition of Done, Definition of Ready, Sprint Dashboard, Burndown Charts, QA Metrics (Quality/Technical Debt; Cycle Time/Lead Time), Story Quality Metrics, Escalation Plan, Sprint Start and Closure activities, Team working Agreement, push for Automation, Story Estimation techniques (like planning poker) etc. • Ability to manage and increase team velocity, measure efficiency at team and individual level • Articulate the overall project risk and risk mitigation plan and make it transparent to the relevant stakeholders • Good to have functional understanding of project and business value being delivered • Keeps scrum artifacts updated and visible • Knowledge of engineering best practices (XP, Refactoring, Clean code patterns, CI/CD – DevOps, TDD/BDD/DDD, Trunk based development) • Ability to run Scrum at scale using scaled agile solutions like Scrum of scrums, SAFe, DaD, LeSS or other industry frameworks • Enable continuous improvements around engineering maturity, product management and agile processes via facilitating assessments, reviews and retrospectives • Track project quality in real time using dashboards and metrics • Owns the empirical governance process across multiple scrum teams • Articulate project metrics including leakage, DOP, revenue & margins etc. • Ability to build relationships and manage Stakeholders, get periodic feedback from clients and derive corrective actions to make clients successful through realization of business outcomes for a large project or program • Collaborates closely with Product owner on product roadmap, release planning and business prioritization • Mentor and provide oversight to Scrum Masters. • Build strong relationship with internal stakeholders (Capability teams, IT, people success, Office Services, Business Operations, Finance including DAT (Deal acceptance team)) and external stakeholders (vendors and external teams) • Partner with Agile coach(es) and other senior leads within and external to drive compliance and delivery maturity improvement • Contributes to the Organization’s Agile community Mandatory Skills & Experience • Over 6 years of experience as the lead project manager for full lifecycle delivery of mid-sized (>6 months in schedule and >600 person days in effort) software services projects or programs with globally distributed teams • Strong “hands on” project management experience from inception to closure phases • Experience with 3 or more engagements as a lead (scrum master, product owner, Kanban lead, etc.) on delivery or consulting projects/ programs based on Scrum/ Kanban framework • Experience of delivering one or more fixed time, fixed price or SLA based managed services engagements • Delivery experience with scaled agile engagements • Over 3 years of lead experience in a direct client facing role (preferably in the US or UK) as part of a consulting/ services organisation • Knowledge of 2 or more effort and cost estimation methodologies/ frameworks • Direct people management responsibilities for 10 or more people (including track leads/ other leads) and indirect responsibility/ span of 25 or more people as part of a cross functional team comprising of business analysts. Creative designers, developers, testers and other support functions • Strong commercial acumen i.e. understanding of pricing models, delivery P&L, budgeting, etc. Basic level understanding of contracts • Industry experience on Retail, Financial Services, Energy & commodities, Travel & Hospitality, Automotive, Consumer products is preferred. Nice to have Experience & Credentials • Diverse experience across more than one service offering such as application development and maintenance, application/ product support, systems integration, product engineering, package implementation, project management consulting, etc. • Practitioner experience as an Agile Coach • Certifications: SAFe or other scaled agile related certifications About US Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitallyenabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession – combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness – enables us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe