Job Description

About Company:
Keka has been a silent revolution in the making since our launch 8 years ago. Our steadfast focus on building an employee-centric HR platform was well received by more than 8500 businesses across India and the world. Today we are India's #1 platform in the segment with the greatest number of new customers adopting the platform, all with zero advertising spend and pure customer love. We are an organization built by our employees. The passion and the extreme ownership that our people bring to the table are contagious. We don't hide our shortcomings and aren't afraid to ask for help. When we fail, we learn, adapt, and do better in the future. This open culture encourages our people to innovate, regardless of their function and across departmental boundaries.
?In November 2022, the company recently secured India's largest Series A SaaS funding with a whopping $57 million from West Bridge Capital.
About the Role:
We are looking for a detail-oriented and highly collaborative Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will lead cross-functional programs and initiatives that enable our product and engineering teams to deliver high-impact technology solutions efficiently and effectively. You'll serve as the connective tissue between product, engineering, QA, design, and business stakeholders-driving alignment, transparency, and execution across the board.
Key Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex engineering projects and cross-functional initiatives with high visibility.
• Own project planning, scope definition, resource allocation, risk management, and execution tracking.
• Partner closely with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Product Managers, and QA to ensure milestones are met on time and within scope.
• Define and maintain program roadmaps, timelines, dependencies, and progress updates.
• Lead Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospectives, standups), improving overall team delivery and cadence.
• Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks, act as a point of escalation for program issues.
• Ensure communication flow across teams, leadership, and stakeholders through well-structured updates and reports.
• Champion engineering best practices, process automation, documentation, and post-mortem analysis for continuous improvement.
• Work with the leadership team to influence and align on priorities, capacity planning, and strategic goals.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, preferably within SaaS, consumer tech, or product-first companies.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Background in engineering or technical fields (B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science or related discipline preferred).
• Proven experience working with engineering teams, product owners, and executive stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Azure Devops, Confluence, Asana, or ClickUp.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as PMP, CSM, or SAFe are a plus.
• Experience in working with DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native environments.
• Exposure to data-driven environments and familiarity with OKRs and KPIs.

Skills Required