Project Manager

Project Manager

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Type: Full Time
Department: Asia Technology
Experience: Mid Level

About Fusemachines

Fusemachines is a leading AI strategy, talent, and education services, provider. Founded by Sameer Maskey Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University, Fusemachines has a core mission of democratizing AI. With a presence in 4 countries (Nepal, the United States, Canada, and the Dominican Republic and more than 250 full-time employees) Fusemachines seeks to bring its global expertise in AI to transform companies around the world.

Key Objectives

• Communicating with clients and defining requirements and project scope
• Responsible for process implementation and improvements
• Responsible for managing expectations of clients and keeping them happy
• Ensuring that all assigned projects run smoothly, assembling cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, and more, and working with them to deliver results on-time and on-budget

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/BBA graduate or equivalent. MBA degree is preferred
• At least 2 years of software project management experience in an agile environment

Required skills/Competencies

• A deep understanding of agile software development best practices
• Strong leadership skills – highly pro-active, self-motivated, self-organized, decision-maker, committed and an excellent team player
• Technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development is preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to analyze the available data and make decisions that affect the project on a regular basis
• Sound knowledge and experience on project management tools (JIRA, Confluence) and frameworks such as scrum, Kanban, etc.
• Ability to seamlessly handle multiple projects at once
• Ability to work as part of the project management team, and to work independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – both English and Nepali
• Certified Scrum Master certification is a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for requirement building, backlog prioritization, sprint planning, release, daily standups, reviews and overall execution
• Responsible for process implementation and improvements
• Monitor resource availability and allocation
• Responsible for quality assurance and control in accordance to project requirements
• Perform overall project risk and issue management, and handle detailed tracking and mitigation planning
• Responsible for establishing clear ownership of project tasks, ensuring every team member has the required tool & support needed, and providing timely feedback
• Set clear expectations, provide needed autonomy to team members, time monitor the progress and give recognition for results
• Developing schedules and methods for measuring results
• Organizing and managing all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion
• Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project communications
• Coordinate project scope and objectives and ensure technical feasibility
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation within standards of the business

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