Technical Project Manager - Manufacturing Initiatives

Overview

A leading smart grid infrastructure venture, building next-generation platforms and products that integrate monitoring, analytics, and mitigation technologies to enhance grid reliability and power resilience across utilities, industries, data centers, and EV infrastructure in India, and across the globe.

As part of the core team, you will work directly with the leadership to shape business strategy, market development, and ecosystem partnerships for this high-impact energy venture.

Role Overview

This is a high-ownership Individual Contributor (IC) role within the COO's Office, responsible for end-to-end execution support and PMO ownership across multiple parallel, interdependent initiatives.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams - engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and senior leadership - while partnering with external vendors and execution partners across India and international locations.

The role demands strong on-ground execution, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to move fast without compromising rigor.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Programs & New Initiatives

• Lead cross-functional programs for new manufacturing setup, capacity expansion, and product industrialization
• Drive AI, automation, data, and Industry 4.0 initiatives across manufacturing and operations
• Translate leadership priorities into structured roadmaps, milestones, and governance mechanisms
  
  

• Own integrated project planning across multiple workstreams
• Define and track milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
• Establish and run tight execution cadence including dashboards, reviews, and escalation forums
  
  

• Drive day-to-day execution to keep programs on track against timelines, scope, and budgets
• Coordinate with manufacturing, sourcing, and engineering teams to unblock issues
• Support readiness across people, process, and infrastructure for go-live
• Ensure leadership decisions translate into rapid on-ground action
  
  

Vendor & Partner Collaboration

• Coordinate with vendors and partners across India and international locations
• Support cross-border execution and on-site engagement when required to accelerate decisions and resolve bottlenecks
• Enable structured collaboration between internal teams and external partners to meet delivery commitments
  
  

• Proactively identify execution risks and bottlenecks
• Build and drive mitigation plans
• Escalate decisively when timelines or outcomes are at risk
  
  

Stakeholder & Leadership Alignment

• Act as an execution arm of the COO's Office for priority initiatives
• Present clear, fact-based updates on progress, risks, and trade-offs
• Maintain tight alignment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and business teams
  
  

• Primary base: Manufacturing / Operations site
• Travel: High flexibility required, including short-notice and extended travel (India and overseas)
• Role nature: Deeply execution-oriented and hands-on
  
  

• 5-10 years of experience in program management, operations, manufacturing, or industrial transformation roles
• Strong experience running complex, operations-heavy programs
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams under tight timelines
• Comfort working with factories, vendors, and on-site teams
• Exposure to automation, digital manufacturing, AI, or Industry 4.0 initiatives preferred
• Strong structuring, problem-solving, and business-case skills
• High ownership mindset; thrives in IC roles with real accountability
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and drive progress without perfect information
• Willingness to travel and be on the ground when execution demands it
  
  

• Direct partnership with COO and senior leadership
• Ownership of mission-critical manufacturing and transformation programs
• Opportunity to build next-generation manufacturing and operational capabilities
• Real execution responsibility - not just coordination