Project Manager

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

As a Project Manager, you will lead the successful and timely delivery of multiple projects at a time. You will work closely with various teams across Karya, including technology, design, operations, sales and finance, to define project scope, develop project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets. As a PM, you will be responsible for driving innovation and delivering value to our clients and communities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for team members required for specific projects or initiatives
• Analyze, plan and develop requirements, tasks and SLAs (service level agreements) in reference to assigned projects
• Hold regular meetings with technology, design, operations, sales and impact teams to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects to ensure on-time deliverables
• Lead budget and resource allocation through all project phases
• Serve as the final point of accountability on assigned projects
• Generate regular reports to update leadership, internal stakeholders and clients on project timelines
• Conduct retrospectives towards the end of the project and identify areas of improvement for future projects

Must-Have Skills & Qualifications:

• Exceptional communication skills (both oral and written) for stakeholder management and team collaboration
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
• Comfort and experience with technology to foresee challenges and ensure that the technological vision aligns with the project's objectives
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods

People matter at Karya and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and leave policy 
• Flexible work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to industry stalwarts and networking opportunities 

Karya is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. 

Karya invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search to apply for a career opportunity, reach out at [email protected].