Senior Project Manager - Remote

About this role

Senior Project Manager to lead release and delivery for India engineering, act as liaison with US leadership, and drive cross-functional execution in a fast-paced startup.

Company Details
Savant Labs is a fast-growing startup building a no-code/low-code data pipeline platform that empowers organizations to connect, transform, and act on their data. Our engineering team is distributed across the US and Brazil, and we are expanding our presence in India. We move fast, value ownership, and care deeply about building great products and teams.
Website: https://savantlabs.io/

Requirements

• 6–9 years of project management or technical program management experience
• Proven track record managing software engineering teams or delivery programs
• Strong experience working in distributed, US-India timezone environments
• Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum — sprint management, release cycles, retrospectives
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence for project tracking and documentation
• Excellent written and verbal English communication — this role requires clear, concise async comms
• Technical judgment to assess PRD readiness for development, evaluate test coverage and release safety, and make informed rollback or hold decisions based on engineer input
• Background in software engineering or a technical role — engineering empathy is critical
• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment with lean processes
• Familiarity with SaaS products, data platforms, or analytics tooling
• Experience coordinating with engineering teams across multiple time zones

Responsibilities

• Own the release lifecycle for India-based engineering efforts — from sprint planning through deployment
• Partner with QA on release readiness gates — exercising technical judgment to evaluate whether bug fixes are safe to release, test coverage is sufficient, and rollback is warranted when needed
• Track and communicate delivery status, blockers, and risks proactively to US leadershi...