Project Manager (Retail & E-Commerce)

Company Profile

KogniVera is an India-based technology consulting and services company that specializes in conceptualization, design, engineering, and management of digital products. The company brings rich experience and expertise to address the growth needs of enterprises in dynamic industries such as Retail, Financial Services, Insurance, and Healthcare. KogniVera has an unwavering obsession with customer success and a partnership mindset dedicated to achieving unparalleled success in the digital landscape.

Job Title: Project Lead eCommerce & Retail

Location: Bangalore-Onsite

Job Type: Full-Time

Experience: 8+ years (including 35 years in eCommerce & Retail domain)

Job Summary:

Project Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of eCommerce and retail IT projects (B2B/B2C), ensuring quality, timelines, and budget adherence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, development, QA, business analysts, and client stakeholders.
• Create detailed WBS, schedules, resource allocation, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
• Manage project scope, changes, and client communications effectively to maintain project health.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC/Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Drive daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and client demos.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring transparency and expectation management.
• Work with solution architects and technical leads to resolve delivery challenges and technical roadblocks.
• Track and report project KPIs, burn rates, velocity, and other delivery metrics.
• Oversee UAT and production go-live activities.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and prepare project closure documentation.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of IT experience with at least 35 years in

  eCommerce and Retail

  project delivery.
• Proven experience managing

  Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce (Magento), SAP Hybris, Shopify Plus, or similar platforms

  .
• Strong knowledge of retail business processes like product catalog, promotions, order lifecycle, inventory, fulfillment, and returns.
• Proficient in

  Agile, Scrum, and/or Waterfall methodologies

  .
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on experience with tools like

  JIRA, Confluence, MS Project,

  or equivalent.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in global delivery model (onshore-offshore).

Interested candidates can share resume at rbisare@kognivera.com