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About the Company:
Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Technical Program Manager / Scrum Master who will drive end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives across our Lending Platform. The role requires strong program management discipline, Agile execution expertise, and the ability to coordinate Product, Engineering, Risk, Operations, and external partners.
You will act as the execution owner — ensuring predictable delivery, managing risks early, and bringing clarity across multiple teams working on loan origination, underwriting, integrations, and servicing journeys.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Program Execution & Planning
- Own delivery of large, cross-team initiatives across the lending lifecycle (LOS, LMS, underwriting, bureau integrations, disbursal & collections).
- Break product roadmap into execution plans, milestones, and sprint deliverables.
- Define scope, owners, dependencies, and timelines.
Ensure release readiness and production rollout planning.
2. Agile & Scrum Management
- Act as Scrum Master for multiple squads.
- Run sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
- Track velocity, burndown, and sprint commitments.
- Drive Agile best practices and improve team delivery predictability.
3. Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate across Product, Engineering, Risk, Data Science, Ops, Compliance, and Partner teams.
- Align priorities across internal teams and external lending partners (Banks/NBFCs/KYC providers/Bureau partners).
- Ensure clarity on requirements and acceptance criteria.
4. Dependency & Release Management
- Identify cross-system dependencies (KYC, credit bureau, payment gateway, underwriting engines).
- Drive release calendars and deployment readiness.
- Manage UAT cycles and production launches.
5. Risk & Escalation Management
- Proactively identify risks, delays, and blockers.
- Escalate early with mitigation plans.
- Ensure leadership visibility on program health.
6. Communication & Reporting
- Provide weekly program health updates (RAG status).
- Maintain RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
- Drive decision-making meetings and ensure closure of action items.
7. Delivery Governance
- Ensure adherence to SLAs and timelines.
- Improve execution processes and remove operational inefficiencies.
- Monitor production issues and drive RCA with engineering teams.
Required Qualifications:
- 2-3 years of experience in Technical Program Management / Project Management / Scrum Master role
- Experience working in Fintech, Payments, Lending, Banking, or high-scale internet platforms
- Strong understanding of Agile & Scrum methodologies
- Mandatory Agile certification: CSM / PSM / SAFe / equivalent
- Experience managing multiple engineering teams simultaneously
- Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Key Skills:
- Agile & Scrum execution
- Cross-team coordination Risk & dependency management
- Program governance
- Stakeholder communication
- Release & delivery management
- Problem solving & ownership mindset
Why join us:
Because you get an opportunity to make a difference, and have a great time doing that.
You are challenged and encouraged here to do stuff that is meaningful for you and for those we serve.
You should work with us if you think seriously about what technology can do for people.
We are successful, and our successes are rooted in our people's collective energy and unwavering focus on the customer, and that's how it will always be.
Learn more about the exciting work we do in Tech by reading our Engineering blogs.
Compensation:
If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you. With enviable 500 mn+ registered users, 21 mn+ merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem, we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants – and we are committed to it. India’s largest digital lending story is brewing here. It’s your opportunity to be a part of the story!
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