Project Manager - AR & VR Projects - Edtech Startup

Are you passionate about helping school children learn using cutting edge AR and VR technology? This an opportunity to make your virtual dreams real!

Our client is an innovative startup focused on bringing education in Indian schools to the 21st century using technology as a tool for creating innovative and path-breaking products in education. It has been founded by alumnus of the premier B-schools including MDI Gurgaon. The founding team has decades of experience working with companies in education sector and other global companies.

They are a pioneer in using Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to aid teaching. The company offers e-learning courses for Indian as well as global curriculum. It also offers assessment architectures and skill development courses. The company is a trailblazer in the gamification of education. The company's R&D team is continuously working on innovative solutions across the education landscape from K-12 through higher education both for the B2B and B2C space. Since its inception, our client has successfully reached out to more than 10000 students, 3000 parents, and over 50 schools.

As the Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of multiple complex system development projects from design through to release.

What you will do:

- Understanding the client requirements

- Translating business requirements into product requirement documents

- Designing appropriate instructional solutions and creating design document using engaging instructional and visual strategies

- Working closely with Development Project Managers and Business Analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and managing the transition from analysis through to design and delivery

- Defining delivery phases of the project including activities, sub-activities, and milestones ensuring these are documented and used as the basis for the project event log, issues and risk log and any subsequent reporting

- Estimating efforts on Instructional Design tasks based on scope of solution

- Ensuring awareness, involvement and support from the key stakeholders and participants by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on the project status throughout its life cycle

- Participating in reviews and meetings and providing updates on project progress

- Taking responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely and driving all stakeholders to deliver on time and to the required quality standards

- Working closely with relevant teams internally to ensure alignment and coordination across operations as part of the seamless implementation of existing and new systems

- Contributing to post-implementation reviews helping to demonstrate success or otherwise of projects

- Taking responsibility for making key decisions to ensure the successful implementation of all initiative

- Making use of AR and VR technology and keeping updated with innovations using AR and VR that can be used in the education domain

Candidate Profile:

- B.Tech + MBA with 2-7 years of project management experience from Instructional Design background

- Should have handled a team

- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills

- Excellent communication skills

- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills