Program Manager

Vendavo is seeking a Program Manager to join its growing engineering organization in Bengaluru, India. This role involves driving program execution and project management for Engineering teams supporting SaaS platforms and applications. The Program Manager will be crucial in delivering high-quality outcomes for operations and strategic initiatives, focusing on process design, program governance, risk mitigation, and financial management. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of program management experience in a SaaS or cloud-centric environment.

Must Have

• Design, implement, and mature operational processes, KPIs, and service measurements.
• Lead strategic improvement programs, including scope, objectives, timelines, budgets, and resource planning.
• Drive program governance by establishing standards, operating procedures, and reporting cadences.
• Apply best practices and lessons learned to continuously improve delivery effectiveness and predictability.
• Identify, assess, communicate, and mitigate program risks; proactively manage issues and escalations.
• Manage inter-project dependencies and drive alignment across teams to remove blockers and enable delivery.
• Support audit, compliance, and controls-related activities in partnership with security and governance teams.
• Assist with program financial management - budget planning, forecasting, and monitoring spend for efficiency and value.
• Partner with engineering leadership on resourcing plans and capacity management to meet delivery commitments.
• Support basic cloud financial management (FinOps) practices across Azure and AWS.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, MIS, or a related field.
• 5+ years of program management experience in a SaaS or cloud-centric environment.
• Solid understanding of public cloud concepts, technologies, and operational best practices.
• Working knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and software quality attributes.
• Basic FinOps understanding for Azure and AWS.
• Strong resourcing and/or finance acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives in parallel.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools such as Jira.

Good to Have

• Experience with governance, audit, compliance, or control frameworks.
• Certifications: CSM / PSM / PMP / PRINCE2.
• FinOps Foundation certification.

Perks & Benefits

• Professional growth and Development opportunities
• Working within a team of friendly, skilled people
• Flexible working hours
• 4 recharge days per year
• High-end laptop (Dell or Mac)
• Competitive pay and bonus
• 18 vacation days in a year
• 15 days Sick Leave/Casual leave per calendar year
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time off per year
• 26 weeks of paid maternity leave
• One week of paid paternity leave
• Health Insurance of up to 7 lacs for self, spouse, 4 dependent children, and parents (100% premium paid by Vendavo)
• Group Term Insurance coverage up to three times of Annual CTC
• Group Personal Accident coverage up to three times of Annual CTC
• Provident fund contributions

We’re a growing team, and as we scale, we’re investing further in our engineering organization. You’ll join a people-first company, and in this Program Manager role you’ll drive program execution and project management for our Engineering teams supporting our SaaS platforms and applications. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality outcomes across operations and strategic initiatives.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Design, implement, and mature operational processes, KPIs, and service measurements.
• Lead strategic improvement programs, including scope, objectives, timelines, budgets, and resource planning.
• Drive program governance by establishing standards, operating procedures, and reporting cadences to ensure consistent execution.
• Apply best practices and lessons learned to continuously improve delivery effectiveness and predictability.
• Identify, assess, communicate, and mitigate program risks; proactively manage issues and escalations.
• Manage inter-project dependencies and drive alignment across teams to remove blockers and enable delivery.
• Support audit, compliance, and controls-related activities in partnership with security and governance teams.
• Assist with program financial management - budget planning, forecasting, and monitoring spend for efficiency and value.
• Partner with engineering leadership on resourcing plans and capacity management to meet delivery commitments.
• Support basic cloud financial management (FinOps) practices across Azure and AWS, such as tagging governance, cost allocation, budget alerts, anomaly tracking, and optimization opportunities.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support broader strategic goals.

THE SKILL SET

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, MIS, or a related field.
• 5+ years of program management experience in a SaaS or cloud-centric environment.
• Solid understanding of public cloud concepts, technologies, and operational best practices.
• Working knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and software quality attributes (reliability, scalability, security, performance).
• Experience with governance, audit, compliance, or control frameworks (preferred).
• Basic FinOps understanding for Azure and AWS, including cost visibility, budgeting, tagging standards, and cost optimization tracking.
• Strong resourcing and/or finance acumen: budgeting, forecasting, capacity planning, and partnering with Finance/Procurement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives in parallel.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools such as Jira (and related reporting/dashboards).
• Travel requirement: up to 10%.
• Desirable certifications: CSM / PSM / PMP / PRINCE2 (plus FinOps Foundation is a nice-to-have).

THE BENEFITS

• Professional growth and Development opportunities.
• Working within a team of friendly, skilled people where help is always within reach
• Flexible working hours
• 4 recharge days, where the entire company goes on a brief pause in all geographies for 1 day each quarter. This day can be spent in whatever way helps you recharge, to regain energy, and dive back into the next workday
• High-end laptop (Dell or Mac)
• Competitive pay and bonus
• 18 vacation days in a year in addition to 15 days Sick Leave/ Casual leave per calendar year.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time off per year
• 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave.
• Health Insurance of up to 7 lacs for self, spouse, 4 dependent children, and parents. 100% of the premium is paid by Vendavo and it covers the employee, spouse, children, and their parents.
• Group Term Insurance coverage up to three times of their Annual CTC . Dependents are not covered.
• Group Personal Accident coverage up to three times of Annual CTC. Dependents are not covered.
• Provident fund contributions

THE VENDAVO STORY

Vendavo partners with the world’s leading companies to accelerate growth and profitability, advance innovation, and build more prosperous communities. Our powerful, cloud-based, AI-powered pricing, selling, and prescribing solutions empower global manufacturers and distributors to manage, optimize, and digitize their end-to-end commercial processes. But we offer so much more than software. Our proven, repeatable process, and passionate, experienced people accelerate value and drive profitable, unrivaled business outcomes for our customers. We are passionate about helping our customers deliver the right products, at the right prices, at the right time, for the right people.

OUR SAAS PRODUCTS

Our B2B pricing and selling solutions include Vendavo Intelligent CPQ, Margin Bridge Analyzer, Profit Analyzer, Business Risk and Sales Alerts, Vendavo Sales Optimizer, Deal Price Optimizer, Vendavo Pricepoint, and Rebate & Channel Manager. You can learn more about our products here.

OUR FUNDING

We are backed by two of the top high-tech private equity firms in the world, have excellent financial health, and boast the top SaaS retention in our space.

OUR CULTURE & YOU

We collaborate with our customers unlike any others in our industry. Anchored in our values (Move with Integrity, Be Clear, Win as One, Solve for the Customer, Build What’s Next), we are growing, constantly innovating, and consistently driving sustainable outcomes for our clients and partners.

Unlocking opportunities for our customers would not be possible without our employees. When you are part of Vendavo, you’re part of a company that’s committed to your growth and invested in your career. Diversity, inclusion, and celebration of community are at our core, and we come together to learn from each other and honor our commitments.

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OUR TEAM IS GROWING. YOU WILL TOO.