Project Leader

Job Description:

Role: Project Manager - IAM & Digital Infrastructure

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Digital Infrastructure & Platforms (IAM)

Number of Positions: 1

Role Description

Airbus is seeking an experienced, versatile Project Manager to join our IAM Digital Infrastructure department in Bangalore. As our department transitions toward a high-performance, product-centric delivery model, we require a delivery expert who can manage Multi-Functional Teams (MFTs), steer critical work packages, oversee project budgets, and facilitate Agile/Scrum execution when needed to maintain engineering velocity.

In this role, you will serve as the operational backbone for high-impact Identity & Access Management initiatives, ensuring work packages and milestones are delivered on time, within budget, and in strict alignment with Airbus quality and security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• MFT & Work Package Delivery: Lead and orchestrate cross-functional Multi-Functional Teams (MFTs) across engineering, security, and operations to deliver complex IAM work packages from initiation through to closure.
  
• Agile Facilitation & Scrum Leadership: Step in as a hands-on Scrum Master when required-facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and actively removing blockers to maintain squad velocity.
  
• Financial & Resource Oversight: Track and manage project budgets, resource allocations, operational expenditures, and financial metrics where needed to ensure cost-effective delivery.
  
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Technical Leads, and Service Delivery Managers to align project timelines with the overarching product roadmap.
  
• Risk & Stakeholder Management: Identify project risks, mitigate inter-team dependencies, and provide clear, transparent status reporting and dashboards to departmental leadership.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Graduate or Postgraduate in Engineering, Information Technology, or related field with 8-12 years of enterprise IT project management experience.
  
• Proficiency across both traditional Waterfall/Stage-Gate project governance and Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks.
  
• Solid experience in work package breakdown, budget oversight, resource capacity planning, and tracking project financial metrics.
  
• Hands-on expertise with project tooling: Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and portfolio management platforms.
  
• Strong facilitation and leadership skills with a proven ability to lead matrixed, cross-functional, and international teams without direct hierarchical authority.
  
• Nice to Have: IAM/Security domain exposure, PMP/Agile certifications (PMI-PMP, CSM, PSM), or French language proficiency.
  

Alignment within the IAM Department

Boundary Area

Project Manager

Product Manager / PO

Technical Lead

Core Responsibility

Timeline, Budget & MFT Execution

Product Vision & Backlog Priority

Engineering & Code Quality

Primary Artifacts

Work Packages, Budget Reports, Sprint Board

Product Roadmap, Feature Epics

System Design, CI/CD, Codebase

Key Question Owned

Are we delivering the work package on time and within cost?

Are we building the right features for Airbus users?

Are we building the feature correctly using clean architecture?

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.