Technical Program Manager
Job Summary
Job Description: Technical Program Manager
Position Overview
Job Title: Technical Program Manager
Department: Engineering
Location: Bangalore
Reporting To: Head of Engineering
Tookitaki is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead and optimize Agile execution and cross-functional program delivery across its AI-powered financial crime prevention platformsFinCense and the Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Ecosystem. This role is ideal for someone with proven expertise in scrum operations release management cross-team coordination and technical project tracking in a fast-paced product-driven environment.
This role is central to Tookitakis mission to build trust in financial services ensuring timely delivery of high-quality technology that helps banks and fintechs prevent fraud and comply with AML regulations.
Position Purpose
Technical Program Manager will oversee the day-to-day execution of engineering sprints and product releases ensuring alignment with both client timelines and product objectives. This role drives Agile rigor manages dependencies across squads and ensures delivery is on-time within scope and audit-ready. The individual will also serve as a liaison across product engineering and customer-facing teams.
Key Responsibilities
Sprint & Agile Management
Own and facilitate sprint ceremonies across squadsplanning stand-ups retrospectives grooming and reviews.
Track sprint progress maintain burn-down charts and ensure sprint deliverables are met.
Release Planning & Tracking
Drive release readiness reviews ensuring code freeze QA sign-off and documentation are complete.
Maintain a centralized release calendar across engineering and product teams.
Cross-Team Collaboration & Communication
Serve as the program coordination point across Engineering Product Client Success and QA.
Facilitate regular updates and syncs to ensure delivery alignment and remove blockers.
Risk & Resource Oversight
Identify delivery risks slippages and resource bottlenecks early; escalate as needed.
Track velocity throughput and sprint health to optimize delivery capacity.
Governance Process & Reporting
Ensure documentation sprint artifacts and Jira hygiene are maintained in accordance with Tookitakis governance practices.
Generate weekly dashboards sprint reports and executive summaries for leadership.
Continuous Improvement
Identify patterns in delivery challenges and work with leadership to improve processes.
Champion Agile best practices and sprint discipline across engineering teams.
Qualifications and Skills
Education
Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related discipline.
Experience
5 years of experience in technical delivery coordination program management or Agile operations.
Background in SaaS RegTech fintech or similar technology environments preferred.
Skills
Proficiency in Jira Confluence and Agile reporting tools.
Hands-on experience managing cross-functional sprint and release cycles.
Strong understanding of SDLC CI/CD and release workflows.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Detail-oriented with a strong sense of accountability and process ownership.
Introducing Tookitaki
Tookitaki: The Trust Layer for Financial Services
Tookitaki is transforming financial services by building a robust trust layer that focuses on two crucial pillars: preventing fraud to build consumer trust and combating money laundering to secure institutional trust. Our trust layer leverages collaborative intelligence and a federated AI approach delivering powerful AI-driven solutions for real-time fraud detection and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance.
How We Build Trust: Our Unique Value Propositions
AFC Ecosystem Community-Driven Financial Crime Protection
The Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Ecosystem is a community-driven platform that continuously updates financial crime patterns with real-time intelligence from industry experts. This enables our clients to stay ahead of the latest money laundering and fraud tactics. Leading digital banks and payment platforms rely on Tookitaki to protect them against evolving financial crime threats. By joining this ecosystem institutions benefit from the collective intelligence of top industry players ensuring robust protection.FinCense End-to-End Compliance Platform
Our FinCense platform is a comprehensive compliance solution that covers all aspects of AML and fraud preventionfrom name screening and customer due diligence (CDD) to transaction monitoring and fraud detection. This ensures financial institutions not only meet regulatory requirements but also mitigate risks of non-compliance providing the peace of mind they need as they scale.
Industry Recognition and Global Impact
Tookitakis innovative approach has been recognized by some of the leading financial entities in Asia. We have also earned accolades from key industry bodies such as FATF and received prestigious awards like the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Forbes Asia 100 to Watch and Chartis RiskTech100.
Serving some of the worlds most prominent banks and fintech companies Tookitaki is continuously redefining the standards of financial crime detection and prevention creating a safer and more trustworthy financial ecosystem for everyone.
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About Company
Tookitaki’s FinCense platform combines AI with community‑driven intelligence to deliver real‑time AML, fraud detection, smart screening, and transaction monitoring with 90%+ accuracy—trusted by global banks, fintechs & e‑wallets.