Haparz - Project Manager - Adobe Experience

AEM PROJECT MANAGER Experience: 9+ Years Locations: Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune & Gurgaon Work Model: Hybrid 3 Days WFO Budget: Up to 2.2 LPM Payroll: Haparz Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced AEM Project Manager with 8+ years of overall IT experience and strong experience managing Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) projects and digital transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery, including planning, governance, stakeholder management, Agile/Scrum execution, resource coordination, risk management, release management, and post-production stabilization. The role requires strong project management expertise with a solid understanding of the AEM ecosystem and digital experience platforms. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end delivery of AEM-based digital experience, website, CMS, and transformation projects from discovery through deployment and stabilization. - Own project scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, resources, deliverables, and overall delivery governance. - Coordinate AEM developers, architects, UI/UX, QA, DevOps, content, business, and support teams. - Manage AEM website redesigns, enhancements, migrations, content implementations, and digital experience initiatives. - Work with technical teams to understand AEM components, templates, DAM, integrations, environments, releases, and production dependencies. - Coordinate Figma/UI/UX handoffs and ensure business requirements are converted into actionable delivery plans. - Manage multi-region or multi-market AEM deployments and localized content rollouts where applicable. - Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives. - Maintain RAID logs and proactively manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, blockers, and escalations. - Track sprint progress, velocity, release readiness, project health, quality, and delivery milestones. - Manage scope changes, priorities, resource allocation, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations. - Act as the primary delivery contact for clients, senior stakeholders, Product Owners, business teams, and technical leadership. - Conduct project reviews, governance meetings, executive updates, stakeholder demos, and status reporting. - Manage external vendors and implementation partners, including deliverables, SLAs, dependencies, and escalations. - Lead release planning, deployment readiness, production releases, and post-release stabilization. - Coordinate incident, change management, and AEM AMS/Application Management Services activities where applicable. - Ensure smooth transition from project delivery to production support and ongoing application management. What Were Looking For: - 8+ years of overall experience with strong Project/Program Management experience. - Proven experience managing Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) projects and digital transformation programs. - Strong understanding of AEM CMS, DAM, website delivery, content implementation, enhancements, and migrations. - Experience managing the complete AEM project lifecycle from requirements/discovery to deployment and stabilization. - Strong experience in Agile/Scrum delivery and working with cross-functional technology teams. - Excellent project planning, governance, delivery tracking, RAID management, and risk mitigation experience. - Strong client, stakeholder, vendor, and executive communication skills. - Experience coordinating AEM Developers, QA, UI/UX, DevOps, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and support teams. - Experience in release management, production readiness, stabilization, and AMS/support transition. - Hands-on experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, or similar platforms. - Strong problem-solving, escalation management, negotiation, and decision-making capabilities. Good to Have: - Experience with AEM AMS / Application Management Services. - Experience managing global or multi-region AEM implementations. - Exposure to Adobe Experience Cloud, Adobe Analytics, or Adobe Target. - Experience with ITSM and ServiceNow. - Experience in BFSI, FMCG, Retail, or large enterprise digital transformation programs. - CSM, PMP, SAFe, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification. - Basic understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS.