Sr. Portfolio Program Manager - R&D

About this job

The Sr. Portfolio Program Manager - R&D position at 6sense involves orchestrating an assigned Research and Development pillar in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. 6sense strives to multiply growth, retention, and efficiency while fostering values like winning as one team and staying curious. In this full-time role, you will partner with Product and Engineering Pillar Leaders to maintain a clear view of portfolio commitments, risks, dependencies, and capacity. A normal day includes facilitating governance forums, tracking execution progress, establishing portfolio metrics, and combining Agile coaching with program management to improve delivery predictability. You will also champion AI-enabled program management by introducing automation and workflow improvements to increase scalability and operational efficiency. The role requires translating team insights into executive visibility while collaborating with R&D operating system teams to standardize processes and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to establish and maintain portfolio baselines and success measures.
• Maintain visibility into portfolio execution progress and coordinate change-management actions when commitments change.
• Improve portfolio metrics, dashboards, and AI-enabled workflows to strengthen transparency and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate cross-team and cross-pillar dependencies, ensuring impacts and required dates are tracked.
• Lead portfolio reviews focused on risks, dependencies, capacity conflicts, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Support quarterly planning cycles by validating commitments, capacity assumptions, and decision readiness.
• Coach Product and Engineering teams on Agile practices, planning discipline, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Portfolio Management, Program Management, Technical Program Management, or Product Operations in a SaaS or technology environment.
• Experience leading Product and Engineering portfolios spanning multiple teams and organizational units.
• Demonstrated success managing portfolio risk, dependencies, capacity constraints, and roadmap execution at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority, navigate ambiguity, and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Productboard, Jira, Confluence, dashboarding, and business intelligence platforms.
• Agile coaching or Agile delivery certifications such as ICP-ACC, CSP, CSM, PSM, SAFe SPC, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent practical experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Good to have

• Experience identifying and implementing automation and AI-enabled workflows for portfolio visibility.

Who should apply

This role suits experienced professionals with a strong background in technology portfolio or program management within SaaS companies. Ideal candidates should possess extensive expertise in Agile coaching, cross-functional leadership, and managing complex dependencies at scale. If you excel at bridging technical teams and executive leadership through data-driven insights and AI-enabled workflows, this position at 6sense is a great fit. Freshers should not apply as 8+ years of relevant experience is required.

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