<p><span style="font-size: 18px">AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. </span></p><p><br></p><p><i><b style="font-size: 18px">We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. </b></i></p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The Junior</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Program Manager manages</span><span data-contrast="auto"> cross-functional programs focused on IT hardware integration and delivery for enterprise clients. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p></p> <p> </p><p><span data-contrast="auto">As part of our Foundry integration team, you’ll manage programs that combine server, storage, networking, and infrastructure technologies into cohesive, customer-ready solutions. You’ll coordinate technical efforts across engineering, supply chain, warehouse, and production teams — ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and at the highest quality. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p></p> <p> </p><p><span data-contrast="auto">This role requires technical acumen, solid organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p><p><br></p><b>Key Responsibilities</b><div> <div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Program Management: Plan, coordinate, and execute hardware integration projects from concept through deployment, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Technical Coordination: Work closely with systems engineers, solution architects, and field teams to ensure alignment on requirements, integration specifications, and testing procedures. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Customer Interface: Act as a key liaison between technical teams and clients, managing expectations, communicating progress, and addressing risks or issues proactively. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive coordination among engineering, logistics, procurement, quality assurance, and operations teams throughout the program lifecycle. </span> <span data-ccp-props="{" 335559685":720}"=""> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Vendor Engagement: Partner with OEMs, component suppliers, and service partners to track deliverables, validate configurations, and support issue resolution. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Process & Quality Management: Maintain documentation, track program metrics, and ensure compliance with integration standards and quality controls. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Continuous Improvement: Contribute to process enhancements and best practices in program management and hardware delivery execution.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><p><br></p><b>Required Qualifications</b><div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">3+ years of experience managing technical programs or projects within IT hardware, infrastructure, or system integration environments. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated success coordinating complex programs that involve multiple hardware and infrastructure components (servers, storage, networking, etc.). </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Strong understanding of hardware integration processes, validation testing, and release management. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with AHEAD project management tools (e.g. Jira, Smartsheet, Salesforce). </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div><p><br></p><b>Preferred Qualifications</b><div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">PMP or Agile certification. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience in data center, cloud, or hybrid infrastructure deployments. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with hardware lifecycle management (NPI, configuration control, change management). </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul role="list" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{" 335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}"="" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a dynamic, client-driven environment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div><p><br></p><p></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Why AHEAD:</span></b></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.</span></p><p><br></p><p><b style="font-size: 16px;">India Employment Benefits include: </b></p><p><b>Comprehensive health insurance</b> coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents</p><p><b>Paid time off and company holidays</b>, along with additional leave benefits as per policy</p><p><b>Flexible work arrangements</b>, supporting work-life balance</p><p><b>Learning and development opportunities</b> to support continuous growth and upskilling</p><p><b>Employee wellness initiatives</b> and programs focused on physical and mental well-being</p><p><b>Retirement and statutory benefits</b> in line with India regulations</p><p><b>Inclusive and people-first culture</b>, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership</p><p><br></p>