In the role of the Specialist (Project Management), the person shall report to the CTO and/or Head – Forge.Labs while engaging in a scope of work spanning techno‑managerial execution, Project operations, stakeholder coordination, documentation rigor and capability development relating to the broad Key Functional Areas (KFAs):
Forge operates as India’s largest open innovation network, powering the country’s innovation economy in the Industrial Intelligence Age by seeding, accelerating and scaling phygital (hardware‑first, digital‑plus) enterprises in domains such as manufacturing, defence, mobility, climate, health and industrial systems. In this context, the Specialist (Project Management) is expected to work hands‑on with founders, engineers, students and internal squads to drive execution discipline on the ground, while also building project management capabilities and a future talent pipeline at multiple levels that can strengthen project execution capacity in innovation projects across multiple open innovation programs in industrial public sectors (iDEX-Defence, S2I2-Maritime, CiX-urban) or industrial corporate sectors apart from startup innovation projects funded by Forge grants/investments. The Specialist is expected to bring strong execution discipline, high ownership and learning agility in managing multiple concurrent workstreams across sectors such as manufacturing, defence, mobility, climate, health, industrial systems and sustainability, thereby directly enabling Forge’s mission of catalysing product innovations and creating tech enterprises from, in and for India.
Position & Designation
Grade – Manager or Sr. Manager
The Specialist (Project Management) shall be designated in Forge at the grade of Manager or Sr. Manager, and considered for a promotion to the role of Principal / Head (Project Management) after having delivered a commendable performance in the role for a minimum tenure of 24 months.
Compensation
Forge compensation is at par with the top end of the social enterprises sector in India and continuously benchmarked to be above the average compensation offered in the social (non-commercial or development) sector in general, but significantly above the average compensation offered by TBIs in general in India.
The Total CTC will include 4 major components namely, Fixed Monthly Gross, Fixed Quarterly Payout (a predetermined component paid out on quarterly basis), Annual Development Bonus (linked to demonstration of progress on developing and strengthening capabilities in alignment with the Career Advancement and Capabilities Development framework of Forge), and Annual Executive Bonus (linked to a predetermined share of the financial indicators/results of the company including grant-in-aid funds, revenues, and/or operating profits, as may be determined on a case–to-case basis).
Role & Responsibilities – Key Result Areas:
1. Institutionalising Project Management for iDEX / Forge4Fauj
2. Project Management Frameworks for Startup Innovation Projects (Forge‑funded grants)
3. Embedding PM Discipline in Forge.Labs SPRINT / ProtoSem Projects
4. Project Management Capacity Building & Talent Pipeline
5. Personal & Team Capability Development Through CACD Implementation
