Project Manager – Strategic Programmes
KOKO Networks
Full-time
On-site
Pune, India
About KOKO NetworksKOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate technology company with a team of 1,000+ staff across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest-growing markets. Our core lines of business are: KOKO Fuel, a clean, affordable, and renewable bioethanol household cooking solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and KOKO Climate, which retails the certified emissions reductions that are generated by transitioning households from deforestation-based charcoal and other dirty fuels to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by the Financial Times and the IFC, and, in 2022, KOKO received the Keeling Curve Prize for climate impact.
Your Role
- As Project Manager – Strategic Programmes, you will support the Head of Programme Management in overseeing KOKO’s 75+ technology initiatives. This role emphasises strategic enablement—driving governance discipline, preparing executive-ready insights, and strengthening cross-functional alignment.
- The ideal candidate brings honesty, integrity, diligence, and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring leadership has clear visibility and confidence in delivery. You will focus on execution discipline, portfolio visibility, business-priority alignment, and sustainability-linked programmes, while also contributing to organisation-wide initiatives such as Monthly Tech All Hands and Monthly Demonstrations.
What You Will Do
- Support programme governance forums, reviews, and cadences with accountability and follow-through.
- Track risks, dependencies, and milestones, escalating issues in a timely manner.
- Maintain dashboards, KPIs, and RAID logs for portfolio visibility.Prepare executive-ready reports and presentations.
- Align programme outcomes with business priorities across Engineering, Product, Compliance, and Operations.
- Support governance for sustainability-linked and compliance initiatives.
- Enable smooth execution of Monthly Tech All Hands and Demonstrations.
- Curate lessons learned, strengthen frameworks, and drive continuous improvement
What You Will Bring to KOKO
- 3–5 years of project or programme management experience in technology-led organisations.
- Strong governance, reporting, and executive communication skills.
- Ability to prepare materials for senior executives and boards.
- Solid understanding of Agile-at-Scale, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery.
- Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and MS Office/Google Workspace; dashboarding experience a plus.
- An MBA from a premier institute is preferred