Senior Project Manager (Remote) - Digital Gravity - Karachi, Pakistan
(2025-01 - 2026-01)
- Led end-to-end delivery of multiple projects in a fully remote environment, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines.
- Managed cross-functional distributed teams, improving collaboration and productivity.
- Defined project scope, objectives, and success metrics in coordination with stakeholders and leadership.
- Developed and maintained detailed project plans, roadmaps, and resource allocation strategies.
- Implemented Agile/Scrum methodologies, facilitating sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives.
- Oversaw project budgets, timelines, and risk management to ensure successful and timely delivery.
- Acted as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular status updates and managing expectations.
- Identified project risks and proactively implemented mitigation strategies to avoid delays and cost overruns.
- Improved team efficiency by introducing streamlined workflows, tools, and best practices for remote collaboration.
- Coordinated with engineering, QA, and design teams to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) and project metrics to drive data-informed decision-making.
- Led conflict resolution and removed blockers to maintain team momentum and performance.
- Ensured proper documentation, knowledge sharing, and communication across remote teams.
- Managed project delivery lifecycle from initiation to post-launch support and continuous improvement.
- Mentored junior project managers and team members, fostering a culture of accountability and growth.
- Utilized project management tools such as Devops and Slack tracking and reporting
Freelance Project Manager (Remote) - Dureforce - Karachi, Pakistan
(2024-09 - 2024-12)
- Led end-to-end project management for development of a freelance marketplace platform.
- Defined product scope, features, and MVP roadmap including job posting, bidding, messaging, escrow payments, and user profiles.
- Gathered and translated business requirements into detailed technical specifications and user stories
- Created and managed product roadmap, sprint plans, and delivery timelines using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams including frontend, backend, QA, and UI/UX designers to ensure timely delivery.
- Managed product backlog, prioritized tasks, and conducted sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
- Acted as primary liaison between stakeholders and development team, ensuring alignment on goals and expectations.
- Supervised integration of third-party services such as payment gateways, real-time messaging, and notification systems.
- Ensured seamless user experience by validating user flows for both clients and freelancers.
- Monitored development progress, tracked KPIs, and ensured adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
- Led QA coordination including functional, usability, and payment flow testing before release.
- Managed deployment process including staging, production release, and post-launch monitoring.
- Facilitated bug tracking, issue resolution, and continuous improvement after launch.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation including PRDs, workflows, and progress reports.
Senior Project Manager - Digital Gravity - Karachi, Pakistan
(2017-01 - 2024-05)
Business or sector: Information and communication | Department: Project Management | Website: digitalgravity.ae
- Responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of all projects and in accordance the company policy & procedures.
- Contributing in leading Project Management Operations & in process of establishing the PMO according to PMI standards & efficient utilization of proven project management principles & tools.
- Mainly focus on Design, Web Development, iOS & Android Applications, SEO and E-Commerce Projects.
- Deal one to one with client and agencies including Government sector (UAE) as well for relevant projects.
- Preparation of weekly/bi-weekly project status reports for Management.
- Setting overall direction & establishing practice standards, project life cycles, tools, templates, monitoring methods and reports.
- Lead and manage a team of Software Developers, Technical Team leads, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, and UX / UI.
- Schedule Project demos with the clients and conduct the end user training.
- Creates and executes project plans, requirement gathering documents, functional specification documents etc.
- Conduct daily project stand up meetings with the internal team.
- Establishing the overall success criteria for a project, including; time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
- Involving employee evaluation process and closely work with HR for the interview process of new hiring.
Project Coordinator - Brandians - Karachi, Pakistan
(2016-01 - 2017-01)
Accountable for assigning, managing and delivery of all projects. Responsible for ensuring that the strategic aims of the company are totally aligned with its operational goal requirements. My objectives are to build the Brand Image and the trust level for both local as well as for overseas clients.
- Assist and support Sales Head and teams in their daily projects.
- Ensuring that relevant management information is captured and analyzed.
- Assign all the projects to relevant teams and communicate with the clients for working/ updating basis.
- Prepare Project Initiation documentation (If needed).
- Conducted project kick-off meetings, defined project objectives and scope, tracked risks, assumptions, and managed detailed project schedules.
- Resolved any issues that arose.
- Control schedule and track activities against the detailed project plans.
- Involved in Coordinating projects from inception to completion.
- Update team leads per client feedback and check project with QA team to ensure the build of the product.
- Develop performance review
Business Development and Project Coordinator - Metaabstraxtion - Karachi, Pakistan
(2015-01 - 2016-01)
Accountable for managing the delivery of critical projects and responsible for ensuring that the strategic aims of the company are totally aligned with its operational goal requirements.
- Responsible for costing, estimating and planning projects.
- Developing project milestones, schedules and deliverable by coordinating between the development team and by the client end.
- Assigning the projects to web development teams and communicate with the clients for working/updating basis.
- Preparing Project Initiation documentation.
- Maintaining and completing Project Key Performance Indicators. Writing detailed and summarized project progress reports.
- Tracking activities against the detailed project plans. Resolved any problems and issues that arose.
- Updating project plans to include agreed changes.
- Updating team leads per client feedback and check project with QA team to ensure the build of the product.
- Monitoring actual expenditure figures against project budget.
- Generating new business through bidding on online platforms like Elance, Freelancer and PPH. Preparing proposals and quotes for all types of projects.
- Handling complete end to end sales cycle right from negotiation to closure.
- Coming up with solutions to meet the needs of customers.
- Making emails and keep follow up with prospective clients.
- Reviewing client's feedback and then suggesting ways to improve processes and service levels.
- Maintaining existing account relationship.
- Maintain company social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, G+ and Instagram).
- Direct Online marketing of a company, product through all social media platforms.
- Email Marketing for company, product and services.
- Developing sales goals and ensuring they are met.
