Project Manager

Project Manager

Job ID

PIC_PM_Gen

Experience

12 to 15 years

Locations

• Mumbai
• Navi Mumbai
• Pune

Job Description

• Lead planning and/or implementation of projects.
• Prepare and help team to prepare the design; should have a very good understanding of the project architecture
• Facilitate the definition of service levels and customer requirements.
• Manage project budget and resource allocation.
• Discuss, estimate and address project technical impediment
• Advocate on behalf of clients and communicate clients' needs to senior management.
• Follow a defined, agreed upon project management methodology.
• Update sprint tracker with accurate information to identify the risk and issues pro-actively at the sprint level
• Conduct project risk identification and mitigation action planning.
• Innovate and try to increase the team’s velocity/productivity
• Handle project coordination and management, annual and mid-year appraisal process
• Maintain the status with alarms, explanations and solutions.
• Use project’s best practices and coding standards
• Conduct peer reviews and provide feedback

Preferred Skill Set

• Strong academic and continuing professional development record, ideally including a management qualification
• Experience on working in a true client facing consulting style environment
• Excellent project management and engagement skills with previous references
• Experience of IT services, consulting and package implementations
• Proven experience of managing projects in the range 1,500 to 10,000 man-days and $2m to $10m direct delivery budget responsibility
• Innovation in both sales and delivery;
• Demonstrable skills in: facilitation, stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking and presentation

Preferred Skills

• Formal qualifications in Project Management and certification in PRINCE or equivalent;
• Experience of multiple industries across both public and private sectors

Interpersonal Skills

• Outstanding communications and interpersonal capabilities – both written and verbal
• Excellent people management and leadership experience, with a proven ability to motivate and lead multi disciplined teams
• Highly developed critical thinking, interpretative and analytical abilities
• A strong eye for detail and keen focus on results, with a flexible ‘can do’ approach
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• A willingness to learn, grow and stretch into new roles and different industries