Assistant Director - Project & Change Management - Enablement Services - Big4

We have an urgent job opening with one of our client which is one of the Big 4's for the position of Assistant Director - Project & Change management - Enablement services for Bangalore Location

JOB SUMMARY :

- Person would be responsible for managing medium to higher complexity projects and programs and for providing limited analyst (co-ordination, administration, deliverable creation and other execution related activities), as required. Also responsible for managing and developing counselees, cascading balance scorecard and reviewing them on a periodic basis (mid-year and annually). Proactively build relationships with customers . Assist relationship managers/group leader on pursuit efforts or even lead them, if required. Support and lead PM Group operational activities, as required.

Client responsibilities :

- Responsible for managing client's expectations (stated and unstated) throughout the course of project lifecycle and ensuring that project objectives as stated in the project charter are achieved by the closure of the project.

On global projects and programs he/she would be accountable for the following :

- Leading the project team

- Creates the project charter

- Establishes and reports on the project baseline schedule

- Manages day-to-day activities of the project

- Maintains current versions of all project documents

- Assesses scope changes and performs impact analysis on the approved baseline schedule

- Conducts regular project checkpoints with the initiative leader and appropriate stakeholders

Technical skills requirements :

- Graduate in any discipline including BE and CA/Post-graduates (preferably MBA)

- PMI PMP certification - Mandatory

Total Experience at Entry Level- 8-10 yrs. Relevant PM experience - 4-6 yrs.

- Onsite experience, customer relationship management (good to have)

- Prior experience in managing project/program teams.

- Prepared to work in UK and US time zone, if required

- Additional skills requirements

- Solutioning and problem solving

- Business analysis,

- Process mapping and redesign

- Program/Project management skills - plan, lead, organize and control - on business projects

- Stakeholder and risk management

- Report writing

- Relationship management

- Creative thinking

- Ability to work on projects in ambiguous environments

- Effective virtual project management skills