IT Project Manager - PMP

Role Description:

The role involves driving the PMO practice with the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manages the full project management life cycle and software development life cycle for the implementation of highly complex, large-scale, strategic IT and Business Corporate Initiatives.

- Implements established policies, system monitors and controls to ensure the successful management and reporting of all corporate initiatives in the Project

- Supervises and leads the program and project staff to oversee the impacts and interdependencies between projects/programs and works to ensure initiatives meet the objectives of the executive leadership team.

- Provides both verbal and written communications regarding project status, risks, and issues, and makes recommendations on project decisions to PMO and Senior Management

- Manages allocation of resources within the projects(s) to meet work fluctuations and budget and time constraints in the delivery process.

- Creates/manages a high-performing team

- Serves as subject matter expert, providing technical and analytical guidance to the program and project teams

- Manages all aspects of the project/program management of a corporate initiative, which may include: cost benefit analysis, work plans, functional and technical designs, construction, testing and implementation. Ensures efficient and high-quality installation of new software and/or systems, and monitors all technical aspects of implementing projects

- Provides support to the IT Solutions Team in identifying the appropriate solutions required by the user areas; assists IT Leadership in performing a needs analysis of the relevant business areas and in matching user needs to system capabilities to ensure the new system is easily and quickly integrated into the client's business environment

- Works with the Business areas in the Operational Readiness activities to provide support and coordination to ensure adoption of new systems and business processes in a fast-paced environment

- Manages contracts and vendors assigned to Corporate Initiatives included in the assigned project(s).

- Collaborates with the finance department and various functional managers to ensure project budgets are properly estimated and controlled; provide overall financial recommendations and develop controls and measurements to monitor progress

- Provides Finance with monthly accruals and forecasts by the due date established by Finance using the tools developed by Finance/PMO

- Maintains current statements of work for all contractors; tracks and approves contractor invoices in a timely manner

- Provides regular updates to Program Director, project sponsor and stakeholders on the status of the budget. Documents reasons for budget excess or shortfall.

- Proactively identifies risks and opportunities of both business and technical plans; identifies Risk Mitigation Strategies and Contingency Plans for all identified Risks. Maintains the Program Level issue and risk matrix log

- Collaborates with other team leaders and departments.

- Function well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

- Communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization.

- Leadership, teambuilding, and mentoring skills

- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Key Requirement:

- Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Engineering, MBA or equivalent work experience required.

- 5+ years of IT and business experience in strategic planning, development, implementation and maintenance of systems, preferably across multiple hardware and software platforms

- Previous technical project management experience in a dynamic high-technology environment is a key to success in this position

- Project Management certificate (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) (Preferred)

- Experience in Program Management and execution of multiple related development projects simultaneously, particularly as Project Manager on systems development, with working knowledge of Systems Development Lifecycle and the Project Management Lifecycle

Job Location : Mumbai

Salary Range : Around Rs.35.0-40.0 Lpa (although not a limiting factor)