IT Project Manager - Software/Software Service

Key responsibilities :

- Coordinate internal resources and clients for the flawless execution of projects.

- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget

- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility

- Ensure resource availability and allocation

- Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress

- Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques

- Track all relevant activities related to the project

- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques

- Prepare daily status reports and weekly/monthly update presentations for management review

- Report and escalate to management as needed

- Successfully manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders

- Perform risk management to minimize project risks

- Establish and maintain relationships with clients, third parties/vendors

- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

- Would be required to travel to various countries based on project needs (requires onsite presence at client location for long durations as well)

Required Skills and Experience :

- Should have an experience of at least 8+ years in project management, including onsite experience at international client locations for 2+ years. China experience would again be a big plus.

- Knowledge and experience with Agile best practices (you know how to be a Scrum Master and would be comfortable teaching others the ropes).

- Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE, etc.

- Communication expertise. You know how to be proactive and communicate the right message in the right context. And you can deliver your message in different mediums and formats including emails, meetings, presentations, etc.

- Experience in delivering IT projects from offshore to onshore at a client. You know all aspects of the SDLC, can interface with all the disciplines involved, and you are educated in best practices of iterative development.

- An understanding of metrics-driven processes. You are comfortable with task definition, backlog tracking, burn-down metrics and velocity.

- Creating management summary reports in excel and powerpoint is a must have skill set

- A talent for being detail oriented and excelling even while keeping a lot of balls in the air.

- If the you can speak Chinese, it would be an added bonus and of course it will entail a lot of travel to China

- Experience with JIRA is a plus.

- Spoken and written English needs to be excellent

Additional Details :

- Position type and expected hours of work: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday to Friday for nine hours. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel : As per job & client requirement.

Industry Type : IT - Software/Software Service.