Kantar - Senior Project Manager

Global Senior Project Manager

Kantar's Worldpanel division is searching for a dynamic, collaborative and experienced Senior Project Manager to join our global Project Management organization.

Based in Mumbai, India - this is an incredible opportunity to be a part of our exciting vision for the future!

WHAT'D BE ROLE MISSIONS:

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our newly created Global Operations PMO (market research) to help shape its future, spearhead end-to-end transformation initiatives as well as lead the planning and delivery of high impact projects alongside multiple cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

If you're looking for a chance to apply your knowledge and experience into making a difference and inspiring fellow team members and stakeholders to see the big picture and push toward our shared goals - you're the type of candidate we're looking for!

If you're willing to go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in, apply for a career that'll be out of the ordinary and join us!

WHAT'D YOU DO:

- Lead with impact as a trusted partner to Operations, Product, Technology and Commercial teams by understanding their interdependencies and ensure alignment on business needs (e.g., scope, resourcing, timelines).

- Coordinate, plan, implement and deliver assigned projects through their full lifecycle following the Global Operations PMO Framework.

- Plan projects and drive progress to ensure that scope, budget and timelines are successfully achieved.

- Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.

- Define and manage appropriate metrics and KPIs to effectively monitor and report on progress to project teams and senior stakeholders.

- Solve problems by assessing project performance and identify areas for improvement by challenging and balancing inputs and inter-dependencies.

- Manage constraints and risks with appropriate mitigations to ensure projects are executed with maximum effectiveness to deliver the defined outcomes.

- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.

WHAT'D YOU BRING:

- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.

- Considerable knowledge on Project Management Waterfall and/or Agile Methodologies.

- Has obtained at least one of the following certifications: PMI PMP and/or Prince2 Practitioner.

- Possesses full business proficiency in English (B2 Level Minimum).

- Proven track record successfully delivering strategically important projects, achieving pre-defined and tangible results.

- Shows interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross-functional matrix environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.

- Ability to understand the business and strategic goals in relation to the managed projects.

With the following qualities?

- Inquisitive, with critical thinking, and demonstrate genuine passion for consumer behaviour.

- Enjoys actively looking for new and more efficient ways of improving processes, raising standards, reducing errors, and overcoming omissions.

- Is proactive, optimistic, and willing to get involved to achieve the team's goals and objectives.

- Is highly collaborative and adaptable with the ability to work effectively within different cultural and technical environments.

- Possesses outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in order to comfortably connect with partners at all levels across the organization and facilitates discussions in a constructive manner.

The following, although not mandatory, will be appreciated:

- Inquisitive, with critical thinking, and demonstrate genuine passion for consumer behaviour.

- Enjoys actively looking for new and more efficient ways of improving processes, raising standards, reducing errors, and overcoming omissions.

- Is proactive, optimistic, and willing to get involved to achieve the team's goals and objectives.

- Is highly collaborative and adaptable with the ability to work effectively within different cultural and technical environments.

- Possesses outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in order to comfortably connect with partners at all levels across the organization and facilitates discussions in a constructive manner.

The following, although not mandatory, will be appreciated:

- Strong project management experience within any of the following: operations, technology, consultancy, retail or market research.

- Demonstrable project management experience of shaping and delivering multi-regional transformation projects.

- Previous experience working within a multicultural business environment and developing solid working relationships with clients and colleagues from different countries and cultures.

Join us!

At Kantar, we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based on a simple, clear and consistent set of principles.

Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay-for-performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We also make sure we create an equality of opportunity in a fair and encouraging working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to thrive in a space where their mental health and well-being are taken into consideration.