Senior Manager - Strategic IT Projects - Pharma/Healthcare/Construction

Core Purpose of the Role:

Governance of strategic IT initiatives execution through effective project and program management.

Specific requirements for this role:

1. Experience: 6 to 8 years of working on diverse technology projects across the complete life cycle of projects/programs

2. Demonstrated Capability:

a. Leading end-to-end technology projects

b. Apply relevant project management approaches (Predictive, Agile, Hybrid).

c. Collaborated with stakeholders at the executive level.

d. Facilitating discussions with cross-functional teams to arrive at overall agreement to problems/ issues.

e. Using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and others.

3. Education:

a. Should be a BE

b. PMP certification preferred

Skills and Capabilities:

- End-to-end project management

- Project management approaches - Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid

- Communication at the executive level.

- Reporting at the executive level.

Role Accountabilities :

- Coordinating the execution of various strategic initiatives and projects.

- Define the objectives, outcome, and key metrics for each project in coordination with the Operating Unit for the project.

- Prepare project plan, with detailed milestones, RACI matrix across the projects and operating units.

- Co-ordinate with work stream leads to prepare milestone project plans for all critical projects and align with Division heads and EC members on the critical paths and timelines.

- Track the implementation of the execution plan and achievement of strategy across divisions and enabling functions in accordance with organizational goals and strategy

- Prepare strategy plan and approach documents on select critical projects if required by closely working with the Workstream leads. Monitor and track the execution of these projects

- Managing key risks by identifying key dependencies, risks and prepare mitigation plan to help with the resolution of these risks.

- Role will involve identifying cross-functional elements of the strategic projects and work collaboratively with the stakeholders to keep the momentum towards execution and timely delivery

- Defining the program governance and manage the Monthly 1-3-5 review meetings with OUs, Divisions and CXOs.

Leadership Capabilities:

- Strategic thinking

- Communication and presentation

- Facilitation skills

- Influencing skills

- Stakeholder management

- Conflict management