Roles and Responsibilities

Job Description:
The role of the Project Manager is a critical position within the Project Management Office(PMO). This role requires vast experience leading large projects/programs of work within complex and fast-paced organizations, using varying delivery models (waterfall, Agile/scrum, etc.). Candidates should possess exceptional communication skills and be well-versed in partnering with our internal business sponsors at an executive level. In addition, it is expected that Project Managers contribute to the health and strategy of the broader PMO – supporting in optimizing delivery methods and ultimately increasing value and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:
Participate in project management practices, including work intake(scoping/risk assessment) and all PMO milestone activities
Provide leadership, coaching and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle, confer with project staff to outline work plan
Establish work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Perform risk assessment, and implement mitigation plans
Establish and track spend and costs for all aspects of managed projects.
Ensure that project goals are accomplished and are in line with business objectives and business value is realized.
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Track critical project metrics (depending on delivery methodology).
Continuously benchmark project management and team performance to help leadership identify gaps and address needs

Desired Candidate Profile

Experience leading and managing cross functional & globally distributed teams to deliver IT projects from start-end for 5+ years
Experience in preparing and tracking project plans with leading tools like MS Project(where ever applicable) and/or working with leading work management tools like JIRA
Clear understanding of agile values and hands on experience in using Agile practices to deliver IT projects
Strong Vendor Management skills with managing SOWs, timesheets, invoicing, estimations, reviews, deliverables etc.
Should have excellent written and oral communication skills and should be able to provide leadership by example
Ability to quickly grasp Business, functional and technical concepts/ideas
All project management essentials - managing : Issue, Risk, Escalation, stakeholders , communications, P&L, reporting
Ability to negotiate, take ownership & responsibility and be assertive