Technical Project Manager Wits Innovation Lab

2.0 - 7.0 years

0 Lacs

chandigarh

On-site

The candidate will be responsible for planning, overseeing, and leading projects from ideation through to completion. You will oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress. This role will require a lot of interaction with a range of internal and external stakeholders, often managing several moving project parts simultaneously. Your responsibilities will include defining project scope and schedule, organizing and leading project status and working meetings, preparing and distributing progress reports, managing risks and issues, correcting deviations from plans, and performing delivery planning for assigned projects. You will also assist in team development, hold teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work, leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work, and mentor and develop team members. Additionally, you will support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance. You will define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management. Promoting empowerment of the team, ensuring each team member is fully engaged in the project, making a meaningful contribution, and encouraging a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team will be essential. Other responsibilities will include coordinating and completing projects on time within budget and scope, overseeing all project aspects, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress. You will prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of the project and work directly with clients to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget. Coordinating with other departments to ensure all aspects of each project are compatible and hiring new talent as needed to fulfill client needs will also be part of your role. Required Qualifications: - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office - Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience - Minimum 2-7 years of working experience in project management - Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building - Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands - In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence - Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met - Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools - Agile Project Management tools such as Jira/Trello/Open Project, etc., Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools - Excellent oral and written communication skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level - Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the "big picture" view - Balanced business/technical background with a sufficient level of technical knowledge to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to accurately evaluate complex project risks and issues - Ability to provide leadership to business analysts, collaborate with customers, and develop strategies and solutions of high business value - Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills Benefits: - Flexible working hours - Work from Home facility - Monthly Bonus based on performance - Health Insurance benefits - Career Development plans,

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