Project Manager

You have been retained by an upcoming fast-growing, well-funded startup to work as a "Project Manager" at their Head Office in Gurugram. This presents an excellent career opportunity to become a part of a rapidly expanding company that collaborates with clients across APAC, EU, and USA. As a Project Manager, your key responsibilities will include driving the full project lifecycle from initiation to closure, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget. You will be tasked with developing detailed project plans, charters, and schedules by integrating Agile and PMP best practices. Furthermore, you will manage cross-functional teams spanning legal, tech, and business operations, in addition to engaging with external vendors or partners to oversee SLAs, contracts, and dependencies. To maintain quality standards throughout the project, you will define and implement quality frameworks across the project lifecycle. Continuous improvement will be a key focus through retrospective analysis and corrective actions. You will also be responsible for developing and standardizing project management processes, templates, and governance frameworks, as well as creating project playbooks, delivery scorecards, and dashboards for both internal and client reporting. In addition to project management, you will lead change management activities, communication planning, and ensure organizational readiness. Building and maintaining strong relationships with leadership, legal teams, and technical stakeholders will be essential. By analyzing delivery metrics, project KPIs, and team performance data, you will drive continuous improvement initiatives. For this role, a Bachelor's degree in engineering (B.Tech/B.E) or Law is a must, along with PMP certification. Preferred qualifications include Agile/Scrum Master/Lean Six Sigma certifications. The ideal candidate should possess 8-12 years of experience in project management and process excellence roles, with a minimum of 3-6 years in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) implementations as a project manager.,