Project Manager

Job Requirements

Role Summary

Project Manager

large-scale staffing operations

end-to-end turnkey project delivery

project governance, people leadership, financial acumen across multiple billing models, customer management, proposal creation

Key Responsibilities

• Program & Delivery Governance
• Drive delivery excellence across both staff augmentation and project-based models.
• Run governance rhythms: stand-ups, WSRs, MBRs, QBRs, risk reviews, and roadmap alignment discussions.
• Implement PMO best practices such as scope control, scheduling, RACI definition, RAID logs, WBS decomposition, milestone tracking, and quality gates.
• Ensure delivery meets all agreed KPIs, SLAs, performance thresholds, and customer expectations.
• People Leadership & Workforce Management
• Lead a large and scalable engineering workforce across multiple functions and levels.
• Manage resource planning, skill alignment, competency mapping, workforce scalability, and career development plans.
• Collaborate with TA for hiring plans, demand forecasting, onboarding, and ramp-up strategies.
• Maintain team health via engagement initiatives, performance reviews, and conflict management.
• Turnkey Project Management
• Own full lifecycle of turnkey / managed service projects, including:
• Requirements gathering & scope finalization
• Effort estimation, WBS creation, capacity planning
• Project scheduling & milestone commitments
• Sprint planning and Agile governance
• Delivery tracking, acceptance management, quality reviews
• Drive cross-functional execution—development, validation, DevOps, automation, and tools teams.
• Customer Relationship & Stakeholder Management
• Act as the primary customer interface for all delivery, staffing, operational, and project tracks.
• Manage customer expectations through structured reviews, roadmap discussions, and governance conversations.
• Build trust-based relationships with engineering managers, vendor management, and leadership stakeholders.
• Capture new demand, identify expansion potential, and influence customer planning cycles.
• Financial Management Across Multiple Billing Models
  

Manage end-to-end financial governance for both staffing and turnkey engagements, including:

Supported Financial Models

• Time & Material (T&M)
• Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
• Monthly Fixed Billing (Resource-based or Capacity-based)
• Milestone-Based Billing
• Rate-Card Based Engagements
• Hybrid Models (T&M + Milestones, FFP + Outcomes)
• Managed Services / Outcome-Based Billing
  

Financial Responsibilities

• Own timesheet governance, audit accuracy, and on-time closure.
• Oversee invoice preparation, validation, customer approvals, and revenue realization.
• Perform forecasting, margin analysis, cost optimization, variance tracking, and leakage control.
• Maintain financial health dashboards and operational analytics.
• Compliance, Quality & Process Excellence
• Ensure full compliance to customer policies—IP protection, NDA adherence, security controls, audit frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across staffing operations and project delivery.
• Champion best practices in knowledge management, configuration control, risk governance, and delivery maturity.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–12 years of experience in project/program management across tech/engineering services.
• Experience in both staffing delivery and turnkey project execution is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of project management frameworks: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid.
• Proficiency in estimation, planning, risk management, quality assurance, and customer governance.
• Strong presentation, communication, negotiation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on with tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, and vendor portals.
• Exposure to domains like software, embedded, systems, VLSI, AI, or digital engineering is an advantage.
  

Key Competencies

• Customer-first mindset
• Leadership & people development
• Analytical, data-driven decision-making
• Escalation & conflict resolution
• Operational discipline & governance rigor
• Ability to manage scale, ambiguity, and complexity