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We at Innovecture are hiring for a Project Manager to expand our team, this will be in Pune or Mumbai. You will work across various Innovecture and client teams and apply your technical expertise to some of the most complex and challenging technology problems. About Innovecture: Founded in 2007 under the leadership of CEO Shreyas Kamat, Innovecture LLC, began as a U.S.-based Information Technology and Management Consulting Company focusing on technology consulting and services. With international development centers located in Salt Lake City, USA, and Pune, India, Innovecture leverages its Global Agile Delivery Model to effectively deliver client projects within budget scope and project deadline. The primary focus of Innovecture is to provide a unique wealth of expertise and experience to the IT and Management Consulting realm by utilizing various technologies across multiple industry domains. Innovecture uses best-in-class design processes and top-quality talent to ensure the highest quality deliverables. With innovation embedded in its consulting and services approach, Innovecture will continue to deliver outstanding results for its Fortune 500 clients and employees. Job Description: The role is a member of the Delivery team and supports the Head of Delivery by: Providing professional project management for one or more projects concurrently Being responsible for the successful delivery of projects as measured against project deliverables, timescale, commercial objectives and risk management. Following a standard approach to project governance, including the reporting on the progress of projects. The scope of work for which the Project Manager is responsible includes: Those ‘projects’ which are sufficiently large to warrant a named Program and/or Project Manager(s) to be assigned. The role will have the following accountabilities: Strategy To be able to clearly articulate the objectives and business need for the project, understanding the broader strategic fit for the project. To make continuous improvement a priority, holding a solid grasp of project management principles, with experience in successfully advancing those principles. Execution To lead and deliver projects, including: o Developing estimates and plans to create a baseline against which the project will be measured or bids will be made; o Proactively identifying and resolving issues which threaten successful delivery; o Initiating, controlling and closing projects. o Delivering projects within agreed budget, time and quality parameters; o Demonstrating clear understanding of the business requirements for each project, making ongoing decisions based on what’s best for the organization, challenging senior stakeholders on critical success factors if needed o Managing all commercial aspects of the project including effective change control of requirements, deadlines and effort. o Managing resources in line with budgeted effort. o Resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate. o Ensuring there is an adequate understanding of the business risks inherent in the projects. From time to time, supporting sales presentations to clients Governance and control Establish and coordinate an effective Steering Group (or equivalent) to provide direction and support to resolve issues where necessary Monitor and report (progress, risks, budgets, issues) with sufficient clarity and timeliness to enable stakeholders to monitor progress; To establish systems and processes for planning, governance, reporting, communication, and budgets to ensure delivery to quality, time and cost requirements. To support the maintenance and promotion of the ‘small project management framework’ to enable other Profit Centers to manage those projects consistently and effectively. Stakeholders To build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, particularly the Business and Executive Sponsors, both internal and external. To work closely with the Client Delivery Managers to manage relationships with clients. To collaborate with and build relationships with MGTI teams or third party suppliers where these are part of delivery teams. To offer proactive support to non-project management specialists with responsibilities for managing projects. Essential: Experience of successfully completing the entire project lifecycle, from inception to implementation. Ability to lead a cross functional, distributed team to deliver successfully Track record of delivering to time, quality and budget. Experience in client facing work. Excellent influencing and negotiation skills. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Able to articulate complex messages with clarity and ease to all audiences and flex style as required. Prudent risk taker. Strong commercial awareness, including change management. Ability to work to strict deadlines. Ability to cope with high demand requirements of stakeholders. Logical, innovative, methodical, collaborative and thorough approach to work. Expertise in making high level decisions and implement operational plans. Collaborative team player who can influence outcomes as well as work independently. Known as being a team player and achieving for the group rather than individual. Desirable: Lean Six Sigma methodologies (Green Belt standard) Experience of Agile development methodologies Financial services background Experience of Employee Benefits
