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Objectives Of The Role We are seeking an experienced Project Manager (PM) to oversee and lead multiple projects concurrently, with expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing two projects in parallel and extensive hands-on experience in agile project management. This role involves managing projects from initiation through to deployment, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline. Responsibilities Project Planning & Scheduling: Lead projects from requirements definition through to deployment, ensuring schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans are accurately created, along with detailed RAID documentation for risk mitigation. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate internal and external resources (partners and clients), ensuring effective project execution in collaboration with project staff, and monitoring projects against scope, schedule, and budgets. Progress Monitoring & Adaptation: Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt project scope, timelines, and costs to ensure adherence to project requirements and success criteria. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, changes, and progress. Agile & Waterfall Methodology Coordination: Lead Scrum ceremonies in a hybrid Agile environment (Waterfall requirements gathering with Agile development and release). SDLC Governance: Review project artefacts for correctness and completeness, ensuring adherence to SDLC governance processes as per defined models. Project Resourcing & Cost Management: Manage project resourcing, ensuring accurate tracking of actuals and estimates for costing and project progress. Continuous Improvement : Support continuous process improvement through lessons learned, retrospective sessions, and implementation of best practices. Project Management Tools: Utilize tools such as JIRA, Asana, and ServiceNow to manage and monitor project progress and documentation. Risk Management & Report Outs : Ensure timely reporting of status, risks, and issues to senior leadership, with clear mitigation strategies in place. Analytical Thinking: Demonstrate excellent communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in high-pressure delivery environments. TEch Skills Solid understanding of Gen AI technologies, AI deployment workflows, and basic ML lifecycle, including data pipelines and model evaluation. Hands-on experience with digital transformation tools such as JIRA, Asana, MS Project, and Confluence for sprint tracking, reporting, and collaboration. Familiarity with RPA tools, cloud fundamentals (AWS, Azure), and automation frameworks used in enterprise delivery. Proficient in project lifecycle management, from initiation to post-deployment support, with a focus on continuous improvement. Strong grasp of process design, traceability, and quality assurance in software development lifecycles. Deep expertise in both Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall methodologies, with experience in hybrid execution models. Skilled in project planning, task scheduling, and resource allocation, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery. Strong background in risk assessment, issue management, and scope control in dynamic delivery environments. Ability to effectively adapt project scope, timelines, and priorities based on evolving stakeholder needs and business constraints. Proven ability to manage project documentation, status reporting, and review sessions for internal and client-facing updates. Soft Skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for managing cross-functional teams and building client relationships. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with attention to detail in tracking deliverables, KPIs, and project milestones. Ability to collaborate across teams, influence decision-making, and foster a high-performance culture within the delivery team Work Experience Requirements Must Have: Minimum 8 years of relevant experience as a Project Manager. Ideal 8-10 years’ experience in IT. Proven experience managing at least 2 projects in parallel. At least 2 projects were managed using Agile methodology as a Scrum Master. At least 2 projects were managed in a Waterfall environment as a Project Manager. Demonstrated ability to manage a project end-to-end from initiation to closure. Experience in consulting or client-facing environments, with a focus on managing client expectations and requirements. Preferred Skills Experience with low code implementations or any business systems implementations. Relevant certifications such as PMI, Prince2, SAFe, etc. Show more Show less
