Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Technical Program & Project Management Senior Associate #1033269
Job Description:
- Employees in this job function plan and oversees the execution of projects and/or programs that are focused on technology implementation or upgrade of technology applications capabilities and solutions (e.g., enterprise applications, SAAS, internal infrastructure, networking, data centers, labs, etc.).
- They could also act as Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches to ensure team lives by the values and practices of scrum by embracing Agile/scrum/Kanban/Lean principles
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop project plans, define the project/program scope, goals and deliverables for areas of technology application development and implementation for the enterprise
- Drive problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives by collaborating with IT teams, technology vendors, etc.
- Facilitate the development effort by creating and monitoring an efficient, streamlined process between the internal teams and external technology providers
- Effectively communicate status updates to all stakeholders across multiple organizations/ teams, with reinforcing quantitative measurements
- Ensure project and program objectives, deliverables and results are completed within the agreed scope, timeline, budget and allocated resources
- Provide accurate and insightful analysis and reporting, presenting the data in a clear format for presentations and reviews
- Identify risks and create risk mitigation plans to ensure timely completion of the projects/programs
- Manage technology product goals and forecasts.
- Collaborate with technical development team(s) to translate the long-term objectives into actionable technology strategy and an implementation roadmap
- Guide execution by applying standard frameworks and development lifecycle methodologies like agile, waterfall etc.
Skills Required:
- Project Management
Skills Preferred:
- Program Management, .Net Framework
Experience Required:
- Senior Associate Exp: 4 years in IT; 1 years in Program Mgmt., Expert in Proj Mgr
Experience Preferred:
Nice to Have Skills:
- Prior Manufacturing experience
- EPEO experience or understanding of infrastructure provisioning / operations
- PMP Certification
Education Required:
- Bachelor's Degree
Education Preferred:
- Certification Program
Additional Information :
Position Description:
- This is a project management role in Global Manufacturing.
- The role would be responsible for provisioning all Plant Floor Systems Infrastructure at Greenfield / brownfield sites and a few New Model Programs at various plants globally.
- As a Project Manager, you will interact with a wide variety of personality and management levels.
- As the PM you will collaborate closely with BIT, IT technical architects, AD teams, and IT Operations personnel to manage the planning and delivery of IT hardware and infrastructure projects.
Position Qualifications:
Must Have Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of the business customer and IT personnel.
- 5+ years experience with Microsoft office tools (MS Project, Excel) and Rally
- Experience and proven ability to Project Manage Large Scale IT Development and/or Infrastructure Deployments
- Effective at managing Scope, Schedule, Costs, Risks, and Issues - Communication
- Ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations
- Must ensure project implements quality assurance and quality control processes
- Perform at an extremely high level of project management competence and maturity
- Ability to communicate effectively with business users and IT professionals including globally distributed teams
- Strong written and oral communication skills: ability to adjust appropriately for the audience; clear communication
- Ability to utilize desktop tools to communicate (Instant Messaging, WebEx, Audio Conference etc.)
Nice to Have Skills:
- Prior Manufacturing experience - ITO experience or understanding of infrastructure provisioning / operations - PMP Certification