Enterprise Project Manager

Overview

Lead medium to high complexity enterprise projects through the full project management lifecycle, managing project teams and resources within the GBS portfolio.

What you'll do

• Define project scope, objectives, milestones and deliverables in partnership with the identified Business Lead.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, including milestones, required resources, interdependencies and cross-functional timelines.
• Identify project roadblocks and issues, partner with Business Leaders and subject matter experts to develop solutions and mitigate risks, and escalate to the Business Lead and Executive Steering Committee when required.
• Guide project teams and partners through multiple concurrent tasks, assess priorities of assigned activities and ensure integration of all related dependencies.
• Manage resources responsible for project delivery and documentation.
• Lead sessions to define detailed business and functional requirements, use cases and acceptance criteria through design and testing, aligned to the approved project scope and business case.
• Organize and lead regular cross-functional progress meetings and prepare and present progress updates to Executive Steering Committees and other governance groups.
• Serve as liaison with cross-functional teams, stakeholders and external vendors to ensure effective communication.
• Monitor and report on project status, identify potential risks or issues and escalate to Project Leadership as required.
• Ensure deliverables meet business needs and operational requirements.
• In partnership with the business and IT teams, ensure project adherence to quality standards and solution integrity.
• Evaluate and communicate the impact of changes on scope and timelines and support resolution of cross-functional dependencies.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts.
• Establish and promote internal best practices and stay updated with the latest project management tools, methodologies and best practices.
• Ensure project delivery methodologies, standards and controls are consistently applied throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate, manage and assign team workload based on GBS needs and priorities.
• Implement required tools and processes for project planning, execution and monitoring to ensure project visibility and adherence to schedule and requirements.
• Evaluate and escalate risks, issues and decisions required for project delivery to leadership and provide recommendations for resolution.
• Recommend operational and process improvements within the department.
• Manage the project management functional team for GBS, manage team workload and support team growth and talent development.

What you'll need

• 7+ years of experience working in large-scale enterprise environments on enterprise or cross-functional, transformational projects.
• Strong experience in project planning, documentation and reporting.
• Strong experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitation.
• Strong experience in project management phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, and Close Out.
• Strong project management skills, including scope control, risk management and quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities, work in a fast-paced environment and deliver high-quality products under tight timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence business partners and prioritize activities and resources.
• Demonstrated capacity to act as a collaborative partner with leadership and project teams.
• Strong business writing skills, including ability to write clearly and concisely, respond effectively to sensitive inquiries and write standard operating procedures and other business documents.
• Ability to leverage prior experience, adapt quickly to changing environments and make effective decisions.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and change management skills.
• Advanced project management tool application and best practices, deployed at varying levels of detail to align to situational requirements.
• Clear, active listening and the ability to inspire and motivate.
• Ability to address challenges with a people-first approach, comfortable with ambiguity and bringing organization to ambiguous situations.
• Respect for diversity and inclusion in all interactions.
• Demonstrated organizational skills including prioritization, time management and adaptability.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in business management, relevant experience is essential.
• Experience managing a team, including managing workloads and talent development.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent certification.

Details

• Location: APAC Home Office, Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, Inorbit Road, Hyderabad, IN.
• Job timings: 3:30 PM to 12:30 AM IST (during EDT and EST).