Lead a wide array of activities associated with project planning and management to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and to internal client specifications.
Manage and oversee end-to-end project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other project documentation preparation for projects of medium to high complexity.
Direct and controls all program and project work performed, monitor the progress versus project milestone. Reports and escalates progress/issues to management, as needed.
Assist in developing detailed project plans and schedules projects, including goals, risks and resource allocation. Monitors project results for significant deviations.
A consistent ability to deliver within deadlines, even under challenging circumstances while managing client expectations.
Team player with demonstrable skills in developing effective relationships with internal teams and clients.
Ability to adapt and act quickly to drive change by advocating innovative solutions and new ways of thinking.
Contribute to vendor and client relations to ensure that service expectations are developed and met.
Liaise with other IT Teams like Infra, Security, Network Teams for project related tasks and activities.
Perform project financial control with close follow-up on vendor invoice, payment done/due/pending.
Works with all required functions and groups to effectively plan and execute the project. May coordinate resources across organizational boundaries.
Run regular project steer committee and project working committee meetings to update stakeholders on project status.
Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues.
Plan and manage project execution phase including SIT, UAT, Dress Rehearsal, Go-Live Rollout and Post Implementation period.
Requirements:
Bachelor or Master degree in computer science or equivalent
Should have a minimum of 12 years of technology experience with hands-on technical roles and 8 years of project/program management.
Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts, stakeholder management from business, compliance etc
Strong communication skills & ability to prepare & validate business requirements. understands the capital markets businesses; identifies and understands the needs and objectives of requirements, both on an individual and corporate basis; builds strong relationships to aid aim of being a trusted partner to the users.
Previous experience in banking related project implementations, configurations, development, software quality or testing or Strong Java development experience.
Familiar with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and willing to improvise as per the situation demands.
Has strong project management skills but deploys a flexible approach to meet the needs of a broad group of diverse stakeholders
Balances analytical and creative abilities, innovative, thinks business first but quickly grasps and can be conversant in digital technologies and their application to business processes
Proven capability to develop / adapt Process improvement and Process Transformation approaches and methods, and to lead and train others on the approaches and methods.
Experience in Cloud implementation specially AWS will be an added advantage