Job Description

: for PMO roleBasic Function

• Project Manage Enterprise Digital Finance Transformation and Automation Initiatives, managing deeper engagements with stakeholders from organizational Functions and deliver techno-functional roadmap objectives
• Planning, Monitoring and Controlling multiple projects using organizational processes and techniques
• Participate in evaluation and recommendation of Information Systems strategy for the Enterprise including short-term and long-term roadmap/plans.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Quickly adaptable to organization's process framework, enterprise environment with a self-starter and go getter attitude
• Should be a team player, building relations with other cross-functional teams thereby jointly delivering organizational objectives
• Oversee the strategic management of partner relationships and the entire contract lifecycle.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive partner management strategy, including partner onboarding, relationship management, and performance evaluation.
• Ensure contract compliance by implementing robust contract management processes and controls.
• Identify and assess potential contract risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Essential Functions

• Perform high level assessment of business need, create project charter, understand project's vision and requirement and contribute to scoping discussions
• Prepare project plan, manage project budget and schedule during delivery, handle internal and external stakeholder updates through governance and risk management
• Plan measures to track project progress and quality of work, manage changes, and communicate effectively with stakeholders
• Have a bias for action, superior implementation

• Enterprise Applications
• Working Knowledge technology applications for corporate functions like HR, Finance etc. and overall technology project lifecycle.
• Understand various project phases.
• Monitor project deliverables by implementation partners and cross-functional project teams;
• Must have worked on the projects for third party integration and automation
• Intellectually agile and analytical
• Process Solution and Transition
• Project Management
• Manage projects life cycle
• Strengthen Systems Implementation methodology
• Change Management
• Project Dashboards and Project KPI

Primary Internal Interactions

• Functional Heads/ VPs/ Sr. AVP/AVPs in functions who are the key users of Enterprise systems - Finance, Commercial, Facilities, HR, Business Operations
• Technology - ERP Support Management, license management, automation project budgets
• Internal Audit and SOX - Compliances/ controls

Primary External Interactions

• OEM Partners - Oracle, Microsoft etc.
• Implementation Partners
• Resourcing Partners

Organizational RelationshipsReports To : VP 2 Enterprise DigitalSupervises : Individual contributorSkillsTechnical Skills

• Should have managed large implementation projects
• Basic Understanding of SOX and other compliance standards around Financial Systems
• Sound hands-on capability to implement Agile Project Management techniques, Test Driven Development, KPI and SLA management
• Expertise in visualizing and designing scalable and robust solution basis various architectural aspects of software engineering
• Well versed in estimation of work using various methodologies eg. Function Point Analysis, Work Break Down Structure etc
• Experience in using project and bug management tools eg. Clarizen, JIRA, TFS etc.
• Industry recognized certification like PMP, Prince2 is an advantage
• Knowledge of basic and advanced delivery tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project and Visio

Process Specific Skills

• Experience in delivering IT implementation and support services (for large Business Operations is preferred) and service delivery processes for a large (BPO / ITES / Customer Service) organization
• Experience in Project Management, Planning and Tracking of large Finance Automation/ ERP Implementation projects
• Formal approach to Project management using Project Management Techniques
• Experience in managing multiple and multi location projects

Soft skills (Desired)

• Good listening and consultative skills.
• Able to provide constructive Feedback
• Negotiation and persuasion
• Worked / exposure to software application management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal at all levels of the organization, with external stakeholder organizations
• Strong business orientation ability to connect with global functions and work with global teams.
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle internal clients
• Time management and workload planning skills
• Focus on quality and process improvements

Soft Skills (Minimum)

• Excellent communication and customer interaction skills (Documentation, presentation, reporting, preferable exposure to international / reputed clients)
• Objective and goal oriented
• Problem solving and decision making
• Conflict resolution
• Relentlessly Pursues Excellence

Education RequirementsPost Graduate, preference for degree in Computer Science (MCA/BE/BTech) with industry recognized certifications PMP / PgMP preferredWork Experience Requirements

• A total of 12 - 15 years in managing various aspect of project management and Application Delivery (Solutioning, Project Management)
• Good experience on partners / contracts management
• Experience of driving transformation initiatives and delivering business outcomes
• Experience in Enterprise Application environment is preferred

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