Assistant Project Manager

Infinera Corporation; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid working

Health & wellbeing support

Maternity/Paternity leave (90 days)

Career growth & mobility

Continuous learning

Ergonomic devices

Job summary

Nokia India is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support Program Management, coordinating between Delivery Operations and Project Management to ensure successful site rollouts.

You will monitor hardware delivery progress, coordinate subcontractors, and maintain comprehensive project documentation while ensuring timely communication of status and risks to CDM and PMO teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8–10 years of relevant experience.
• Program documentation processes for the program and generation of business reports.
• Reporting, information and data sharing for project teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, update, and implement project management plans.
• Coordinate hardware delivery logistics between Delivery Operations and PMO.
• Monitor hardware delivery progress and provide updates to CDM/PMO; coordinate subcontractors.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure information is available to internal teams and clients.
• Foster collaboration across Delivery Operations, demand planning, freight forwarders, and subcontractors for site rollouts.
• Track delivery plans against site rollout and build schedules for timely execution.
• Prepare and communicate delivery status reports, progress, and key metrics to PM teams.
• Support delivery escalations and report red-flag risks affecting hardware deliveries.

Skills

Program management

Logistics coordination

Documentation management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Assistant Project Manager support Program Management by assisting with program planning and implementation, coordinating logistics between Delivery Operations and Project Management teams, monitoring hardware delivery progress, supporting subcontractor coordination, maintaining project documentation, and facilitating collaboration across delivery, demand planning, freight forwarding, and subcontractor teams to ensure successful site rollouts.

Responsibilities

• Supported Program Management in planning, updating, and implementing project management plans.
• Coordinated between Delivery Operations and Project Management teams for hardware delivery logistics, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Monitored hardware delivery progress and provided timely updates to the CDM and PMO Manager, including subcontractor coordination.
• Maintained project documentation and ensured all required information was available to internal teams and clients.
• Facilitated collaboration between Delivery Operations, demand planning, freight forwarders, and subcontractors to support planned site rollouts.
• Tracked delivery plans against site rollout and build schedules to ensure timely project execution.
• Prepared and communicated delivery status reports, progress updates, and key metrics to CDM and Project Management teams.
• Supported delivery escalations, prioritized critical issues, and reported red-flag risks affecting hardware deliveries and subcontractor performance.

Qualifications

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Program documentation processes for the relevant aspects of the program, e.g. Manages Program Documentation library.
• Is responsible for reporting, information and data sharing for the project team and relevant stakeholder teams (e.g. Logistics, F&C, external vendors etc)
• Consolidates and ensures all Program information has been updated to enable generation of business reports.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Maintained data accuracy and consistency across project management tools.
• Supported end users and updated customer contract, SLA, and project data.
• Managed customer-specific information for accurate project tracking.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support project execution and operations.

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Our recruitment process

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If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.

The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific roles requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates.

Some of our benefits in India

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance
• Health and well-being support - medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups
• A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
• Personal Support Service 24/7 - a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
• Career growth & mobility - technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support
• Continuous learning - technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms
• Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia’s research and development environment
• Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions
• Workplace support - ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility