Associate Project Manager

Accenture; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Kochi is seeking an experienced Associate Project Manager to lead complex technology projects. With 8–10 years of full project lifecycle experience, you will drive delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure client satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and a consultative approach to IT systems and methodologies. You will mentor teams across geographies and optimize budgets.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in project management.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience managing IT projects lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for project delivery: on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Coordinate activities and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Act as primary liaison with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
• Establish a resilient project team structure and address issues impacting performance.
• Manage risks, resources, and budgets throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost Control

Scrum

Education

Graduation

Tools

JIRA

MS Project

Job description

Job Title – Associate Project Manager, ACS Song

Management Level: Level 8, Associate Manager

Location: Kochi

Must have skills: Budgeting, Cost Control, Scrum

Good to have skills: AWS/Cloud Platforms

Experience: 8 -10 years of experience is required

Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and results-drivenAssociate Project Managersto lead complex technology projects across diverse domains. The ideal candidate will have more than 8 years of experience in managing full project lifecycles, delivering high-impact solutions, and driving cross-functional teams toward successful outcomes. This role demands strong leadership, strategic thinking, consultative approach and deep understanding of IT systems and methodologies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for project delivery: Guarantees the successful completion of projects, delivering on budget, on time, and in accordance with quality standards.
• Coordinate and control project activities, aligning them with agreed objectives and adjusting as necessary to ensure goals are met.
• Acts as the point of contact in managing stakeholder expectations and maintaining relationships.
• Establish an effective project team structure, fostering a productive environment and addressing any issues impacting team performance.
• Assure deliverable quality and manage risks, while efficiently handling project resources and budget.

Professional and Technical Skills

• Proven ability to lead large-scale IT projects from initiation to closure.
• Skilled in engaging with clients, vendors, and internal teams to align expectations and deliverables.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for reporting, presentations, and team coordination.
• Expertise in identifying risks, managing scope changes, and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Ability to mentor, motivate, and manage cross-functional teams across geographies.
• Experience in managing project budgets, resource planning, and cost optimization.
• Strong command of both traditional and modern project management frameworks.
• Proficiency in JIRA, MS Project, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of development, testing, deployment, and maintenance phases.
• Knowledge of automation pipelines, version control, and deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud platforms
• Basic understanding of data architectures, reporting tools, and KPIs.

Additional Information

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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