Associate Project Manager

Optum; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking an Associate Project Manager in Gurugram to coordinate strategic initiatives, governance routines, and executive-ready reporting. The role emphasizes disciplined planning, risk management, and actionable follow-through across priorities.

You will prepare updates and dashboards to improve visibility and drive accountability across teams. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in project governance, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years in project management, PMO, governance, or strategic execution roles.
• Demonstrated ability to track milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, actions, and stakeholder commitments.
• Strong experience preparing project status updates, governance materials, dashboards, scorecards, and leadership-ready reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and Alteryx.
• Experience using Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Planner, or similar tools.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination, governance, and delivery tracking for strategic projects and operational priorities.
• Maintain project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependency trackers, risk logs, action registers, and status reporting.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to monitor progress, manage dependencies, and escalate issues requiring timely attention.
• Support project reviews and governance forums by documenting decisions, actions, owners, and follow-ups through closure.
• Prepare dashboards, business updates, presentations, and governance materials that communicate project health, progress, risks, and outcomes clearly.

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

MS Project

Planner

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Associate Project Manager

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Associate Project Manager to support strategic initiatives, project governance, and business execution. This role will enable disciplined planning, coordination, reporting, and follow-through across priority initiatives, helping ensure business commitments are tracked, risks are surfaced, and outcomes are delivered with clarity and accountability. The ideal candidate will be comfortable coordinating with stakeholders, managing multiple priorities, supporting governance routines, preparing meaningful business updates, and driving action-oriented follow-through that improves visibility, alignment, and operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management & Coordination

• Support planning, coordination, governance, and delivery tracking for strategic projects, transformation initiatives, and operational priorities aligned to business objectives.
• Maintain project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependency trackers, risk logs, action registers, and status reporting to enable disciplined execution.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to monitor progress, manage dependencies, identify risks, and escalations issues requiring timely attention.
• Support project reviews, governance forums, and leadership discussions by documenting decisions, actions, owners, and follow-ups through closure.
• Prepare dashboards, business updates, presentations, and governance materials that communicate project health, progress, risks, and outcomes clearly.

Strategy Execution, Governance & Business Operations

• Support execution of strategic priorities and business objectives through structured governance, performance tracking, and operational follow-through.
• Enable informed decision-making by consolidating business updates, performance insights, and reporting inputs into clear, action-oriented materials.
• Track milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and performance indicators to strengthen accountability and delivery visibility.
• Improve governance routines, reporting mechanisms, and operating rhythms to enhance transparency, consistency, and execution discipline.
• Help translate business priorities into actionable plans, measurable milestones, and sustainable execution routines.
• Support continuous improvement and operational efficiency through data-informed problem solving, process simplification, and disciplined follow-up.
• Foster cross-functional alignment and stakeholder engagement to accelerate execution, remove barriers, and achieve business objectives.
• Handle sensitive project, business, and leadership-related information with professionalism, discretion, and appropriate confidentiality.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 3 to 5 years of experience in project management, PMO, business operations, governance, or strategic execution roles.
• Demonstrated ability to support cross-functional initiatives by tracking milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, actions, and stakeholder commitments.
• Strong experience preparing project status updates, governance materials, business reviews, dashboards, scorecards, and leadership-ready reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and Alteryx.
• Experience using project management or workflow tracking tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Planner, or similar platforms.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management certification or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, insurance, operations, shared services, or other highly regulated business environments.
• Exposure to transformation programs, operating model improvements, process simplification, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience supporting executive-level reviews, governance forums, leadership updates, or business performance discussions.
• Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, or structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to convert ambiguous business needs into structured plans, milestones, trackers, and actionable reporting.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams across operations, technology, analytics, finance, or business leadership.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills with the ability to translate data, risks, progress, and outcomes into concise business insights.