Associate Project Manager

Highradius; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fun-filled work culture

Equal employment opportunities

Pre-IPO growth potential

Job summary

HighRadius in Hyderabad is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to strengthen the PMO, designing, implementing, and sustaining best practices across the project portfolio. This role is highly analytical and process-focused, requiring a practitioner’s mindset to translate experience into stronger PMO standards and governance across the organization.

The position emphasizes delivering governance, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement through cross-functional collaboration and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a PMO, PMCoE, or process-improvement role.
• Experience in developing and implementing standard project management methodologies and tools.
• Prior SaaS experience is a plus.
• PM certifications (PMP/PRINCE2) and Agile/Lean Six Sigma are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own, drive, and execute complex internal projects from scoping to closure.
• Identify risks and bottlenecks across projects.
• Improve delivery efficiency and reduce errors.
• Establish and audit PMO practices and governance.
• Govern PSA tool adoption and data integrity.
• Lead Stage-Gate reviews and governance compliance.
• Capture lessons learned and update PMO materials.
• Serve as single point of contact for senior stakeholders and vendors.
• Create executive dashboards and status reports.
• Lead change management for PMO processes and tools.

Skills

Project management

Delivery

Governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Tool proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

PPM software

Collaboration tools

Job description

About Us

HighRadius, a renowned provider of cloud-based Autonomous Software for the Office of the CFO, has transformed critical financial processes for over 800+ leading companies worldwide.Trusted by prestigious organizations like 3M, Unilever, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sanofi, Kellogg Company, Danone, Hershey's, and many others, HighRadius optimizes order-to-cash, treasury, and record-to-report processes, earning us back-to-back recognition in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and a prestigious spot in Forbes Cloud 100 List for three consecutive years.

With a remarkable valuation of $3.1B and an impressive annual recurring revenue exceeding $100M, we experience a robust year-over-year growth of 24%. With a global presence spanning 8+ locations and a recent addition in Poland, we're in the pre-IPO stage, poised for rapid growth. We invite passionate and diverse individuals to join us on this exciting path to becoming a publicly traded company and shape our promising future.

Job Summary

The Assistant Project Manager is a key contributor to the Project Management Office, responsible for designing, implementing, and sustaining best practices, methodologies, and tools across the organization's project portfolio. This role is highly analytical and process-focused. The ideal candidate brings a practitioner’s mindset - someone who has delivered projects not just supported them - and can translate that experience into building stronger PMO standards and governance practices across the organization.

Skills and Experience Needed

• A. Project Management and Delivery
  • Own, drive, and execute select complex internal projects, cross-functional initiatives, and process-improvement programs from initial scoping and business case development through to execution, change management, and formal closure.
  • Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks and areas of improvement across assigned projects
  • Look at how projects are being run, find inefficient steps, and fix them to help teams deliver work faster and with fewer errors.
• B. Governance and PMO Standards
  • Establish and execute a regular audit cadence for project health, ensuring compliance with PMO frameworks and documentation standards.
  • Govern the adoption and standardized configuration of PSA tool, ensuring a "single source of truth" for project data.
  • Facilitate Stage-Gate reviews and ensure project stage compliance with governance frameworks.
  • Lead the formal collection and analysis of lessons learned post-project/program and integrate resulting recommendations into the PMO methodology and training materials.
• C. Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders, external vendors and cross-functional teams on PMO - related matters.
  • Synthesize complex data and risks into clear, concise, and executive-ready dashboards, status reports, and presentations for leadership.
  • Act as a change agent, leading communication strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new PMO processes, tools, and governance policies across delivery teams.
  • Manage governance cadences with external vendors, ensuring deliverables align with business requirements and organizational quality standards.

Job Specification

• A. Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Project Management, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a Project Management Office (PMO), PMCoE, or a dedicated process improvement/operational excellence role.
  • Experience in developing and implementing standard project management methodologies and tools.
• Prior SaaS experience is a plus.
• B. Certifications (Good to have)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner).
  • Certification in an Agile framework (e.g., Scrum Master, SAFe).
  • Certification in process improvement (e.g., Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt).
• C. Core Competencies
  • Project Management Expertise: Hands-on experience managing projects end-to-end using structured methodologies
  • Analytical Thinking: Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, executive ready recommendations.
  • Tool Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software and collaboration tools.
  • Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels without direct authority.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary.
• Fun-filled work culture (https://www.highradius.com/culture/)
• Equal employment opportunities.
• Opportunity to build with a pre-IPO Global SaaS Centaur.