Associate Project Manager

World Wide Technology; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

World Wide Technology India is seeking an Associate Project Manager to handle day-to-day operations for large multi-stream projects and to develop in-depth WBS with interdependencies and a defined critical path. You will ensure effective communication with all levels of management within the team.

Monitor project progress, manage resources and budgets, apply PM tools, and drive risk and change management to deliver high-quality results aligned with client expectations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience, preferably in Professional Services or Managed Services.
• Experience leading external customer-facing projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of budgeting and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple complex projects.
• Create in-depth WBS with interdependencies and defined critical path.
• Develop and execute effective communications with all management levels.
• Monitor and report project progress to stakeholders.
• Build and strengthen relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Create and maintain resource plans ensuring effective allocation across projects.
• Use PM tools and techniques to improve execution and drive efficiencies.
• Lead engagement reviews and QA procedures per methodology.
• Ensure profitability and successful execution as measured by goals and feedback.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope and risk.

Skills

Project management

WBS development

Communication

Stakeholder management

Resource planning

Risk management

PM software

Leadership

Education

PMP

CAPM

Tools

None

Job description

• Manages the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple and large complex projects with multiple work streams.


• Ability to create in depth WBS with interdependencies and a defined critical path


• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills; Develop and execute an efficient internal and external communication strategy for ensuring communication with all levels of management within the team


• Monitor and report on project progress to stakeholders


• Build and strengthen relationships with the customer and stakeholders (internal and external)


• Responsible for creation and maintenance of resource plans ensuring effective resource allocation and distribution across portfolio of projects


• Utilize project management tools and techniques to improve execution and drive efficiencies.


• Implements engagement review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with our methodology


• Ensure profitable and successful execution of all assigned engagements as measured by regional goals and customer feedback


• Proactively manage changes in project scope


• Effectively create and execute risk management plans


• Manage and analyze profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization across projects


• Understand and manage key project financial components to ensure projects are delivered within budget


• Responsible for quality and timely execution of deliverables across projects

• Manages the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple and large complex projects with multiple work streams.


• Ability to create in depth WBS with interdependencies and a defined critical path


• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills; Develop and execute an efficient internal and external communication strategy for ensuring communication with all levels of management within the team


• Monitor and report on project progress to stakeholders


• Build and strengthen relationships with the customer and stakeholders (internal and external)


• Responsible for creation and maintenance of resource plans ensuring effective resource allocation and distribution across portfolio of projects


• Utilize project management tools and techniques to improve execution and drive efficiencies.


• Implements engagement review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with our methodology


• Ensure profitable and successful execution of all assigned engagements as measured by regional goals and customer feedback


• Proactively manage changes in project scope


• Effectively create and execute risk management plans


• Manage and analyze profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization across projects


• Understand and manage key project financial components to ensure projects are delivered within budget


• Responsible for quality and timely execution of deliverables across projects

• 3+ years of experience as Associate Project Manager or Project manager /equivalent.


• Experience in a Professional Services or Managed Services environment is required (***critical: must have led external customer facing projects not internal operational projects)


• Good to have experience supporting Global Financial customers


• Networking, Storage, Virtualization, Cloud, Security or Collaboration (Unified Communications) Project Management experience required


• Multisite deployment experience (Wireless, Wi-Fi, POS, etc.)


• Knowledge of both the theoretical and practical aspects of project management


• PMP and/or CAPM certification is desired


• Understanding of financial processes; ability to understand, analyze and create financial reports preferably in Clarity


• Extensive experience with people management, strategic planning, and change management


• Proven experience with risk management; demonstrated ability to communicate appropriately to leadership


• Understanding of and the ability to utilize the process of stakeholder analysis


• Ability to work independently and aggressively track to project timelines


• Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail


• Ability to communicate well with customers and co-workers


• Experience in effectively influencing and leading personnel and the ability to write business reports in a well-organized manner


• Strong team building skills


• Excellent problem solving, and critical thinking skills


• Demonstrated communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation)


• Proficiency with project management software