Chief Manager Infrastructure & IT Project Management

Essilor; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Essilor in Bengaluru seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure and Project Management leader to drive strategic IT projects and robust infrastructure across the organization.

The role focuses on delivering secure, scalable, and reliable IT systems while ensuring projects meet timelines, budgets, and quality standards in a dynamic enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure and IT Project Management.
• Strong experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects and transformation programs.
• Exposure to enterprise IT environments, cloud, networks, data centers, cybersecurity, and workplace technology.
• Strong project governance, stakeholder management, and vendor management skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT infrastructure strategy, implementation, and operations across the organization.
• Manage end-to-end IT infrastructure projects, including planning, execution, governance, and delivery.
• Drive infrastructure modernization, technology upgrades, and transformation initiatives.
• Manage stakeholders, vendors, budgets, timelines, risks, and project dependencies.
• Establish project governance, reporting, and performance tracking mechanisms.
• Ensure infrastructure availability, security, business continuity, and compliance.
• Partner with business and technology teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Lead multiple strategic and high-priority IT initiatives simultaneously.

Skills

IT Infrastructure

Project Management

Cloud

Cybersecurity

Vendor Management

Leadership

Communication

Business Continuity

Governance

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure and Project Management leader to drive infrastructure initiatives and strategic IT projects across the organization. The role will be responsible for ensuring robust, secure, scalable, and reliable IT infrastructure while delivering projects within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead IT infrastructure strategy, implementation, and operations across the organization.
• Manage end-to-end IT infrastructure projects, including planning, execution, governance, and delivery.
• Drive infrastructure modernization, technology upgrades, and transformation initiatives.
• Manage stakeholders, vendors, budgets, timelines, risks, and project dependencies.
• Establish project governance, reporting, and performance tracking mechanisms.
• Ensure infrastructure availability, security, business continuity, and compliance.
• Partner with business and technology teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Lead multiple strategic and high-priority IT initiatives simultaneously.

Required Experience & Skills

• 15+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure and IT Project Management.
• Strong experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects and transformation programs.
• Exposure to enterprise IT environments, cloud, networks, data centers, cybersecurity, and workplace technology.
• Strong project governance, stakeholder management, and vendor management skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.