Program/Project Management Lead

8105 ASOL-Chennai STPI Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Program/Project Management Lead to oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of programs and projects from Chennai. The role focuses on defining project scope, monitoring deliverables, and aligning activities with business objectives while engaging multiple stakeholders to resolve issues and drive outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have extensive PM experience, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering complex initiatives across cross‑functional teams, ensuring timely,

Qualifications

• Minimum 7.5 years of experience in Program/Project Management.
• Educational qualification of 15 years full-time education.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Be SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Lead planning and execution of project activities to ensure milestones are met.
• Facilitate clear communication channels among stakeholders to promote transparency and alignment.
• Monitor project risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize impact on delivery.
• Support development and mentoring of junior team members to enhance overall team capability.

Skills

Program Project Management

Project planning

Resource allocation

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

15 years full time education

Job description

Project Role : Program/Project Management Lead Project Role Description : Manage overall delivery of a program or project to achieve business outcomes. Define project scope and monitor execution of deliverables. Communicate across multiple stakeholders to manage expectations, issues and outcomes. Must have skills : Program Project Management Good to have skills : NA Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: As a Program/Project Management Lead, a typical day involves overseeing the comprehensive delivery of programs or projects to ensure alignment with business objectives. This role requires defining the scope of projects clearly and continuously monitoring the progress of deliverables to maintain quality and timeliness. The position demands active communication with various stakeholders to manage expectations, address challenges, and ensure successful outcomes. The role is dynamic, involving coordination across different teams and adapting plans as necessary to meet evolving project needs and organizational goals.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Lead the planning and execution of project activities to ensure milestones are met effectively.
• Facilitate clear communication channels among stakeholders to promote transparency and alignment.
• Monitor project risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize impact on delivery.
• Support the development and mentoring of junior team members to enhance overall team capability.

Professional & Technical Skills

• Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Program Project Management.
• Strong skills in project planning, resource allocation, and timeline management.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and conflict resolution.
• Ability to analyze project performance metrics and implement improvements.
• Competence in risk management and issue resolution within complex project environments.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills to guide cross-functional teams.

Additional Information

• The candidate should have minimum 7.5 years of experience in Program Project Management.
• This position is based at our Chennai office.
• A 15 years full time education is required.

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. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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