Project Lead

ZEISS Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS in India, headquartered in Bengaluru, seeks a Project Manager to oversee demand and project execution from initiation to completion, ensuring on-time delivery within scope. The role requires strong organizational, communication, and cross-cultural collaboration skills, with a focus on AI-enabled process improvements.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of project management experience, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and hands-on AI development experience to automate routine tasks and enhance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, IT or related field.
• 3–5 years of project management experience, preferably in multinational setups.
• Hands-on experience developing AI-based solutions for project management.

Responsibilities

• Define demand processes with business stakeholders and oversee approvals.
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, budgets, and resources.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to execute tasks within timelines.
• Monitor progress and manage changes to scope, schedule, and costs.
• Act as primary point of contact for stakeholders and report status.
• Develop AI use cases to replace routine tasks and improve efficiency.
• Proactively align requirements and follow through to go-live.

Skills

Project management methodologies

Organizational skills

Time-management

AI development

Communication

Cross-cultural teamwork

IT trends knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Information technology or related field

Tools

AI tools

Job description

ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace.

Further information at ZEISS India.

Purpose of this position / Position summary

The Project Manager will oversee and manage demands from creation , coordination and approval. Project Manager will also oversee projects from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope.. The role requires strong organizational, and communication skills to coordinate cross-functional teams and achieve demand/ project objectives.

The roles requires use of AI as a strategic lever to bring effeciency in demands and project managemet.

Primary duties and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Demand Planning and Initiation
  • Define demand process to Business stakeholders
  • Raising demand and overseeing its approval process with all relevant teams
  • Providing regular feedback to Business stakeholders on the demand progress
• Project Planning and Initiation
  • Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Develop project plans where required, including timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource allocation.
  • Identify potential risks and create mitigation strategies.
• Project Execution
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to execute project tasks.
  • Monitor project progress, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
  • Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate change management processes.

• Stakeholder Communication
  • Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status.
  • Facilitate meetings, presentations, and discussions to ensure alignment and resolve issues.
  • Document and communicate project decisions, risks, and outcomes.

• AI at Core
  • Develop Use cases in AI to replace daily routine and rule-based task
  • Propose and develop solutions in AI for team to focus more on high level work rather than data entry, basic scheduling and contest drafting
• Proactiveness
  • Taking initiative to align and understand requirements with business and System owners/ developers.
  • Proactively follow up with relevant teams to complete whole cycle till go live.
  • Eager to learn new processes and systems.
• Personal growth
  • Willingness to grow personally and professionally.
  • Problem solving attitude.
  • Good communication to interact with cross culture teams.

1. Education / Professional Certification

Preferred level of education (unskilled/vocational training/bachelor/university degree); preferred Institutes if any.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Information technology or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in project management, preferably in Multinational company setup.
• Hands on experience in developing solutions using AI tools for various uses cases mostly in project management processes

2. Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in project management, preferably in Multinational company setup

3. Knowledge / Skills / Other characteristics

• Understanding of project management methodologies
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Proficient in AI and development in AI
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deal with cross cultural teams. Interest in current IT trends and technology

4. Personal Attributes

• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering results.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.