Project Lead, IT Prog/Proj Mgmt

Cardinal Health; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 7,590,000 - 13,283,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking an IT Program & Project Management professional to lead complex programs from initiation to closing, ensuring adherence to budgets and schedules while coordinating across cross-functional teams. You will monitor performance, manage risks, and drive deployment plans in alignment with business goals.

The role requires strong communication, presentation skills, and the ability to work within US business hours (8AM–5PM EST) and three days from the office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 2–4 years’ experience in related field preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products required (Word, Excel, PPT).
• Intermediate knowledge in using MS Project preferred.
• Financial acumen and experience in managing budgets up to USD 500K preferred.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage a project.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of project management initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling and closing processes.
• Monitors performance and recommends scope, schedule, budget or resource adjustments; aligns with the business case.
• Prioritizes multiple tasks and communicates project status to stakeholders.
• Balances constraints (scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, risk) to drive project success.
• Builds and maintains key relationships, including cross-functional teams.
• Negotiates with stakeholders to obtain necessary resources.
• Develops and maintains integrated deployment plans across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinates among cross-functional owners to align with program timeline and objectives.
• Triages implementation issues and creates mitigation plans.
• Leads go-live support and tracks risks and issues.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Presentation skills

Prioritization / time management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Job description

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end‑to‑end solutions and data‑driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care. With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges — now, and in the future. With approximately 48,000 employees across several countries and Fiscal2023 revenues of $205billion, CardinalHealth ranks among the top15 on the Fortune500. In Bangalore we have created an Innovation and Global Capability Centre (GCC) in 2021 as part of our Global Business Services (GBS) operating model that allows us to inhouse talent and scale that talent across our business in areas such as EnterpriseIT, CommercialTechnologies and BusinessProcessSolutions.

Our ambition is to build differentiated opportunities that allows our organization to advance rapidly to be healthcare’s most trusted partner. What ITProgram & Project Management contributes to Cardinal Health Technology Strategy & Execution enables the organization to drive complex and transformational programs through disciplined project/program management and change management strategies. ITProgram & Project Management applies information technology knowledge and experience to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for complex projects within the Information Technology function. This family organizes project teams, establishes project schedules and individual responsibilities, and determines resource requirements. This job family manages project budgets and reports on the status of project cost, timing and staffing. ITProgram & Project Management also ensures adherence to internal external quality standards and integrates vendor tasks and deliverables into project plans.

Accountabilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of project management initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling and closing processes
• Monitors performance and recommends scope, schedule, budget or resource adjustments, connects short‑term demands to long‑term implications, in alignment with the supporting business case
• Prioritizes multiple tasks while meeting deadlines; communicates project status (health, forecast, issues, risks, etc.) to stakeholders
• Effectively balances competing project constraints including but not limited to scope, quality, schedule, funding, budget, resources, and risk, to manage project success
• Connects project objectives to broader organizational goals
• Establish, build and maintain key relationships, including cross‑functional teams
• Negotiates with stakeholders to obtain the resources necessary for successful project
• Develops and maintains integrated deployment plan, spanning multiple workstreams
• Coordinates among cross‑functional tower owners to ensure cohesive alignment to overall program timeline and objectives
• Triages any implementation issues, develop risk & issue log and create mitigation plan(s)
• Prepares detailed implementation / deployment plans and implements various transition management tools (e.g. program status updates, templates to track key milestones, etc.)
• Leads go‑live support to identify, track, and drive resolution of risks and issues

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• 2–4 years' experience in related field preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products required (Word, Excel, PPT)
• Intermediate knowledge in using MS Project preferred
• Have financial acumen and experience in managing/controlling project budgets up to USD500K preferred
• Presentation skills required; must demonstrate clear, concise articulation of proposed plans
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and conclude a project
• Must be willing to work in US Hours (8AM to 5PM EST) & 3 days from office

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
• Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
• Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolve
• Applies judgment within defined parameters
• Receives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
• Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy

Candidates who are back‑work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end‑to‑end solutions and data‑driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care. With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges — now, and in the future. View Cardinal Health on YouTube