Project Manager

General Mills Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Inc. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager in Mumbai, India, with 8–15 years of experience to drive cross-functional, technology-enabled business initiatives.

The role covers end-to-end execution from strategy through value realization and demands collaboration with product managers, vendors, and business teams. The ideal candidate will translate business needs into structured execution plans, manage complex programs, and ensure governance, risk, and benefits tracking are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, CS, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in project management or program management.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects involving digital, data, systems, automation, or AI-related work.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation projects across functions.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define scope, objectives, timelines, governance, risks, and success metrics.
• Build and manage detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and status reporting.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across business, technology, data teams, vendors, and leadership.
• Translate business requirements into actionable workstreams with technical teams.
• Facilitate project governance forums, decision-making discussions, and executive updates.
• Monitor progress against scope, budget, schedule, and quality; address risks and issues.
• Support business case tracking, benefits realization, and post-implementation review.
• Create clarity in ambiguous environments and improve delivery and outcomes.
• Promote working practices that enhance stakeholder experience.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Matrixed environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

**JOB OVERVIEW**We are seeking a Project Manager with 8–15 years of experience to lead cross-functional and technology-enabled business initiatives. This role will drive end-to-end project execution across strategy, planning, delivery, stakeholder alignment, change management, and value realization. Will be responsible for supporting key global projects under Strategic Initiates.The ideal candidate combines strong project management discipline with a practical understanding of technology, enabling them to partner effectively with business teams, product managers, all stakeholders, and external vendors. This person should be able to translate business needs into structured execution plans and lead complex programs from concept through implementation. **KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES** * Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation projects across functions* Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, timelines, governance, risks, and success metrics* Build and manage detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and status reporting* Drive cross-functional coordination across business teams, technology teams, data teams, vendors, and leadership stakeholders* Translate business requirements into actionable workstreams in collaboration with technical teams* Facilitate project governance forums, decision-making discussions, and executive updates* Monitor project progress against scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations, and proactively address risks and issues* Support business case tracking, benefits realization, and post-implementation review* Create clarity in ambiguous environments and bring structure to complex, multi-stakeholder programs* Promote ways of working that improve delivery excellence, stakeholder experience, and business outcomes **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field* 7 years of relevant experience in project management, program management, digital transformation, or managing business initiatives* Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects involving digital, data, systems, automation, or AI-related work* Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and governance practices* Working knowledge of technology concepts such as system integrations, data flows, platforms, analytics, automation, AI use cases, and software delivery lifecycle* Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders* Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills* Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in a matrixed environment **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*** Certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum, Agile, or equivalent* Experience with project portfolio tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms* Exposure to change management, process improvement, or product delivery practices **KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES****Project and Delivery Leadership*** Project planning, timeline management and execution* Risk, issue, and dependency management* Governance and reporting* Benefits tracking and value realization**Technology and Digital Understanding*** Strong conceptual understanding of digital platforms and enterprise systems* Understanding of AI and automation project lifecycle considerations, including use case definition, data readiness, deployment, adoption, and controls* Comfort working on projects involving technology change without necessarily being a hands-on technical builder**Stakeholder and Change Leadership*** Executive communication and cross-functional collaboration* Influence without authority* Change management and adoption support* Structured decision facilitation