PROJECT MANAGER L1

Wipro Ltd.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro Limited in Chennai seeks an experienced Project Manager to define project scope, manage engagement economics, and coordinate with client stakeholders. You will lead planning, scope control, and reporting for a single Line of Business, ensuring quality and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes resource planning, risk management, and collaboration with senior leaders to resolve delivery issues and drive successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Develop project scope based on business and resource requirements for a single Line of Business (LOB).
• Review key project deliverables to ensure alignment with client expectations and SLAs; guide technical leads.
• Create weekly and monthly MIS reports for single LOB to track metrics.
• Escalate deviations from project charter and implement corrective actions to maintain compliance.
• Undertake resource planning and allocation; manage attrition and performance outcomes.
• Conduct performance appraisals and guide team members on professional growth.
• Identify and assess project risks; collaborate with QA to integrate quality planning.
• Create project estimates aligned with scope, milestones and change requests.
• Assist in preparing proposals and estimates for upcoming engagements within one LOB.
• Collaborate with technical teams and client Directors for sprint planning and project updates.
• Coordinate with Workforce Management and QA to ensure resource fulfilment and quality.

Responsibilities

• The role involves defining scope, managing engagement economics and working with client stakeholders to resolve delivery issues.
• Must supervise planning, scheduling, configuration management, and ensure adherence to contractual obligations.

Skills

Project Management

Job description

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

Job Description

Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to define project scope basis the client requirements, manage engagement economics as per the project estimates and collaborate with senior client stakeholders to resolve delivery issues.

Areas of responsibility

Project Planning "Develop project scope based on business and resource requirements for a single Line of Business (LOB), ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations."

Scope, Schedule, and Configuration Management-"Review key project deliverables prepared by the team to ensure alignment with client expectations, quality standards, and contractual SLAs. Provide feedback, guide technical leads in implementing improvements.

Create weekly and monthly MIS reports for single LOB to track operational, quality, and fulfilment parameters.

Escalate deviations from project charter promptly and ensure corrective actions to maintain compliance."

Resource/Team Management-"Undertake resource planning, allocation in line with project needs and manage attrition and performance outcomes.

Conduct performance appraisals and guide team members on professional growth and improvement."

Quality & Risk Management-Proactively identify and assess potential project risks or issues, implement mitigation methods, and collaborate with quality assurance teams to integrate quality planning into project execution.

Engagement Economics-Create project estimates in line with project scope, approach, milestones and manage change requests

Pursuit Management-Assist in preparing proposals and estimates for upcoming engagements within one LOB.

Stakeholder Management-"Collaborate with technical teams and client Directors for sprint planning, delivery issues and project updates.

Conduct regular cadence with Workforce Management Group and Quality Assurance teams to ensure resource fulfilment and quality adherence."

Mandatory Skills: Project Management.Experience: 8-10 Years.Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive, and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to all applicants including persons with disabilities, throughout the recruitment and selection process. Accommodations must be communicated in advance of the application, where possible, and will be reviewed on an individual basis. Wipro provides equal opportunities to all and values diversity.