Senior Project Manager

Orcapod Consulting Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Orcapod Consulting Services in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end software implementation projects. You will manage plans, timelines, budgets and cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery within scope and budget. The role requires strong stakeholder management, risk control, and excellent communication.

Experience with Jira/Azure DevOps/MS Project and MS Office is essential. Bachelors degree required; PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Project Management / Professional Services / Software Implementation / Tech Delivery experience.
• Strong end-to-end project management experience with complex customer-facing projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional / geographically distributed teams.
• Proven risk, issue, budget and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple customer-facing software implementation projects end-to-end.
• Manage project plans, timelines, milestones, resources, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
• Lead geographically distributed and cross-functional teams.
• Manage customer and internal stakeholder communication, meetings and project reporting.
• Forecast project hours, resource requirements and schedules.
• Drive continuous improvement in implementation methodologies and business processes.
• Prepare customer-facing presentations, proposals and project updates.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, Development, Finance, Customer Success and other teams.
• Mentor project team members and support people-management responsibilities as required.

Skills

End-to-end PM

Stakeholder management

Risk & issue management

Budget management

Cross-functional teams

Communication & leadership

Jira/Azure DevOps/MS Project/Smartshee

Confluence

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Word)

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Smartsheet

Confluence

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple customer-facing software implementation projects end-to-end.


• Manage project plans, timelines, milestones, resources, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.


• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.


• Lead geographically distributed and cross-functional teams.


• Manage customer and internal stakeholder communication, meetings and project reporting.


• Forecast project hours, resource requirements and schedules.


• Drive continuous improvement in implementation methodologies and business processes.


• Prepare customer-facing presentations, proposals and project updates.


• Collaborate with Sales, Product, Development, Finance, Customer Success and other teams.


• Mentor project team members and support people-management responsibilities as required.

Mandatory / Key Skills

• 4plus years of Project Management / Professional Services / Software Implementation / Technology Delivery experience


• Strong end-to-end Project Management experience.


• Experience managing complex customer-facing projects.


• Strong Risk & Issue Management, Budget Management and Stakeholder Management.


• Experience leading cross-functional / geographically distributed teams.


• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation and leadership skills.


• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence or similar tools.


• Strong proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.


• Bachelors degree is required.

Preferred Skills

• PMP Certification – highly preferred.


• Experience in ERP implementation, such as SAP, Oracle, Infor, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics or NetSuite.


• Experience with SaaS / Enterprise Software implementation.

Exposure to ERP, MES, Manufacturing, Packaging, Printing or Supply Chain software implementations