SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - INDIA (3 POSITIONS)

Phenom Enterprise Cloud; NTR; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Medical Insurance

Provident Fund

Life Insurance

Hybrid/Remote work

Certification support

Career development

Job summary

Phenom Cloud in India seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead large HR/ERP transformation programs across multi-country environments. You will drive planning, governance, and value realization with onshore, offshore, and nearshore teams, ensuring delivery excellence and stakeholder alignment.

The role requires extensive experience in HRIS/ERP implementations, strong leadership, and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes across time zones.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of project management experience, including at least 6 years in enterprise HR/ERP transformation programmes.
• Experience delivering HRIS/ERP implementations (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, Cornerstone, UKG) or ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Odoo, NetSuite, MS Dynamics).
• Global, cross-functional, multi-country delivery experience with senior stakeholders.
• Strong governance, reporting to Project Boards, and change management skills.
• Experience with payroll and global HR models.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large HR or ERP transformation initiatives across multiple geographies.
• Create and manage project plans, staffing models, risk registers, schedules, and budgets.
• Deliver milestones on time with quality and contract commitments.
• Present to Project Boards, steering committees, and C-suite stakeholders.
• Coordinate onshore, offshore, and nearshore delivery teams and go-live readiness.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IS/HR

PMP/PRINCE2 certification

Tools

PMP

Agile

SCRUM

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

Cornerstone

Odoo

NetSuite

MS Dynamics

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - INDIA (3 POSITIONS)

India (Vijayawada/Remote/Hybrid) • Phenom Cloud

About Us

Phenom Cloud is a partner in enterprise digital transformation. We lead with innovative cloud, business, ERP, and people-centric solutions, crafting groundbreaking strategies from our global innovation hubs to meet your unique needs. Our blend of deep expertise and best practices empowers you to boost performance, drive continuous improvement, and secure lasting results.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver large-scale HR Transformation or ERP Transformation initiatives for global enterprises. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership experience within complex, multi-country environments and has a proven record of managing cross-functional implementation teams across HRIS, ERP, Talent, Learning, and Workforce technologies.

This role requires exceptional stakeholder management, a deep understanding of enterprise transformation methodologies, and the ability to orchestrate onshore/offshore/global teams. You will drive project planning, governance, execution, and value realization while ensuring alignment with customer expectations and business outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large HR or ERP transformation initiatives across multiple geographies.
• Create and manage project plans, staffing models, risk registers, schedules, and financial forecasts.
• Ensure delivery milestones, quality standards, and contract commitments are met.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for executive sponsors and business leaders.
• Prepare and deliver structured Project Board reports, executive presentations, and programme status packs to senior client and internal leadership, ensuring clear articulation of progress, risks, decisions required, and strategic outlook.
• Own the Project Board cycle end-to-end: agenda setting, pack preparation, facilitation, minute-taking, and action tracking through to resolution.
• Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, and program reviews.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and dependencies with clarity and transparency.
• Manage global delivery teams, including onshore, offshore, and nearshore resources.
• Allocate workstreams, define roles, and ensure alignment across functional, technical, and QA teams.
• Foster collaboration, resolve conflicts, and maintain cohesive delivery across time zones.
• Lead HR or ERP workstreams, including Core HR, Payroll, Compensation, Learning, Talent, Recruiting, Finance, SCM, or other functional domains, depending on project scope.
• Ensure adherence to implementation methodologies, governance frameworks, and quality standards.
• Oversee functional design, configuration, integration coordination, testing cycles, and cutover activities.
• Identify project risks early and drive mitigation strategies.
• Manage scope changes, impact assessments, and change approvals.
• Ensure documentation, compliance, and audit readiness for all project activities.
• Lead go-live readiness assessments and cutover planning.
• Support hyper care, production stabilization, and handoff to support/operations teams.
• Evaluate lessons learned and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 12+ years of project management experience, including at least 6 years managing enterprise HR or ERP transformation programmes at senior level.
• Direct experience delivering implementations in HRIS (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, Cornerstone, UKG) or ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Odoo, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Strong understanding of HR or ERP processes across global operations.
• Demonstrated success managing global, cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Proven experience preparing and presenting to Project Boards, steering committees, and C-suite stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies (PMP, Agile, SCRUM preferred).
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with multi-country payroll, global HR models, or complex ERP integration landscapes.
• Background in consulting, professional services, or enterprise technology delivery.
• Experience with large data migrations, global process harmonization, and change management.
• Ability to manage multi-million-dollar project budgets and contractual responsibilities.
• Strategic planning and execution leadership, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Excellent relationship-building and client-facing communication.
• High accountability, ownership mindset, and leadership presence.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, global delivery environments, including comfort working US and/or UK client-facing shift hours.

Highly Desirable

• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/Scrum certification.
• Direct experience delivering Cornerstone OnDemand or Odoo projects.
• Experience with staff augmentation and managed services delivery models.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and compensation package, with performance-related variable pay (bonus).
• Group Medical Insurance covering self and dependents.
• Provident Fund (PF) and Gratuity as per statutory norms.
• Group Term Life and Personal Accident Insurance.
• Annual leave plus applicable public holidays.
• Remote/hybrid working with occasional client-site travel.
• Professional development budget and certification support (including Cornerstone and platform certifications).
• A culture of continuous innovation.

Phenom Cloud is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.