Senior Project Manager, Technical Project Management

World Courier; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a seasoned Technical Program Manager in Pune, India, to lead complex pharmaceutical distribution technology programs. The role emphasizes independent delivery, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, data, and business teams.

The candidate will drive governance standards, deliver executive dashboards, and mentor junior PMs. This full-time on-site position offers exposure to global programs and corporate alignment with local market

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers complex technical project and program management assignments independently, applying advanced expertise in program planning, cross-functional coordination, and risk management within pharmaceutical distribution technology programs.
• Delivers technical projects by managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, financial management and stakeholder expectations and reporting.
• Develops integrated program plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines that maintain delivery visibility and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinates cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain program momentum.
• Produces executive-ready program status reporting, delivery dashboards, and decision briefings that communicate progress, risks, and required actions.

Skills

Program management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional coordination

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/related field

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Job Profile Summary

• Delivers complex technical project and program management assignments independently, applying advanced expertise in program planning, cross-functional coordination, and risk management within pharmaceutical distribution technology programs.
• Delivers technical projects by managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, financial management and stakeholder expectations and reporting.
• Works on large-scope technical programs with minimal supervision, resolving most delivery challenges independently.
• Communicates with engineering, product, business, and executive stakeholders to manage delivery commitments and drive program outcomes.
• Responsible for making substantial improvements to project management practices, delivery frameworks, and program governance standards.

Job Description

• Delivers technical projects by managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, financial management and stakeholder expectations and reporting.
• Develops integrated program plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines that maintain delivery visibility and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinates cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain program momentum.
• Delivers program risks and issues by applying structured escalation frameworks and facilitating decision-making with appropriate stakeholder involvement.
• Produces executive-ready program status reporting, delivery dashboards, and decision briefings that communicate progress, risks, and required actions.
• Drives improvements to project management practices, delivery frameworks, and program governance standards to improve execution quality and consistency.
• Guides less experienced project managers on planning methods, risk management, and stakeholder communication practices.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Additional Job Description

• 4+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required.
• Certification in PMP, PMI-ACP, agile methodologies, or preferred equivalent.

Work timings: 12 pm to 9 pm IST

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

What Cencora offers

• Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice.
• The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements.

If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail].

We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis.

Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals.

Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements.

If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail].

We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis.

Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.