Vice President, Project Manager

Citi; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an experienced Project Manager 2 to lead one or more projects through effective management of professional teams and departments. The role requires deep industry knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to guide cross-functional stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 6–10 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree, with a Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years relevant experience.
• Understands how own area and others integrate to achieve business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution to milestones and budget on one or more projects.
• Assess and sign off on project plans and related documents.
• Ensure stakeholder identification and scope definition activities are understood by all.
• Staff project areas appropriately and monitor resource commitment.
• Escalate risks to Project Director or Sponsor when needed.
• Monitor vendor performance and take action when warranted.
• Develop insightful analyses to define problems and propose solutions.
• Deliver senior leadership updates with clear, strategic narratives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

The Project Manager 2 accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of end results of an area. May have responsibility for planning, budgeting and policy formulation within area of expertise. Involved in short-term planning resource planning. Full management responsibility of a team, which may include management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations and may include budget approval.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day management of executing to milestones and budget on one or more projects.
• Assess creation and ensure sign-off of project plan, charter, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central project issue log.
• Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business goals and confirm project plans meet business needs as described in the project initiation documents.
• Ensure all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand project schedule and key milestones.
• Ensure all areas of the project are appropriately staffed and monitor project commitment from those assigning resources.
• Escalate project risks to the Project Director, or Project Sponsor, when appropriate.
• Ensure vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants.
• Provides in-depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Directly affects the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
• Persuades and influences others through developed communication and diplomacy skills with colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
• Evaluates subordinates' performance and makes recommendations for pay increases, promotions, terminations, and other personnel actions.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
• Operating Model & Strategy Alignment:Apply comprehensive knowledge of the fund services operating model and Citi’s organizational frameworks to drive process improvements across all functions.
• Key Metrics Enhancement:Lead the development, linking, and enhancement of core business metrics, specifically targeting cost to serve, unit cost, risk indicators, and performance benchmarks.
• Technical Translation & Collaboration:Partner closely with technical and data specialists to translate complex data structures and analytical outputs into meaningful, business-oriented solutions that enable decision making.
• Senior Leadership Reporting:Formulate and deliver clear, high-impact presentations and performance updates to senior executives, translating operational data into strategic narratives.
• Deliverable Execution:Leverage 10+ years of day-to-day operations experience to independently manage, execute, and deliver on critical team milestones and operational targets.
• Data & AI Tool Utilization:Adopt and promote Citi’s proprietary data, analytics, and artificial intelligence tools to optimize reporting efficiency and drive outcomes for Fund Services Operations.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years relevant experience
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Time Type

Full time

Job Family Group

Operations - Core

Job Family

Operations Project Management

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above.

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