Senior Implementation Consultant / Project Manager

This role is based in our Gurgaon office but focused on serving clients in the Middle East. The role holder is expected to travel on regular basis to work side by with our Middle East based teams, at the client sites.

The Responsibilities:

The role holder is responsible for managing complex, broad, workstreams or projects end-to-end to deliver business outputs, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to a high level of client satisfaction.

• Works directly with our internal stakeholders and external clients to ensure effective project delivery
• Supports project teams with analysis, research, and preparation of outputs
• Executes activities of well-defined work packages under supervision of a manager
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with senior business partners, and third parties. Become a trusted advisor and helps facilitate timely decision-making and trade-offs throughout all relevant stages.
• Acts as the first line of assurance to mitigate risk and uncertainty exposures. Ensure assumptions are validated to control the risk profile of the projects.
• Works closely with, or as part of wider programmes, project workstreams, and regularly interfaces with internal management, including digital and technology. Ensures that all requirements are correctly translated into tangible outputs.
• Serves as the subject matter expert in project management and PMO, supports the business domain being served, and ensures the right project tools are used.

Your Attributes and Experience:

• Fluency in English
• Work experience in managing complex projects gained in management consulting or equivalent sized business environments (3+ years experience for Senior Implementation Consultant, 5+ years experience for Project Manager).
• Demonstrable evidence of coordinating implementation with teams across different locations.
• Well versed in business and technology solutions delivery lifecycles, using multiple disciplines and methodologies.
• Self-sufficient and highly motivated, with the ability to deal with ambiguity and operate in a global matrix environment.
• Change management credentials and expertise in the core areas for successful implementation: Enterprise program management (i.e. planning and governance, risk & issue management, executive reporting), People (i.e. organizational design, manpower planning, knowledge transfer), Processes (i.e. process definition, implementation, SLAs & KPIs), Technology (i.e. technology delivery, vendor selection and management, quality assurance).

• Strong stakeholder management and communications skills with ability and gravitas to operate and influence at the Senior Management level.
• Relevant project management qualification is a plus: PRINCE2/PMI/APM or equivalent
• Experience in working on international/ Middle East projects is a plus