Team Lead

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our team. As a Project Manager, will be responsible E2E project management across the phases of requirement gathering, design, Development, Testing, deployment, conducting UAT etc. Candidate should have 7-10 years of experience with key focus on stakeholder management, knowledge of JIRA (similar tools), faster issue resolution, problem handling conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

Will be playing the role of project manager under IT department (Domain : Telecom)
Reporting to Demand Delivery Department Director ( Consumer Enterprise) and provide updates on project delivery status highlight any associated risks with appropriate mitigation plan
Will be responsible for delivery of project from Inception till production delivery and managing all associated stages ( Requirements, Design, Development, UAT Production Deployment)
To be handling Project Management Release Management activities associates with the project assigned
Frequent collaboration with Business users to finalise the requirement, prioritisation, Signoff POTs, effective involvement in UAT sessions and aligning with IT teams to deliver desired results
Responsible for adhering with project management methodologies and governance.
Taking ownership of multi-dimensional release life cycle for project scoping across environments and respectively deploying them to production
Establish how projects are managed, match the approach to current best practices, and cascade this throughout the organization.
Should be working both independently and as part of a team
Building solid working relationships with all parties involved (BU, Demand, IT teams and Vendors)
Define/tailored the project management standards that are suited for an organization and guide a team, accordingly
To facilitate effective communication between Business Unit and IT teams
Delivering projects as per the timeline, budget and with acceptable quality standards to meet customer expectation
Understand Commercial Customer Experience impact due to delay in project timeline and perform necessary preventive and corrective actions

Skills

Excellent leadership and team management skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Exposure to Telecom Domain ( Preferred)
Proficient in project management tools (JIRA tool / similar) and methodologies.
Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile practices.
Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills. This should include the ability to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams, present to senior management, and negotiate with stakeholders
Exposure to Modern development methodologies and techniques ( Agile, DevOps etc)