Senior IT Project Manager - PMO

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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Senior IT Project Manager - PMO located in Chennai location.

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for developing and managing IT projects and their cost, time and scope. Responsibilities include: project plan, communication plan, allocating tasks and setting milestones, monitoring and reporting on progress and negotiating with Team leads and managers to resource the teams as needed.

Reporting to the Senior Director, and the role involves:

What a typical day looks like:

• Strategic Planning and Execution: Develop and implement strategic plans for IT projects and programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and goals
• Project Management Office: Participate as a Tower lead in the IT Corporate PMO org to align on approach, tooling and methodologies to achieve consistency across the organization
• Program Management: Oversee the management of multiple projects and programs, ensuring successful delivery within scope, time, and budget constraints
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and external partners.
• Resource Management: Allocate resources effectively across projects and programs, ensuring optimal utilization and balancing competing priorities.
• Risk Management: Develop and implement risk management strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across projects and programs.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor and evaluate project and program performance, providing regular updates to senior leadership and making recommendations for improvements.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor project managers and teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Project Management:
• Define project schedules, allocate resources and monitor progress
• Align project objectives with Flex goals, and make sure project team is clear on objectives
• Deliver and install technology solutions in conjunction with Flex ESO teams and others as required
• Help project team with the design and development tasks
• Lead process of issue identification and resolution
• Manage risk tracking process
• Monitor and manage scope
• Manage all documentation of project
• Ensure Hand off from Project team documented solutions to Operations teams.
  

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering., Comp. Science., or IT. ( or equivalent experience)
• Total 12+Yrs of exp in IT with 5-6 years working experience in supporting & managing IT Projects and Programs for multi-national organizations.
• Experience in working in a PMO environment with deep understanding of project management methodologies, tools and best practices
• Ability to demonstrate skill in bringing complex projects to realization to meet the business goals in a timely fashion.
• PMP, PgMP or equivalent certifications, ITIL or ITSM certifications mandatory.
  
  

Here are a few of our desired experiences:

• Strategic Thinking: Strong strategic thinking and planning skills, with the ability to translate organizational goals into actionable project and program plans.
• Change Management: Experience in change management and organizational transformation, with the ability to drive change and innovation across the organization.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Business & IT strategy experience
• Knowledge of related software tools, e.g. PlainView, MS Project, Smart Sheets desirable.
  
  

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
  
  

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