Project Manager

Job Role: Project Manager

Location: Chennai

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Description

• Manage IT projects end to end, being responsible for project plans and estimates, scoping and requirements, resource planning, project initiation and execution.
• Communicate effectively with senior client stakeholders in Scrum calls on project priorities, progress, and risks.
• Apply change, risk, and resource management principles on the projects on a daily basis.
• Resolve projects higher scope issues.
• Build excellent partnerships with client stakeholders and project teams.
• Coordinate and monitor the scheduling, pricing, and technical performance of projects across the Delivery Unit.
• Aid in the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes.
• Collaborate with the Sales Team to respond to RFPs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall IT experience, with at least 6 years in Project/Program Management.
• Strong experience managing software development life cycle projects and handling multiple technologies.
• Mandatory experience in managing projects in the eCommerce domain (e.g., B2C/B2B platforms, online retail systems, commerce engines).
• Thorough understanding of Agile principles for IT project/program management. Experience handling projects with Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of change management principles.
• Ability to understand and articulate both business and technology requirements.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and client environments.
• Proficiency in MS Office; working knowledge of project management tools (Basecamp, MS Project, JIRA, etc.) is a strong advantage.
• Experience working in iterative and multi-disciplinary environments.
• Outstanding leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.