Job Description

Role

Project Manager - CPOS & De-dupe

Job Level/ Designation

M1/L5 - Manager/ Sr. Manager

Function / Department

Solution Delivery - Information Technology

Location

Pune

Job Purpose

Role is expected to ensure Quality & Timely delivery of Business critical & compliance related projects which includes analysis, finalization of requirements and scope compliance to regulation, participate in design, solution & implementation in sales, distribution & retail portfolio.

In addition to this, will also be responsible for effort estimation reviews & sign-offs, Build & Release planning (for next 2-3 releases at least), track AD bucket utilization, SLA reviews and maintain operational stability by effective defect density analysis & provide guidance to partners accordingly.

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities

• End to end project delivery of small to medium and complex projects, responsible for delivery of applications such as acquisition system, business process applications, prepaid invoice management system, etc. and also to extend support surround applications like billing, CRM & other in their deliverables
• Obtain acceptance on the project plan from engagement managers, responsible for resource planning, schedule and estimations, reviews and validations, project execution, tracking and monitoring, documentation of concerned projects, project closure and provide billing concurrence for effort consumed
• Responsible for risk assessment and mitigation (risks, actions, issues, dependencies and changes), publish project status reports to concerned stakeholders, presentations(Show & Tell of the project to business users), organize related meeting and publish MOM to relevant stakeholders
• Stakeholder management (Business users, Internal departments and Vendor Team), ensure that all testing cycles are closed and signoffs received as per defined acceptance standards and share required artefacts to release team alignment prior deployment of code into production
• Co-ordination with external partners such as CIBIL, EXPERIAN, CRIF, SCB, SBI, Deutsche & CITI bank for smooth rollout of the projects in POS application

Core Competencies, Knowledge, Experience

• Project management of simple, medium & large size projects. Project implementation knowledge using various SDLC methodologies like Agile (Scrum Master), Waterfall & OneBox
• Sound knowledge in various Effort estimation techniques - Function point analysis, Story points, etc.
• In-depth telecom domain knowledge for understanding overall project requirements. Proven expertise of prioritize & deliver business requirements in a short timeframe
• Strong communications, interpersonal, negotiation skills. Highly competent in Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint/Visio/Word/, good knowledge on Java & SQL
• Certifications- Certified Scrum Master
• Ability to drive operational excellence through standardization and innovation in processes/systems/tools.
• Experience in managing multi service & multivendor (TCS, IBM, TechM, etc.)
• Good interaction experience with other service providers/partners, industry technical experts/forums
• Excellent team building capabilities and communication skills

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• Industry Certification - Prince 2/PMP, CSM
• Good stakeholder-management skills to interface with business users
• People management skills
• Effective communication and inter-personal skills
• Proactive in approach with positive attitude
• Balanced in handling emergencies
• Experience in virtual team management

Years of Experience

6-8 Years of Experience in Domain (IT Telecom)

Industries to look from

Telecom, IT

Ideal Organizations to look from

Bharti, JIO, Infosys, Accenture, IBM, TCS

Direct reports

None

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