Job Description

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From home working to job sharing, visit the remote and flexible working page on our website to find out more. This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India. Join us as a Project Analyst

• This is an opportunity to support our project managers to develop the design, build and delivery of the project scope within time, cost, quality and risk profile
• You’ll have the chance to make a tangible impact on the function, while benefitting from great development opportunities
• Hone your existing analytical skills and advance your career in this critical role
• This role is available at associate level

What you'll do

In your new role, you'll prepare and develop aspects of project plans, controls and resource plans as directed by project managers. You’ll manage key progress check points to be monitored and controlled by senior colleagues, and provide status reports to senior colleagues showing the progress against plans and making sure that the project remains in scope. It’s a highly collaborative role and you’ll be working closely with others in the project and wider teams to achieve goals, and developing a positive working relationship with stakeholders across a range of functions and franchises. You’ll also:

• Devise strategies to implement Six Sigma and lean concepts into practice for increased productivity
• Analyse, measure, and identify variation sources and take corrective action through continuous improvement process
• Produce and review project status reports, milestone reports, and escalation reports based on set KPIS, then report back to stakeholders and teams
• Support the business requirements process and make sure that there is a platform for requirements to be gathered consistently against business objectives
• Identify resource requirements against the project plans

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with experience of change management and detailed knowledge and experience of the project lifecycle. You’ll have good organisational skills with the ability to plan and manage your workload effectively, and you’ll need to have a keen eye for detail. You’ll also need:

• Experience of delivering project analysis in a technology or IT function
• Project management experience with knowledge of Six Sigma and lean methodologies
• Knowledge of cultural change methodologies
• An awareness of flexible working environments and challenges
• Experience in supporting and using project management tools
• The ability to work with minimal supervision, using your own initiative and judgement