Project & Program Management III

Accountabilities:: Lead multiple complex, cross-functional technical projects, ensuring successful delivery from initial planning and design through implementation and project closure. Collaborate with functional teams throughout project initiation, planning, procurement, deployment, and post-deployment activities. Define project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables while ensuring technical feasibility and stakeholder alignment. Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, timelines, and documentation. Monitor project progress, resource allocation, budgets, and deliverables to ensure projects remain on track. Establish and maintain project governance practices, including status reviews, progress reports, risk assessments, and change management processes. Identify potential project risks, assess their impact, and implement appropriate mitigation strategies. Use KPIs, metrics, and project management tools to evaluate performance and communicate regular updates to stakeholders and client executives. Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external vendor partners, facilitating communication and coordination. Organize and support regular project meetings to ensure alignment, accountability, and timely decision-making. Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvements across teams and business functions. Evaluate project outcomes against established objectives and performance metrics, recommending improvements to delivery processes and practices. Support additional responsibilities as needed to meet business and project objectives. Requirements: Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university, with 5–8 years of relevant professional experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Hands-on experience with AI and automation tools and technologies. Strong experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, particularly complex, cross-functional technical initiatives. Proven ability to coordinate project teams, resolve conflicts, manage competing priorities, and meet demanding deadlines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, accurate, and comprehensive project documentation. Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating across different organizational levels and communicating effectively with senior executives and external partners. Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and identify effective solutions to complex challenges. Advanced proficiency in creating and managing spreadsheets, presentations, project plans, reports, and process documentation. Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to collect, interpret, and communicate large volumes of information accurately. Experience tracking project metrics, monitoring KPIs, identifying risks, and preparing performance reports. Ability to quickly learn new tools, technologies, and processes with minimal supervision. Familiarity with different project management methodologies and best practices. Preferred: Relevant project management or industry certifications. Preferred: Knowledge of change management principles and practices. Preferred: Experience supporting analytics dashboards, writing SQL queries, troubleshooting data-related issues, and extracting relevant metrics from datasets. Ability to perform computer-based and office-related activities, including prolonged sitting or standing, effective communication, and occasional repetitive hand and wrist movements. Benefits: Remote working opportunity based in India. Full-time employment. Opportunity to lead diverse, complex, and high-impact technology projects. Exposure to AI, automation, network infrastructure, software, and enterprise IT environments. Opportunities to collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and external technology partners. Professional development through exposure to new technologies, tools, and project management practices.