Role: Project Manager
Experience: 6 to 8 Years
Location: Bangalore

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assuming the PM role across multiple cross-functional teams providing the level of support they need to succeed
• Planning, managing, and reporting on software development projects being done by small to large Cross- functional development teams spread across diverse geographies that develop some of the flagship products of Gnani
• Establishment and close tracking of end-to-end plans with full buy-in from the various functional primes
• Reports on the project dashboard including status, issues, and scope/schedule changes
• Active and hands-on contribution to risks and issues management
• Internal and external project communication
• Content Change Management
• External dependencies management
• Shared accountability and leadership w.r.t. to the success of projects
• Work with the team in close coordination with their line managers
• Develop a technical understanding of the projects to be able to support the product requirements management process.
• Resolves issues within and between various functional groups
• Work collaboratively and coordinate with project team members to troubleshoot and resolve schedule or process issues on a daily basis
• See the big picture, and take the initiative to find and fill gaps in our processes. Suggesting improvements and new areas to address to facilitate coordination and cooperation and to reduce error. Move the team towards the use of best practices and maximum automation

Required Skills

• 6 to 8 Years of experience in Project Management
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Self-starter, hard-driving and motivated
• Excellent at influencing and negotiating
• Results-oriented and excellent at problem-solving
• 2+ years of project leadership and coordination
• Experience coordinating dynamic projects with geographically dispersed teams
• Self-motivated with attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills with the ability to balance immediate and longer-term tasks and requirements
• Strong presentation skills, ability to cater messages depending on the audience

Preferred Skills

• Prior experience as a software developer or QA tester or technical manager
• Previous Software PM experience on medium to large scale projects
• PMP certification or other Project management training
• Artificial Intelligence technical projects