Marsh & McLennan - Project Manager (8-12 yrs)

Job Description

Project ManagerThe role is a member of the India Delivery team and supports the Business organization by:- Providing professional project management for one or more projects concurrently.- Being responsible for the successful delivery of projects as measured against project deliverables, timescale, commercial objectives and risk management.- Following a standard approach to project governance, including the reporting on the progress of the projects/program.Main responsibilities & Accountabilities:The scope of work for which the Project Manager is responsible includes:- Those projects which are small to sufficiently large to warrant a named Project Manager(s) to be assigned.The role will have the following accountabilities:Strategy:- To be able to clearly articulate the objectives and business needs for the project, understanding the broader strategic fit for the project.- To work closely with different cross-functional entities of the organization to drive common project objectives.- To make continuous improvement a priority, holding a solid grasp of project management principles, with experience in successfully advancing those principles.Execution:To lead and deliver projects, including:- Developing plans to create a baseline against which the project will be measured- Proactively identifying and resolving issues which threaten successful delivery - Initiating, controlling and closing projects on time- Delivering projects within agreed time and quality parameters- Demonstrating clear understanding of the business requirements for each project, making ongoing decisions based on whats best for the organisation, challenging senior stakeholders on critical success factors if needed.- Managing all aspects of the project including effective change control of requirements, deadlines and effort.- Resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate.- Ensuring there is an adequate understanding of the business risks inherent in the projects.- From time to time, support different business units involved in the project in prepping them up for the change.Governance & control:- Establish and coordinate an effective Steering Group (or equivalent) to provide direction and support to resolve issues where necessary- Monitor and report (progress, risks, budgets, issues) with sufficient clarity and timeliness to enable stakeholders to monitor progress;- To establish systems and processes for planning, governance, reporting, communication, and budgets to ensure delivery to quality, time and cost requirements.Stakeholders:- To build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, particularly the Business and Executive Sponsors, both internal and external.- To work closely with the Delivery Managers to manage multi-strata relationships with stakeholders.Experience & Education Requirements:Essential:- Experience of successfully completing the entire project lifecycle, from inception to implementation.- Ability to work with cross functional, distributed team to deliver projects successfully- Track record of delivering to time, quality and budget.- Experience in client facing work.- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Able to articulate complex messages with clarity and ease to all audiences and flex style as required.- Prudent risk taker.- Ability to work to strict deadlines.- Ability to cope with high demand requirements of stakeholders.- Logical, innovative, methodical, collaborative and thorough approach to work.- Expertise in making high level decisions and implement operational plans.- Collaborative team player who can influence outcomes as well as work independently. Known as being a team player and achieving for the group rather than individual.Desirable:- Lean Six Sigma methodologies (Green Belt standard)- Experience of Agile development methodologies- Experience in managing complex and large scale Strategic AssignmentsKey Competencies:Technical:- MS Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)- Planning, monitoring and controlling projects, including risk management.- Operational management, process management and control,

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