Project Manager

Job Description

• The Project Manager is responsible for planning, overseeing and leading projects from ideation through completion.
• The role of the project manager is to manage projects; Plan, coordinate and ensure completion on schedule & within budget. In the context of cloud migrations, a project is responsible for Application / Server migrations.
• He / She need to work with all required stakeholders to ensure successful migration of workloads from On-premise Data Center to Public Cloud like AWS, Azure. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarize progress of project. Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project.
• The project manager is the bridge between upper management and the teams tasked with the actual execution of the project. They make sure the scope of the project is sound, reporting regularly on the progress of the project and that it is staying on the approved schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Determine what the client or company wants to achieve.
• Create timelines; and determine costs and resources needed. Perform ROI analysis and build business case.
• Generate a detailed plan and schedule for each stage of the project.
• Provide direction and coaching on project specific tasks.
• Select supporting staff and lead a project team.
• Negotiate with contractors and suppliers for materials and/or services.
• Ensure that each stage is progressing on time, on budget and to the processes and quality standards of the company.
• Develop & implement processes for PM teams to complete activities to current policies and practices; keep documentation organized; identify process improvements.
• Report the project progress to senior managers and the stakeholders.
• Manage project plans and provide regular reports on project progress to the management including project progress, financial performance and resource usage
• Ensure compliance with internal/external standards and compliance requirements and ensure readiness for audit all the time.
• Manage project risks, issues, problems and activity progress to ensure project goals are achieved
• Coordinate activities and tasks among project team members to meet project goals and ensure project completion is on schedule within budget constraints and of the appropriate quality standards for the project scope.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crisis and devise contingency plans.
• Manage Procurements required to support the project.

Mandatory Skills:

• 5 to 10 yrs of overall experience out of which atleast 3 years hands on experience in Project Management.
• Strong Infrastructure/Software project manager, preferably with cloud experience.
• Effective English Communication Verbal & Non-verbal
• Strong working knowledge of project-planning tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Power point, Smartsheet etc.
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources
• Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations
• Sound understanding of financial concepts like Capex, Opex, ROI etc. and ability to develop and Track Budgets and Financials.
• Ability to create project documentation like Project Charter, Success Criteria, Requirements/Scope documentation, Project Plan, Lessons Learned, Risk Register, Change Log, Communication Plan etc.
• Conceptual understanding of cloud services like VM/EC2 Instance, Databases, DevSecOps tools, Containers, CDN, IOT, Networking, Security, DR solutions, App Services etc.

Qualification

• BE/BTech Computer Science / IT / E&TC (Other streams can also be acceptable in case of strong relevant experience)
• MBA (Preferred)

Profession certifications (Preferred)

• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE2
• Agile Certified Practitioner or Certified Scrum Master

Working Hours2PM to 11PM IST or 3PM to 12AM IST (Can be slightly flexible and mutually decided)QualificationsEducation:Bachelors Degree SkillsCertifications:Languages:Years of Experience:4 - 7 Years Work Experience:Additional InformationTravel:Not Specified Relocation Eligible:NoApplied Materials is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.,

Keyskills :
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