Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Resource allocation and prioritization of projects when needed
• Overview of process adherence in terms of ways of working and projects delivery
• Overall project planning and tracking
• Issue resolution
• Regular feedback

Team Management:

• Works with direct reports and other team members to create positive and productive project team dynamics – where teams feel enthused, empowered, supported, and stretched to deliver great work
• Uses experience and leadership skills to create team synergy, drawing on the skills, expertise, and passions of individuals to break down barriers (structural, functional, cultural)
• Consistently applies a full understanding of HR policies and procedures and actively pursues training to maintain knowledge and expertise, knowing when to involve HR partners when required
• Creates personal development plans and conducts constructive annual performance reviews with all direct reports, ensuring all actions are implemented
• In case of inconsistent performance of a direct report, provides constructive feedback and proactively supports the employee in making the necessary improvements
• Rewards and recognizes excellent performance within the team; identifies and actively progresses key talent
• Appraisals, retention, and recruitment
• Business Presentations/Process Overviews to prospective & existing clients
• Responsible for leading a team of analysts, planning for their career development, managing expectations, setting goals, and ensuring low attrition.
• Training needs analysis

Business Development:

• Build and explore opportunities for growth
• Create a career path for the resources and provide mentorship in terms of skill development
• The hiring of the resources with the correct skill sets
• Setting up a training regime to ensure skill development in the technical domain

Client Management:

• Interacting with various stakeholders
• Relationship management in terms of important stakeholders
• Timely feedback generation

Process Management:

• Ensure Quality standards set up and adherence
• Incubate innovation in terms of new technologies and ways of working
• Ensure Knowledge Sharing and reusability of best practices

Skills/Experience:

• More than 6 years’ experience of experience in Project Management
• Preferably MBA from premium business school
• Experience in leading teams of size more than 10 people with excellent management skills
• A large amount of Client facing experience
• PMP certified (optional but preferred)