Project Manager - Cards

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Role: Project Manager - Cards

Skill: Project Management

Experience: 10+ Years

Job Description:

Manage one or more business Projects & projects 
Project manager is responsible for successful delivery of projects and aligning various teams across IT, business, operations and vendors to ensure timely delivery of project with high quality.
Candidate should be Techno Functional and ability to engage with cross functional teams, problem solving and good negotiation skills
Must have experience in Scope, Time and Budget management
Hands on experience as Project Manager handling various phases of the project Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control and Closure. Able to handle at least 3 projects at a time.
Must have strong verbal and written communication with proven ability to manage stakeholders at various levels.
Known for delivery high quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.
Creates and executes project work plan along with the team and closely monitoring the deliverables.
Responsibility for appropriately revising the plan to meet changing needs or requirements.
Manages day to day operation aspects of a project. Resolve any challenges of projects to enable the teams to deliver on time.
Reviews deliverables prepared by the team.
Effectively collaborates and communicates with the stakeholders and ensures customer satisfaction.
Ensures project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
Provides report on status of the project under execution, challenges, risk and mitigation plan.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Information Technology
Significant experience in Banking / cards and Migration projects
10+ Years of overall IT experience with minimum of 5 years in Banking sector/Cards Vertical.
Good understanding of internationally accepted Project Management Principles, Methodologies (Waterfall, Hybrid or Agile) and Practices (PMI Certification or equivalent is an advantage).
Candidate should be Techno Functional and ability to engage with cross functional teams, problem solving and good negotiation skills
Hands on experience in handling Microsoft Project (MPP knowledge is a must) .
Must have strong verbal and written communication with proven ability to manage stakeholders at various levels (Including business heads, functional heads and other senior managers).
Creates and executes project work plan along with the team and closely monitoring the deliverables.
Manages day to day operation aspects of a project. Resolve any challenges of projects to enable the teams to deliver on time.
Effectively collaborates and communicates with the stakeholders and ensures customer satisfaction.
Ensures project documents are complete and stored appropriately.
Ensure close monitoring of the project along with providing periodic updates to the Sr management
Provides report on status of the project under execution, challenges, risk and mitigation plan.
Ensure that projects are delivered on-time and within budget
Familiarity with project performance monitoring principles and metrics.
In depth knowledge of banking & technology is essential and experience of working with cross functional team
Good stakeholder management capability and worked with senior management
Experienced in managing the team size of more than 5to10 people