Role / Designation: Project Director
We are looking for a Project Director who can ensure the successful delivery of our various product feature sets (projects) in the ed-tech space. We are looking for a candidate who can build an outstanding client relationship by ensuring on-time, on-budget projects that align with project plans and company objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
· Leading and directly managing team(s) in the delivery of project-based activities.
· Providing estimates, document/review SOWs, and project documentation in support of on-going client needs and new opportunities.
· Maintaining direct control over project planning. Must be able to set up measures to build the proper foundation that will be a stepping-stone to project success.
· Playing a key role in the client relationship management and handle a wide range of communication and escalations that demand a high degree of diplomacy, discretion, insight and judgment.
· Identifying, assessing, and liaising with business partners to unearth needs and requirements
· Analyse requirements for feasibility with regards to implementation and work closely with the solution architect/technical architect on the framework, technology stack
· Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
· Develop a detailed project plan, identify risks & dependencies
· Track the project progress, to deliver on-time, within scope and within budget
· Manage the work allocation to the teams
· Play the role of an Engagement lead where needed
· Mentor team members in project teams and conduct 1:1, seek feedback and address concerns
· Experience with SAFe and/or other Scaled Agile frameworks.
· Aware of Scrum methodology and various other associated ceremonies like sprint planning, review, retrospective etc.
Qualifications:
· BE degree with 15+ years of experience in the IT sector
· At least 10+ years’ experience in leading teams and managing projects
· Strong communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills with ability to effectively communicate
· Demonstrated experience in building project plans, project management aspects – risk, schedule, budget, scope, effort.
· Strong technical understanding and foundation is a must
· Ability to take complete ownership of the project(s).
· Experience in stakeholder management.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
