IT Project Manager - 1 year contract - India (KK)

Location: Remote (India) 1 year contract Time: 10:30AM – 7:30PM Budget: 1200$ per month Project Manager Job Description: The role of the Project Manager is a critical position within the Project Management Office (PMO). This role requires vast experience leading large projects/programs of work within complex and fast-paced organizations, using varying delivery models (waterfall, Agile/scrum, etc.). Candidates should possess exceptional communication skills and be well-versed in partnering with our internal business sponsors at an executive level. In addition, it is expected that Project Managers contribute to the health and strategy of the broader PMO – supporting in optimizing delivery methods and ultimately increasing value and customer satisfaction. Responsibilities: • Participate in project management practices, including work intake (scoping/risk assessment) and all PMO milestone activities • Provide leadership, coaching and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle, and confer with project staff to outline work plan • Establish work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations. • Perform risk assessment, and implement mitigation plans • Establish and track spend and costs for all aspects of managed projects. • Ensure that project goals are accomplished and are in line with business objectives and business value is realized. • Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project. • Track critical project metrics (depending on delivery methodology). • Continuously benchmark project management and team performance to help leadership identify gaps and address needs Required skills: • Experience leading and managing cross functional & globally distributed teams to deliver IT projects from start-end for 5+ years • Experience in preparing and tracking project plans with leading tools like MS Project (where ever applicable) and/or working with leading work management tools like JIRA • Clear understanding of agile values and hands on experience in using Agile practices to deliver IT projects • Strong Vendor Management skills with managing SOWs, timesheets, invoicing, estimations, reviews, deliverables etc. • Should have excellent written and oral communication skills and should be able to provide leadership by example • Ability to quickly grasp Business, functional and technical concepts/ideas • All project management essentials - managing : Issue, Risk, Escalation, stakeholders , communications, P&L, reporting • Ability to negotiate, take ownership & responsibility and be assertive Nice to have Skills Experience in Integration projects especially involving integration of ERP with .Net web applications will be a plus