Project Manager - Retail - TechDigital

• Leads project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting activities
• Facilitates needs assessment and the development of recommended project control solutions to be used for planning, scheduling, and tracking projects through integration of various PM tools
• Determines, monitors, and reviews all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources, and risks
• Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to the project
• Controls project requirements, scope, and change management issues Establishes appropriate metrics for measuring key project criteria
• Manages changes in operational plan Develops project control and reporting procedures and manages changes in operational plan
• Undertakes status review meetings among project team members and clients
• Creates communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged key stakeholders
• Facilitates status review meetings among project team members and clients Facilitates the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders
• Identifies and recommends contingency measures
• Determines client requirements and translates requirements into operational plans
• Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements; manages sub-contractors
• Typically manages a project with a team size of around 15 resources

Minimum 4 years of experience is required
- BE/ B.Tech in Computer Science or related field
- Experience working within an established Program Office environment
- Project Management experience in Application Development with Retail domains

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Strong planning, organizational and leadership skills
- Must have excellent communication skills – verbal and written with business partners, teams and all levels of management
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations
- Proficiency with project managements tools like Primavera/ MS Project/ Clarity, etc..
- Knowledge of Project and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
- Ability to identify system impact for small and large-scale initiatives
- Independent follow-through ability (attention to detail, monitoring and controlling)
- Strong meeting facilitation and negotiation skills
- Experience with complex integration and conversion project experience including QA lifecycle, implementation and post-prod support.