IT Project Manager

Project Manager – Capital Markets

Chella Software are a global software provider of fintech solutions for central banks, exchanges, central counter parties, and financial market intermediaries. They meet the software needs of customers in India, the Middle East, Africa, Singapore, and the USA.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Planning & Documentation

2. Risk & Dependency Management

3. Stakeholder & Client Communication

4. Review & Governance Cadence

5. Reporting & Visibility

6. Coordination & Collaboration

7. Client Relationship Management

We are looking for a detail-oriented Project Planning professional to manage project timelines, documentation, and stakeholder coordination. The role involves maintaining and updating project planning templates including milestones, deliverables, risk logs, and dependency trackers. You will be responsible for driving regular review cadences (weekly/fortnightly), stakeholder meetings, and ensuring clear communication with clients including MOMs, scope changes, and escalations. The candidate will identify bottlenecks, manage internal and external dependencies, and ensure smooth cross-functional coordination. Additionally, the role requires maintaining visibility across projects, managing escalation matrices, and supporting timeline renegotiations when required. Strong organizational skills, communication, and proficiency in Excel and PPT are essential.

Interview process

1st round Virtual

2nd round Face to Face

Skills:

Required Skills & Qualifications

• M.B.A or equivalent in sales and marketing with a B.E / B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical, Electronics or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a IT Project management
• Ability to understand and explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Basic knowledge of databases, APIs, and enterprise systems integration.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• An analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with capital markets concepts such as trade lifecycle, securities
• settlement, depositories, custodians, and regulations will be an advantage.

Senior Project Manager

Experience: 5–7 Years

Location: Trivandrum, Kerala

Hybrid

Contract-to-Hire (C2H)

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to coordinate IT projects, manage delivery

timelines, track risks and dependencies, and collaborate with stakeholders and distributed teams to

ensure smooth project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and track project scope, deliverables, schedules, resources, and dependencies.

• Maintain project trackers, status reports, risks, issues, and action items.

• Monitor project progress, follow up on commitments, and escalate delivery risks.

• Coordinate offshore teams, stakeholders, and external vendors.

• Facilitate project meetings and ensure timely closure of action items.

• Track defects, technical issues, change rollouts, and post-launch activities.

• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders and leadership.

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of IT project coordination or project management experience.

• Strong project planning, scheduling, and dependency tracking skills.

• Experience in risk, issue, defect, and resource management.

• Excellent stakeholder communication and reporting skills.

• Experience coordinating distributed teams and vendors.

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and lightweight project tracking.

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and follow-up skills.

• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

• PMP, PRINCE2, or other project management certification.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience working with international stakeholders, particularly Canadian teams.

• Exposure to Calgary-based stakeholders and cross-time-zone collaboration.

• Experience coordinating technical change rollouts and post-launch support.

• Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience.

Senior Project Manager

Location: Trivandrum, Kerala

Work Mode: Hybrid

Experience: 5–7 Years

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (C2H)

Open Positions: 1

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to coordinate IT projects, manage delivery timelines, track risks and dependencies, and collaborate with stakeholders and distributed teams to ensure smooth project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and track project scope, deliverables, schedules, resources, and dependencies.
• Maintain project trackers, status reports, risk and issue logs, and action items.
• Monitor project progress, follow up on commitments, and escalate delivery risks.
• Coordinate offshore teams, stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Facilitate project meetings and ensure timely closure of action items.
• Track defects, technical issues, change rollouts, and post-launch activities.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders and leadership.

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of IT project coordination or project management experience.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, and dependency tracking skills.
• Experience in risk, issue, defect, and resource management.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and reporting skills.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams and vendors.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and lightweight project tracking.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and follow-up skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or another project management certification.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience working with international stakeholders, particularly Canadian teams.
• Exposure to Calgary-based stakeholders and cross-time-zone collaboration.
• Experience coordinating technical change rollouts and post-launch support.
• Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience.