IT Project Manager

Project Manager cum Product manager job responsibilities: -

• Define specifications and business requirements.
• Create User Stories/Acceptance criteria.
• Work with all the stakeholders to understand the pain areas and needs. Identify opportunities to address pain points and provide a seamless experience for end users.
• Closely work with the technology team and other stakeholders to communicate the requirements and develop features.
• Perform quality assurance; make sure the newly developed solutions are working as per the acceptance criteria.
• Perform RCA and identify solutions for customer complaints and issues.
• Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve, discover issues and deliver the highest value to the customer.
• Research and come up with Innovative ideas to improve the application and customer experience.
• Competition landscape tracking. Analyze leading market players and competitors to gain insights and implement innovative solutions to gain a competitive advantage over other apps.

So, what do you do as a project manager? You are responsible to manage key client project in direction, coordination, implementation, execute, control and completion of project, while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments and goals of the organization. Oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarize progress of project. They make sure the scope of the project is clear, reporting regularly on the progress of the project and that it is staying on the approved schedule.

The successful candidate will work directly in client location to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope. You will coordinate with other teams & departments to ensure all aspects of each project are compatible. Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate internal resources and Clients for the flawless execution of projects.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Manage changes to the project scope and schedule using appropriate verification techniques.
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with Key clients.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Meet with clients to take detailed specifications and clarify requirements of each project.
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs.

Desirable Skills:

• Proven working experience in project management
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage a full workload across multiple projects.
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and ready to learn.
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail.
  
  

CORE Competency:

• Developing and Tracking the project
• Leadership
• Time Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Problem Solving skills
• Management skills
• Process Improvement
• Planning
• Outstanding Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Negotiation skills

Job Description

As we continue to expand our Technology footprint, we’re looking to find ambitious, talented leaders who enjoy everything tech and want to work at an exciting confluence of tech and digital transformation. 

In the profile, the IT Project Manager will be responsible for planning of technology projects, managing our team of IT professionals, interacting with clients and architecting solutions to meet their requirements and the execution of all technology-related tasks and initiatives. 

The successful candidate will also be the liaison with our teams in Hyderabad and US/Canada in order to ensure the successful delivery of projects. 

Responsibilities include building project plans, allocating tasks, and setting milestones, and overseeing project execution.

1. Create & manage project plans
2. Define project schedules, allocate resources and monitor progress
3. Align project objectives with company goals, and make sure the project team is clear on objectives
4. Help project team with the design and development of tasks
5. Lead process of issue identification and resolution
6. Monitor and manage scope alongwith documentation Manage all documentation
7. Foster partnership with customers/stakeholders/sponsors

Key requirements 

• B.Tech in Computer Applications, IT, MCA or related field is a must 
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience in managing teams  
• Clear thought process, planning and forecasting skills will be required 
• Excellent Verbal and written communication skills 
• Prior experience of working with a digital agency/IT Services firm is a +  
• Experience of US/North America projects in addition to India is a +

Summary
• The project lead is a core member of the agile teams implementing EdTech solutions. These EdTech solutions, ranging across Learning Platforms, Assessment systems, Simulation Training, and Interactive content, are to be fit-for-purpose, efficient, and of high quality.
• The responsibility of the project lead is to guide the overall implementation of the solutions created by the Zeus Learning team and address day-to-day issues related to the client’s business processes

The essence of Role – key accountabilities
• Take charge of the project and help it succeed
• Work with cross-functional teams to create a shared vision
• Coordinate all activities to run the project
• Build product roadmaps, run agile ceremonies and manage stakeholder expectations
• Educate teams about software development processes.
• Be the interaction point between Zeus Learning teams and the client and set correct expectations
• Ensure the product shapes up as envisioned

Requirements
• Should have a history of managing large projects.
• Good understanding of agile software development processes.
• Should be able to run teams and keep people motivated throughout the project.
• Have great negotiation skills

A Project Coordinator at Rubico IT will get to communicate with clients and use a highly-organized and structured approach towards coordinating with developers to create customized websites and related applications.

The Project Coordinator will require excellent time management and communication skills, as he/she collaborates with clients and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines. Project Coordinator responsibilities include working closely with the clients to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes, and budgets for projects. 

Required Skills

• 2+ years of experience in handling small to mid-sized IT Projects
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and soft skills to build trust and relationship with clients globally (Preferred working with US clients)
• Good knowledge of project planning, execution along with time, risk and cost management.
• Understanding of agile project management using Scrum
• Good understanding of other project management methodologies like Kanban and Waterfall
• Conceptual knowledge of web/mobile development technologies
• Good understanding of Open Source CMS (WordPress, Drupal or Magento)
• Basic to an average understanding of Servers, Hostings and DNS
• An ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules and step-by-step action plans
• Strong client-facing and teamwork skills
• Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g. Basecamp, Jira or Trello)

1. Know customer needs through research and market data. Develop product lines and appraise new ideas for market viability. Assess competition by comparing products. Create product marketing communications objectives. Work with the sales director to create product sales strategies.

We're looking for someone having 4-6 years of total work experience with strong managerial and leadership skills. The manager will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of web and mobile development projects, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.

**Responsibilities**

• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within the scope and within budget.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Coordinate internal resources and customer team members for the flawless execution of projects.
• Lead the project scope definition and objectives ,involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation through appropriate forecasting.
• Keep your knowledge and the company’s products up to date with the latest web industry trends.
• Report problems and escalate to management as needed.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Plan and oversee the preparation and dissemination of project communications.
• Create learning opportunities for the team through training, conferences, hands-on training and mentorship in projects.
• Oversee recruitment of new team members when required.
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers and reach out to potential customers for new business.
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
• Screen potential business deals by analyzing requirements, financials and market strategies.
• Track & monitor project cost as per the budget.

    **Skills**

• Must have project planning, project monitoring project management skills
• Must have Schedule Management, Project Budgeting, expense monitoring, Project reporting skills.
• Must have basic knowledge of Web, iOS and Android development technologies.
• Must have excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Must have Customer communication on Project status & reports.
• Must have strong leadership and team management qualities.
• Must have strong management and organizational skills.
• Must have good analytical and troubleshooting skills with end-users / customers.
• Must have competitive intelligence.
• Must have experience in using tools like JIRA etc.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be resourceful, innovative, self-motivated, and confident in high-stress situations.

- Must have 6+ years of overall technology experience.

- Must have 2 years of experience managing Blockchain Projects or having hands on experience with development and management.

- Ability to manage multiple teams both on technical and overall delivery

- Excellent client and tech team handling skills. Ideally, have great balance with aggression and smartness.

- Having experience in DeFi and NFT will be great advantage. Or at least have passion to take deep dive into the same

- Having experience with Project Documentation will be given high preference.

- Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrums

- Should have basic experience with any of the Project Management tools Trello, Kanban, Jira, Asana and other popular in the market.

- Must have experience of source repositories (GitHub).

Job Description

Project Manager| Bangalore

Being a Project Manager is like being an artist, you have many different colored processes combining into a brilliant work of art. Tell us, can you help us build a masterpiece?

Look no further, this role is perfect for you!

A Project Manager is someone who has innate vision and caliber to give proper directions , to empower and motivate people to attain success, and to unite others towards a common purpose. Project managers are responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget while making sure the work gets done efficiently and satisfactorily. For the role, we are looking for candidates who can plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way.

• Natural creativity:

The best project managers are creative visionaries, people who are capable of stepping back, seeing the big picture, and coming up with new ways of approaching challenges, and making positive changes to how the company is managed and marketed.

• Not a CAVEr: 

You are a person that people like to be around. You are not a CAVE (Constantly Against Virtually Everything) personality.

• Say no to HiPPO: 

At Searce, we want people who value everyone’s opinions & perspectives. We don’t want them to get overpowered by HiPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)

1. Establish and implement training processes and strategies for all technical personnel. 
2. Analyze, plan and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects. 
3. Assign and oversee the daily tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all subordinates are actively working toward established milestones. 
4. Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects. 
5. Determine and define clear deliverables, roles, and responsibilities for team members required for specific projects or initiatives. 
6. Research and evaluate hardware and software technology options and weigh the cost/benefit analysis when making large purchases on behalf of the company. 
7. Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving. 
8. Update and maintain all production technologies ensuring proper maintenance and installation. 
9. Needs to forecast the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source. 
10. Should be a good coach in Agile practices. Should be able to coach individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Is Education overrated? Yes. We believe so. But there is no way to locate you otherwise. So we might look for at least a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer Science).

1.  Or else, you should be programming from 12. For us, the latter is better as it shows you have a programming mindset. We will find you faster if you specify the latter in some manner. :) 
2. 8-10 years of relevant experience, preferably in a similar industry. 
3. Professional Project Management Certification from accredited institutions is preferred.
4. Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality and managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. 
5. Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others. 
6. Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising department teams.

Are you the one? Quick Fit test:

1. Love for the cloud: When was the last time your dinner entailed an act on “How would ‘Jerry Seinfeld’ pitch Cloud platform & products to this prospect” and your friends ended up doing the comical  ‘Sheldon’ version of the same thing 
2. Passion for sales: When was the last time you went to a remote gas station while on vacation and ended up helping the gas station owner saasify his 7 gas stations across other geographies? 

1. Compassion for customers: Your listening skills are impeccable, but so are your speaking skills. And when you speak, you take command of the entire room! 

1. Humor for life: When was the last time you told a concerned CEO, ‘If Elon Musk can attempt to take humanity to Mars, why can’t we take your business to run on the cloud?’

Searce means ‘a fine sieve’ & indicates ‘to refine, to analyze, to improve’. It signifies our way of working: To improve to the finest degree of excellence, ‘solving for better’ every time. Searcians are passionate improvers & solvers who love to question the status quo.

The primary purpose of all of us, at Searce, is driving intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes using new-age technology. This purpose is driven passionately by HAPPIER people who aim to become better, every day.

Searce is a modern tech consulting firm that empowers clients to futurify their businesses, leveraging Cloud, AI & Analytics.

1. We are a category-defining niche’ cloud-native technology consulting company, specializing in modernizing (improve, automate & transform) the full-scope of infra, app, process & work
2. We partner with clients in their ‘beyond x’ journey to drive intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes
3. We are the most preferred tech partner of choice when it comes to ‘solving for better for the new-age tech startups & digital enterprises, leading disruption in their industries
4. Our Service Offerings: We offer Advanced Cloud, Data & App Modernization, Cloud Consulting, Management & Improvement (DevOps, SysOps & Cloud Managed Services), Applied AI & Analytics services 
5. As one of the top 5 niche’ full-scope global partners for Google Cloud & a preferred partner for AWS, we are the most preferred ‘engineering-led tech company of choice when it comes to solving complex business problems

We are passionate improvers, solvers & futurists. Driven by our engineering excellence mindset, we care most about delivering intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes. Searcians are motivated by continuous improvement & solving for better in everything we do.

At the core, a Searcian is self-driven to become better, every day. In the passionate pursuit of the finest degree of excellence, we drive exceptional outcomes in everything we do.

We believe that trust is the most important value. We also believe that we need to ‘earn the trust’, every time one engages with us. And earning trust for us is far more important than anything else. We aim to be the *most trusted* tech consulting partner for our clients.

We are HAPPIER at heart. Humble, Adaptable, Positive, Passionate, Innovative, Excellence focused, & Responsible. We live the https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kUnamaKXu-Qf8FpvKOHWVayEb6ehbxzUW6cJ3F3fB9U/">HAPPIER Culture Code.

Being HAPPIER.

1. Customers. Partners. Our aim is to build relationships with customers for life. And meaningfully improve the life of every customer.
2. We do what we say. We say what we do. We are uncomfortably honest and transparent. Being genuine wins trust & makes people happier.
3. Mistakes are encouraged. We make mistakes. Tons of those. Everyday. And we don’t mind apologizing to our juniors, peers, or superiors. We are no ego-doers.
4. Underpromise. Overdeliver. We work with a deep desire to go above and beyond in everything we do. Every time.