Project Manager II - Technical Project and Program Management

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Job Details

Job Description

Shift Time : 12 : 00 PM to 09 : 00 PM IST

Work Mode : Hybrid

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

• Develops, refines, validates and manages project plans to ensure on time and on budget delivery of major technology initiatives across the enterprise.
• Responsible for utilizing project management methods, standards, project integration as well as the coordination of all internal and external resources required to complete assigned projects.
• Provides timely and concise communications to functional leadership regarding project status and pending issues; analyzes processes and makes recommendations for optimizing resources and product delivery.
• Develops project plans based on specifications provided by the Portfolio Management staff and manages effective execution of the initiatives.
• Builds consensus among multiple process leads relative to project scope, task execution, staffing and issue resolution.
• Sourcing with vendors on behalf of the business area represented.
• Provides overall financial direction for the projects to manage the development of budgets, controls and measurements to monitor project progress.
• Identifies potential risks within the project; proactively manages issues.
• Participates in identifying project costs, resource allocation, project schedule changes and issue escalation.
• Frequently interacts with staff including business area management, portfolio managers, vendors, consultants and other contractors.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with both internal and external team members including executive business owners, product managers and vendors.
• Conduct formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction to track and measure client satisfaction levels and make and implement recommendation.
• Resource and Capacity Management

Educational Qualifications :

Education :

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Engineering

Certifications :

PMP

Work Experience :

10+ years of IT experience including prior Project Management experience

Good to have : Experience with IT Infrastructure projects like m365 migrations, endpoint migrations / deployments, network refreshes, SAN / NAS deployment and migrations, Windows and Linux OS upgrades, SQL DB upgrades, wifi deployments, Teams room deployments / upgrades, etc

Behavioral Skills :

Skills and Knowledge :

Must be a driver and motivator of people

Good interpersonal skills

Excellent relationship building skills

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Good group presentation skills.

Good analytical and problem-solving skills

Good mathematical skills.

Excellent organizational skills.

Excellent leadership skills.

Domain Skills :

Good to have : Min 1-2 yrs working experience in managing IT Infrastructure projects

Technical Skills :

Technical aptitude to work closely with software engineers

Competent understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Thorough knowledge of waterfall methodologies on technically complex projects

Strong experience around project financials / budget management and reporting, and resource capacity management.

Nice to have : Agile Scrum experience

Tools Knowledge :

Mandatory - Advanced Excel skills, such as data analysis, pivot tables, lookups.

Nice to Have - Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) : Jira / Azure DevOps

Nice to Have - Experience of Project and Portfolio Management tools e.g., Clarity, Open Workbench

Work timings : 12 pm to 9 pm IST

Experience & Educational Requirements :

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience. 4+ years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in IT project management or IT delivery.

Preferred Certifications :

Certified Scrum Master

Google Analytics Certification

Kaizen

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

SAFe Agile Certification

Skills & Knowledge : Behavioral Skills :

Critical Thinking

Detail Oriented

Impact and Influencing

Interpersonal Communication

Multitasking

Problem Solving

Time Management

Technical Skills :

Agile Architecture Delivery

Data Management

Information Systems

Project Management

Workflow Management

Tools Knowledge :

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Technology Stack (C#, SQL Server)

Oracle 8i or 10g

Programming Languages like JavaScript, HTML / CSS, Python, SQL

Project Management Support Tools - Clarity, Microsoft Project, JIRA, Confluence

Web Content Management Systems (WCMS) - SAP hybris preferred

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies : CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [HIDDEN TEXT]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Skills Required

Css, Sql Server, Advanced Excel, Microsoft Project, Clarity, Jira, Html, Sql, Sap Hybris, Sdlc, Javascript, Confluence, Project Management, Agile, Budget Management, Microsoft Office Suite, Python