Implementation Project Manager

Job Title: Implementation Project Manager Location: Hyderabad/Mumbai Experience: 5-7 years Zaggle is a leading B2B2C SaaS FinTech company transforming enterprise spend management through intelligent automation and payment innovation. As one of India's few profitable and publicly listed new-age companies (NSE: ZAGGLE), Zaggle enables organizations to digitize and streamline employee expenses, benefits, rewards, vendor payments, and channel incentives through a unified software and payments platform. Our solutions are trusted by leading enterprises across BFSI, Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing, FMCG, Infrastructure, and Automotive, including TATA Steel, Persistent Systems, Toshiba, Inox, Wockhardt, and Greenply. Zaggle also partners with leading banking institutions such as Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI Cards, Yes Bank, and IndusInd Bank to offer multiple payment instruments including corporate cards, virtual cards, and prepaid cards. As we continue to expand our Travel & Expense (T&E) platform, we are looking for an Implementation Project Manager to drive successful customer implementations and ensure seamless onboarding of enterprise clients. Job Overview The Implementation Project Manager plays a critical role in delivering successful implementations of Zaggle's Travel & Expense (T&E) solution. This techno-functional role combines implementation consulting with project management, ensuring customers are successfully onboarded from project kick-off through go-live and transition to the Customer Success team. The ideal candidate should have strong consulting experience in the Travel & Expense (T&E) domain, with the ability to understand customer business processes, recommend industry best practices, and manage end-to-end implementation projects. Candidates with prior experience in the T&E industry and proven customer-facing consulting and project management skills will be preferred. Key Responsibilities - Execute implementation projects in line with the agreed Statement of Work (SOW). - Understand customer business processes, perform requirement gathering, process mapping, gap analysis, and prepare Functional Specification Documents (FSDs). - Consult customers on Travel & Expense best practices and recommend optimal solution configurations aligned with business requirements. - Configure and implement Zaggle's Travel & Expense solution based on customer requirements and industry best practices. - Manage end-to-end project execution, including project planning, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables. - Handle multiple implementation projects simultaneously while ensuring quality and timely delivery. - Act as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the implementation lifecycle. - Coordinate with Product, Engineering, and internal stakeholders to deliver configurations, integrations, and product enhancements. - Conduct solution workshops, product demonstrations, user training sessions, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT). - Track project progress, proactively identify risks, manage escalations, and communicate regular status updates to customers and internal stakeholders. - Ensure timely completion of project documentation, customer signoffs, and successful go-live. - Deliver a smooth handover to the Customer Success team after implementation. - Continuously enhance product knowledge and contribute to implementation best practices, documentation, and process improvements. Education & Experience - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline. - 5 - 7 years of experience in implementation consulting and project management for SaaS or enterprise software applications. - Strong consulting experience in the Travel & Expense (T&E) domain, Expense Management, Corporate Travel, Employee Reimbursements, or FinTech solutions. - Experience working in the T&E industry or implementing Travel & Expense solutions for enterprise customers is highly preferred. - Proven experience managing customer-facing implementation or consulting engagements. - Good understanding of finance, expense management, reimbursement, and travel processes. - Strong client management, stakeholder engagement, consulting, and project management skills. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and organizational abilities. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while managing multiple priorities. Job-Specific Requirements - Strong understanding of end-to-end Travel & Expense (T&E) processes, including Travel Requests & Approvals, Expense Claims, Employee Reimbursements, Corporate Card Management, Travel Policy Compliance, Cost Centers, Budget Controls, and Finance/ERP integrations. - Proven ability to consult customers on business process optimization and recommend industry best practices for Travel & Expense management. - Good understanding of software implementation methodologies and project management practices. - Strong requirement gathering, business process mapping, solution design, and documentation skills. - Excellent presentation, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to understand customer business requirements and translate them into effective solution designs. - Strong coordination skills across customers and cross-functional internal teams. - Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize competing deadlines, mitigate risks, and deliver successful implementations. - Strong technical aptitude with the ability to quickly learn new products and technologies. - Willingness to travel to customer locations as required (approximately 30-50%)