Senior Product Specialist

Experience: 10 to 15 years

Location: Chennai, India

Skills: Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, SAP Central Finance, SAP HANA, MBA (Finance), Jira, effective leadership, presentation skills, active listening, stakeholder management, cross functional team management, critical thinking, budget management, negotiation skills

Job Summary
To be responsible for conceptualizing and delivering the solution/product to the market in collaboration with internal and external (client) teams with a view to generating solution revenue for HCL

Key Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
Responsible for managing all aspects of diverse and complex IT projects, including project planning, execution, timing, functionality, quality, and cost.
Utilizes expertise and leadership skills to direct staff and to resolve issues to ensure project goals and requirements are met.
Communicate with end-users and stakeholders to provide timely and accurate information and status updates.
Ensure all team members and stakeholders have what is needed to meet the deadlines and milestones set by the Program/Project Manager.
Evaluate potential problems, process gaps, and help propose solutions.
Supervise current project planning, schedule, and coordinate all team members to keep project deliverables on track.
Manage project-related artifacts such as data reporting, dashboards, leadership report-outs, and process maps by ensuring all necessary materials are version-controlled,



properly filed and are easily accessible.
Capture and/or scribe project related support documents such as meeting minutes, call recordings, status updates and emails.
Communicate with the teams to identify and define project requirements, scope, and objectives to support.
Partner with WK application leader(s) to ensure budget management and alignment throughout the program.
Utilize a proactive approach by anticipating project needs, initiating necessary actions without waiting for directives, and engaging the appropriate stakeholders to address gaps or delays promptly.

Skill Requirements
Experience:
10 to 15 years of experience managing technical programs/projects leveraging program/project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, Scrum etc.
Proven Experience leading SAP Central Finance focused programs/projects (SAP HANA preferred).
MBA (Finance) preferred.
Hands-on experience with project management tools like Jira, MS Project, or similar platforms.

Required Skills
Effective leadership skills for decision making and delegating tasks based on team members' strengths to maximize productivity.
Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Explicit and Concise communication.
Active listening ability.
Stakeholder, Cross functional team management.
Problem solving and critical thinking.
Effective budget management and negotiation skills.

Other Requirements
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📌 Senior Product Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 HCL Technologies
📍 Chennai