Job Description

Role Overview

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We are looking for a disciplined, high-caliber Project Manager to lead end-to-end software and

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content delivery projects. The ideal candidate will be a Master of Project controls—capable of

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building rock-solid project plans, tracking them meticulously to closure, and protecting project

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margins. You will act as the crucial bridge between our technical teams (Solutions Architects,

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Tech Leads) and our global clients, requiring a strong blend of technical literacy, financial

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acumen, and elite communication skills.

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Key Responsibilities

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Project Planning & Lifecycle Management

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AI-Driven Project Management Responsibilities

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• Leverage Generative AI and Copilot solutions to improve project planning, risk

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identification, status reporting, backlog refinement, and stakeholder communications.

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• Drive adoption of AI-powered tools to enhance team productivity, delivery predictability,

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and decision-making while ensuring alignment with organizational governance policies.

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• Utilize AI-assisted insights to proactively identify delivery risks, resource constraints,

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dependency bottlenecks, and quality concerns.

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• End-to-End Execution: Create comprehensive project plans, define critical paths,

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allocate resources, and rigorously track all milestones from initiation to formal closure.

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• Process Discipline: Oversee core project management governance, including strict

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Change Order Request (CR) tracking, risk mitigation planning, and proactive issue

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resolution.

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• KPI Tracking: Establish, monitor, and report on key project health metrics (Schedule

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Variance, Cost Variance, Resource Utilization, and Quality Metrics).

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Financial & Delivery Models

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• Fixed Price Execution: Proven experience delivering Fixed Price projects and

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implementations,



ensuring tight scope management to minimize scope creep while

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meeting contractual obligations.

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• T&M; Management: Efficiently manage Time & Material (T&M;) engagements, tracking

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burn rates and resource forecasting.

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Client Governance & Collaboration

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• Client-Facing Leadership: Serve as the primary point of contact for external

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stakeholders. Lead regular steering meetings, technical reviews, and project status

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updates.

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• Presentations & Reporting: Confidently conduct high-impact presentations for both

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executive-level clients and internal leadership teams.

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• Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner closely with internal Solutions Architects and

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Technical Leads to understand technical constraints, dependencies, and system

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architecture, translating them into transparent client expectations.

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Required Qualifications & Skills

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• Communication: Good verbal and written communication is a must. You must be

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able to articulate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and write

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precise project documentation.

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• Core PM Competencies: Expert-level knowledge of Stakeholder Management, Risk

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Management, and Change Management processes.

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• Technical & Solution Literacy: Strong exposure to the Software Development Life Cycle

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(SDLC). While not a coder, you must have the technical grounding to understand

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architectural diagrams, API limitations, and engineering roadblocks.

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• Tooling: Hands-on expertise with project scheduling and tracking tools (e.g., Jira, MS

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Project, Smartsheet).

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• Experience: 5+ years of core project management experience, preferably within IT

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services, software implementation, or the EdTech domain.

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• Education: Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech preferred, or equivalent technical

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background). PMP or Scrum Master certification is an added advantage.

📌 Project Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 LearningMate
📍 Mumbai