Junior Project Manager – GCC Setup

Role Overview

We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to support the planning, coordination, tracking, and governance of the GCC setup phase. The role will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across IT, Finance, Legal, HR, and Talent Acquisition (TA) to ensure key activities, dependencies, and milestones are tracked and delivered as planned.

The role will be responsible for maintaining project visibility, coordinating governance cadences, preparing weekly dashboards and meeting documentation, and ensuring timely follow-up on action items across workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Workstream Coordination

- Track and maintain the overall list of activities, deliverables, milestones, and dependencies across IT, Finance & Legal, HR, and TA workstreams.
- Follow up with respective workstream leads on task status, timelines, dependencies, and outstanding actions.
- Identify delays, risks, dependencies, and areas requiring escalation to the relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate project trackers and ensure timely updates from respective workstream owners.
- Support coordination between internal teams and relevant clients/stakeholders during the GCC setup phase.

Project Reporting & Dashboard Management
- Prepare and maintain a weekly project dashboard highlighting:
- Overall project/workstream status
- Key milestones and deliverables
- Completed and upcoming activities
- Open actions and overdue items
- Risks, issues, and dependencies
- Key decisions/escalations requiring attention
- Consolidate updates from various functional leads and present information in a clear, concise, and management-friendly format.




- Ensure project documentation and trackers remain current and accurate.

Governance & Meeting Management
- Schedule and coordinate weekly project cadence calls with relevant workstream leads, internal stakeholders, and clients.
- Prepare agendas and ensure the right stakeholders are included in each meeting.
- Prepare and circulate Minutes of Meeting (MOM) following weekly cadence meetings.
- Maintain an action tracker and follow up with owners to ensure timely closure of agreed actions.
- Coordinate additional meetings/calls as required to resolve dependencies, discuss critical activities, or drive project deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

- Act as a central coordination point for project-related communication across different workstreams.
- Work closely with functional leads to ensure alignment on timelines, deliverables, and dependencies.
- Proactively follow up on pending items and ensure issues are highlighted to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Support effective communication between project teams, leadership, and clients.

Project Documentation

- Maintain project trackers, action logs, meeting minutes, project plans, and other relevant project documentation.
- Ensure key decisions, dependencies, risks, and actions are appropriately documented and tracked.




- Support the development and maintenance of project governance processes during the GCC establishment phase.

Required Experience & Skills
- 3–5 years of experience in project management, PMO, project coordination, or a similar role.
- Experience working on cross-functional projects involving multiple business functions.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to proactively follow up, identify dependencies, and drive closure of action items.
- Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint for project tracking and reporting.
- Experience preparing management dashboards, project trackers, and status reports.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a rapid-paced, evolving environment.
- Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

- Experience supporting GCC/captive center setup, transformation, transition, or organizational setup projects.
- Exposure to working with global stakeholders and client-facing teams.
- Experience in PMO governance, project reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

Key Success Measures

- Timely and accurate tracking of GCC setup activities across all workstreams.
- Effective coordination and closure of project actions.
- Timely circulation of MOMs and follow-up on action items.
- Accuracy and quality of weekly project dashboards.
- Early identification and escalation of risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Smooth coordination of project governance and stakeholder cadences.

📌 Junior Project Manager – GCC Setup (Hyderabad)
🏢 Thinkwise Consulting
📍 Hyderabad