Overview

Role Overview The Project Manager will be responsible for end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of projects within scope, budget, and timeline, ensuring alignment with client and business objectives. The role requires robust stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and cross-functional coordination skills, ideally within a telecom/technology delivery environment. (Sales domain exposure is a plus, such as sales planning & sales compensation)

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders and senior management
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation strategies
- Track project performance using appropriate tools and techniques, ensuring timely delivery
- Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques
- Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues; escalate as needed
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for flawless execution of projects
- Ensure resource availability and allocation across project phases
- Facilitate regular status meetings (steering committee, sprint reviews, stakeholder syncs) and maintain MoMs/action trackers
- Manage relationships with client stakeholders and internal delivery teams




- Ensure adherence to project governance, quality standards, and compliance requirements
- Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, and financial trackers to leadership
- Support presales/solutioning teams with delivery inputs where required

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; MBA preferred
- PMP / PRINCE2 / Agile-Scrum certification preferred
- Proven experience managing projects in telecom/IT services environment
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)
- Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, etc.)
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience managing budgets, timelines, and multi-vendor coordination

Preferred Attributes

- Telecom domain exposure (network operations, OSS/BSS, or managed services)
- Sales domain exposure is a plus, such as sales planning & sales compensation
- Experience working with global/distributed teams
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines

📌 Project Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Prodapt
📍 Chennai