13 Sep
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Ascendion
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Bengaluru
13 Sep
Ascendion
Bengaluru
Position: Senior Project
Manager / Delivery Manager
Experience: 12–15+ years
Location: Bangalore / Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Project
Manager with 12–15+ years of experience in managing complex technology
projects and leading cross-functional teams.
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of end-to-end project
delivery, client relationship management, team leadership, financial
management, risk management, and continuous improvement. The person should be
comfortable working with senior client stakeholders and technology leadership
and should be able to drive multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Key Responsibilities
- Project & Delivery Management
Own end-to-end delivery of complex technology projects from planning through
implementation and production support.
Define project scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and
success criteria.
Establish project plans, governance mechanisms, delivery processes, and
reporting structures.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with expected
quality.
Track project progress, identify deviations early, and drive corrective
actions.
Manage multiple projects/workstreams and effectively prioritize competing
requirements.
- Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders for project
delivery.
Build strong relationships with client managers, product owners, technology
leaders, and business stakeholders.
Conduct regular status reviews, steering committee meetings, and governance
calls.
Proactively communicate project risks, dependencies, issues, and mitigation
plans.
Understand client expectations and continuously improve customer satisfaction.
Identify opportunities for expanding the engagement and supporting additional
client initiatives.
- Team Leadership
Lead and mentor cross-functional teams comprising developers, testers, business
analysts, architects, DevOps, and other technical resources.
Establish transparent ownership, accountability, and delivery expectations across the
team.
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance discussions, and career development
conversations.
Identify skill gaps and create appropriate training/upskilling plans.
Build a high-performance culture focused on ownership, collaboration, quality,
and continuous improvement.
Resolve conflicts and remove organizational or technical blockers affecting
delivery.
- Financial & Commercial Management
Own project financials, including revenue, margins, resource utilization, and
forecasting.
Monitor project profitability and identify opportunities for improving delivery
efficiency.
Manage resource planning, staffing, utilization, and capacity requirements.
Support estimation, proposal development, SOW preparation, and commercial
discussions.
Ensure projects operate within approved budgets and contractual commitments.
- Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
Establish effective RAID management and ensure timely resolution of critical
issues.
Identify potential delivery, technical, resource, financial, and operational
risks.
Develop mitigation and contingency plans for high-impact risks.
Manage dependencies across multiple teams and projects.
Escalate critical issues appropriately while maintaining ownership until
closure.
- Agile & Process Management
Drive Agile/Scrum practices across project teams.
Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and
backlog prioritization as required.
Work closely with Product Owners and Engineering teams
📌 Project Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ascendion
📍 Bengaluru