Position Overview:
Position title/ Department: Lead – R&D; PMO
Reports to: Head of R&D;
Direct reports: Project Coordinator & Documentation Controller
Location / base : Mumbai (on-site)
Total experience : 8 to 10 years
Education : BE/ B.Tech in Electronics, Telecom, Mechatronics, Mechanical
Employment type : Full time, permanent
Certification: PMP is a must

Role Purpose:
Own end-to-end project management and programme monitoring for organization's R&D; portfolio of optical emission spectrometry instruments, converting a multidisciplinary engineering pipeline into predictable, gate-controlled and cost-managed product launches. Accountable for portfolio health visibility for schedule, cost, risk & compliance, enabling management for evidence-based go/no-go decisions.

Key Responsibilities:
NPD & Stage-Gate Governance and Design Reviews :
Own, maintain and continuously improve R&D;'s stage-gate NPD framework.
Facilitate gate reviews and ensure gate deliverables are complete, accurate and evidence-based.
Planning, scheduling and resource mapping :
Build and maintain an integrated master schedule and resource-capacity plan.
Track and report baseline-versus-actual variances.
Run the operating cadence: Stand-ups, weekly or fortnightly reviews, blocker escalation.
Cost and budget management:
Own the R&D; budget cycle and project cost plans; govern target product cost.
Maintain BOM maturity and release :
Drive BOM maturity, release and change control through NPI rollout in coordination with Operations.
Risk and issue management:
Maintain live risk, issue, dependency and decision registers with structured escalation and mitigation plans.
Project Reporting, Dashboards and MIS :
Build and present MIS and dashboards covering gate status, schedule variance,



cost variance and top risks

PMO Capability and Processes:
Standardise the PMO toolkit and project-management practices.
Define and implement new processes and drive continuous process improvement.
Leadership and Stakeholder Management:
Lead, mentor and develop the PMO team
Present R&D; project status to the leadership team and manage expectations on date, scope and cost with evidence
Cross Functional Management
Interact with Operations, Service and NPI as needed to drive product evaluation closure and subsequent release
Ensure seamless co-ordination with cross functional teams to deliver project outcomes on time

Tools and Systems:
Must have: Advance MS Project & Excel experience, and executive-grade presentation skills.
Good to have: Asana, Jira and/or other project management tools.

Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with clarity of thought and articulation
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
Proactive and can-do approach with strong sense of ownership and accountability
Ability to manage timelines under tight schedules

Required Experience:
8–10 years of total experience, with the following composition:
Minimum 5 years of technical project management in a hardware product design and development organisation
Must have experience in programme management with several interdependent projects
Experience working in a multidisciplinary hardware environment spanning electronics/embedded, mechanical and software/firmware
Experience managing a formal stage-gate process and solid understanding of change management systems and BOM implications
Team leadership experience, including performance management of direct reports

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