11 Nov
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Synectics Apac
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Bengaluru
11 Nov
Synectics Apac
Bengaluru
Key Responsibilities
- Project Initiation &
- Setup
- Review Salesforce opportunities, Statements of Work (SOWs), service notes, project documentation, and resource allocations.
- Identify potential project risks, scope discrepancies, budget gaps, and delivery challenges.
- Conduct internal Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions with Account and Delivery teams.
- Set up projects using tools such as Clarizen, Smartsheet, Asana, Google Sheets, and Slack.
- Develop initial project schedules, communication plans, and documentation repositories.
- Organize and lead project kick-off meetings.
- Establish customer expectations regarding project scope, timelines, deliverables, escalation procedures, and change management.
- Project Planning &
- Coordination
- Coordinate discovery sessions, functional and technical design discussions, and project planning activities.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, and delivery plans.
- Facilitate weekly customer status meetings and internal delivery reviews.
- Prepare meeting agendas, document discussions, and track action items.
- Ensure effective communication and alignment between customers, delivery teams, and internal stakeholders.
- Project Tracking &
- Resource Management
- Monitor project progress, resource utilization, timelines, and budgeted hours.
- Maintain project tracking systems and ensure timely updates.
- Manage resource allocation, forecasting, and capacity planning.
- Review project timesheets, invoice reports, and customer billing queries.
- Identify resource constraints and overallocation and coordinate with Delivery Managers.
- Prepare and distribute Weekly Status Reports (WSRs).
- Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and project health.
- Project Execution &
- Delivery Management
- Manage end-to-end project execution, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Oversee project tasks, dependencies, issues, risks, and escalations.
- Facilitate Functional and Technical Design Sessions.
- Coordinate deliverable reviews, including Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and Technical Design Documents (TDDs).
- Manage scope changes, budget adjustments, and deliverables through formal Change Order processes.
- Organize Steering Committee (SteerCo) meetings wherever required.
- Develop and execute mitigation plans to bring projects back on track.
- Maintain strong customer relationships and ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
- Go-Live &
- Project Closure
- Develop and maintain cutover checklists and go-live plans.
- Coordinate go-live readiness reviews with customers and delivery teams.
- Facilitate go-live meetings and track outstanding issues.
- Ensure successful project closure, including documentation, customer communication, and final sign-offs.
- Update project management systems and Salesforce records.
- Coordinate customer satisfaction (CSAT)
surveys and project closure activities.
- Client Relationship &
- Business Growth
- Act as a trusted advisor to customer executives, project managers, and key stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities for upselling, cross-selling, and expanding existing engagements.
- Proactively identify scope, budget, and timeline gaps that may create additional service opportunities.
- Manage customer escalations and negotiate effective resolutions.
- Collaborate with Account Management, Customer Success, Delivery, and Pre-Sales teams to drive business growth.
- Conduct project retrospectives and share lessons learned to improve delivery effectiveness.
Mandatory Skills &
- Qualifications
- 8+ years of overall experience in project management, engagement management, or delivery management.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on Project Management / Engagement Management experience.
- PMP Certification or equivalent project management certification.
- Strong experience in end-to-end project lifecycle management.
- Excellent client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience handling complex projects involving cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
- Robust understanding of project scope, budgeting, resource planning, risk management, and change control.
- Proven experience managing customer escalations and resolving delivery challenges.
- Ability to identify upselling and business expansion opportunities.
- Excellent presentation, negotiation, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
📌 Engagement Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Synectics Apac
📍 Bengaluru