Key Responsibilities

1. Project Delivery & Governance

Plan and coordinate all aspects ofAIC projects(strategy/assessments, architecture/design, implementation/execution, and transition to operations) from initiation through closure.

Ensureservice delivery success, quality, and customer satisfactionthrough effective project and program management practices.

Lead project initiation activities, including confirmation ofclient objectives, success metrics, scope, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and governance model.

Develop, maintain, and executeproject plans, schedules, budgets, work breakdown structures, and RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs.

Ownproject administrationin AHEAD's tools (e.g., PSA), ensuring accurate project setup, resource plans, budgets, billing milestones, and status updates.

Applychange controland Project Change Request (PCR) processes for scope, schedule, and budget changes in collaboration with ELs, TLs, and Sales.

2. Stakeholder & Client Management

Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned projects, drivingclear and proactive communicationwith client stakeholders and internal leadership.

Facilitatestatus meetings, steering committees, and executive-level updates, providing transparent views of progress, risks, decisions, and financial health.

Align delivery withAIC and client standards(e.g., Agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery), ensuring the ways-of-working are explicit and followed.

Partner with Engagement Leads and Client Directors toshape a top-notch client experience, including responsiveness, expectation management, and structured escalation handling.

3. Coordination of Global & After-Hours Work

Oversee and coordinateafter-hours and weekend change windows(e.g., production cutovers, platform migrations, major releases) in partnership with US-based PMs and TLs.

Act as theprimary offshore liaisonduring change events when assigned, ensuring alignment with approved implementation plans, backout plans, and validation steps.

Maintain continuouscommunication channels across time zones(India ↔ U.S.) so that risks, blockers, and status are clearly handed off and tracked.

When no after-hours activities are scheduled, work aligned to India/U.S. overlap hours toindependently lead small to medium AIC projects(e.g., cloud adoption pilots, data platform workstreams, application modernization sprints).

4. Risk, Quality,



and Financial Management

Identify, document, and manageproject risks, issues, and dependencies, driving timely mitigation and escalation as needed.

Ensure appropriatequality gatesare defined and met (e.g., design reviews, test readiness, go/no-go, post-implementation reviews).

Track and manageproject budgets, burn rates, and margin, raising concerns early and partnering with ELs and practice leadership to protect bothclient value and profitability.

SupportPSA data hygieneby maintaining accurate time entry expectations, project end dates, budget adjustments, and revenue alignment.

5. Practice & PMO Enablement

Model and reinforceAIC PMO standardsfor project hygiene, governance, and reporting, including use of standard templates, dashboards, and inspection routines.

Contribute topractice development, including harvesting reusable artifacts (plans, RAID logs, status report templates, change playbooks) and improving delivery frameworks.

Providecoaching and mentoringto junior project managers, coordinators, and consultants who are performing PM tasks on AIC engagements.

Collaborate with Resource Management and Delivery leaders regardingresource planning and capacity management, helping to structure onshore/offshore staffing models that align to AIC scoping guidelines.

6. Pre-Sales & Opportunity Support (As Needed)

Identifyfollow-on opportunitiesand work with client-facing teams to position next-phase work informed by project outcomes and client feedback.
Must Have Skills & Experience

*****+ yearsof progressiveIT project managementexperience, including multi-phase engagements in at least one of the following areas:Cloud platforms(Azure, AWS, GCP) – migrations, modernization, landing zones, platform build-outs.

Data & AI– data platform implementations, analytics/BI, AI/ML initiatives.

Application modernization / DevOps– refactoring, re-platforming, or re-architecting workloads.

Demonstrated success leadingmedium to high complexity,



multi-stakeholder projectswith significant client visibility.

Strong working knowledge ofproject management standards and methods, including bothAgile (Scrum/Kanban)andwaterfall/hybridapproaches.

Experience coordinating work acrossglobal, distributed teams, including offsite/offshore resources and cross-practice contributors.

Proven ability toplan and manage after-hours or production change activities(e.g., cutovers, major releases, infrastructure or platform changes affecting production).

Excellentwritten and verbal communication skillsin English, including experience with:Executive-ready status reports and presentations.

Facilitating workshops, working sessions, and steering meetings.

Proficiency withproject management tools(e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Microsoft Azure DevOps boards, Atlassian Jira, Salesforce, or similar tools).

Stronganalysis, problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict managementskills.

Demonstrated ability to:Manageproject budgets, forecasts, and financials.

Operate with aconsultative mindset, connecting delivery activities to business and operational outcomes.
Nice to Have Skills

Background inconsultingor a services organization withAIC-style project portfolios(cloud, data, AI, application/platform transformations).

Experience in one or more of the following:Cloud migration programs, landing zone builds, or modernization roadmaps.

Data platform(e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Synapse, Redshift) or analytics initiatives.

DevOps / Continuous Integration (CI) – Continuous Delivery (CD)enablement or platform engineering initiatives.

Familiarity withAHEAD-style delivery artifacts(e.g., engagement plans, outcome roadmaps, prioritized backlogs, action plans).

PMP or Agile certifications(e.g., PMI-ACP, PSM, CSM, Secure) are a plus.

Experience working within or alongside acentralized PMOin a global context.
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📌 Senior Project Manager - Cloud (Haryana)
🏢 thinkahead
📍 Haryana