VP Project Management – Business Strategy Outsourcing (Hyderabad)

Role Purpose (overall high level summary of the role)

A VP is directly responsible for the day to day management of large scale, high level, complex business strategy, consulting & management projects. They are accountable for the delivery of the business and aspects of the project, ensuring the project is delivered on time and within budget, having realised the benefits to the business as outlined in the project Business Case.

Principal Accountabilities: Key activities and decision making areas

Impact on the Business

- Validate project Terms of Reference, establish a project governance and produce a well defined project plan, identifying the key milestones and assigning responsibilities/resources

- Define success measures/metrics

- Identify problems and implements solutions, making decisions based on sound rational judgement

- Capture project learning points

- Deliver against specification/customer need, on time and to budget

- Identify & deliver sustainable savings

- realise measurable improvements in customer satisfaction and service quality

- Reduce costs & operational losses

- Faults in project deliverables addressed at appropriate stages

Customers / Stakeholders

- Build strong relationships, adopting a joined up approach, to execute change at pace and with minimum conflict

- Analyse stakeholder goals and effectively manage their expectations, addressing any misalignment

- Maintain contact with customer, suppliers etc. to identify and communicate status, progress, risks and issues

- Customer/stakeholder satisfaction relating to project process and outcomes

- Change Delivery team viewed by business functions as professionals who add value

Leadership & Teamwork

- Drive a high performance culture through strong leadership and effective people management

- Assign responsibilities to direct reports/project team members, providing them with the direction and confidence to deliver results

- Collaborate with other Change Delivery teams to ensure commonality and consistency of solutions

- Development of highly committed and delivery focused teams, consistently delivering high quality results

- 1:1s, objectives & performance reviews completed within agreed timescales

- PDPs in place for all direct reports

- Effective management of underperformers

Operational Effectiveness & Control

- Ensure project management processes are effective and propose improvements/changes as required

- Compliance with external regulatory requirements, internal control standards and group compliance policy

- Timely implementation of recommendations made by internal/external auditors and external regulators.

- Standard methods and tools deployed

- Evidence of improvements/changes made

- No breaches incurred

- Evidence of risks managed

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications (For the role – not the role holder. Minimum requirements of the role.)

Knowledge

- Excellent understanding of the project lifecycle

- Awareness of project management tools and best practice techniques

Experience

- BE/MBA having 8+ years of post MBA experience in driving large scale business/outsourcing strategy, management

- Projects on a global scale.

- Proven project management skills and experience of managing several projects concurrently

- Effective communication, inter-personal and negotiating skills

- Excellent decision making and problem solving ability

- Sound judgmental skills to identify and resolve problems

- Experience of managing resources using appropriate communication, delegation and planning skills

- Ability to motivate and lead people, employing appropriate management styles

Leadership capabilities

- Navigating – understanding and translating strategy into own team and aligning directions accordingly

- Aspiring – being ambitious about providing the highest standards of delivery and embedding them in the team

- Driving – setting stretching goals for self and team and delivering them with courage and tenacity

- Mobilising – authentically engaging with team, colleagues and business partners to deliver at pace

Sustaining- making considered decisions that protect and enhance values, reputation and business

Interested candidates can send their resumes to jpabhishek@searchlight.co.in or can reach me @ 040-40101210/11.

Abhishek
040-40101210/11, 9866001402