Head - Projects - Retail

Head of Projects :

The primary responsibilities of the Project Head will include planning & managing scope, effort, quality and overall progress of a project. She / he needs to oversee the project to ensure the desired result is achieved, the most efficient resources are used and different interests involved are satisfied. A project is pivoted around the project manager and the team all look up to her/him to keep them on the path of constant and determined progress.

Duties include but not limited to :

Hard skills :

Need to have :

- Create and manage detailed project plan using tools & processes.

- Ability to manage smaller team and deliver multiple projects at the same time

- Thorough with change management and post go-live support processes

- Proficient in use of [MS / google ] excel, PowerPoint & word tools.

- Manage & resolve conflict within team &business.

- Track critical paths defined in project plan and escalate at the right time.

- Ensure quality control and risk mitigations at all stages of the project

Hard skills : good to have :

- PMP Certification.

- Active participation in solution and design conversation

- Ability to chart out release plan and maintain deployment checklist

Soft skills :

Need to have :

- Effective written and oral communication.

- Inspire and motivate the team to perform at their best.

- Professional maturity to give and receive feedback.

- Supports team members in meeting their commitments.

- Good presentation skills to run governance and steering committee meetings

- Excellent listening skills with sharp acumen to replay or summarize conversations especially when a client is involved

Purpose of the role :

- To oversee the project management

Experience Required :

- Interior design, retail chain, execution of Projects

- Must have experience in building multiple commercial facilities

- Capability to conduct weekly governance calls with the stakeholders to communicate the progress of the projects

- Capability to manage internal conflicts with respect to people availability, work timings etc

- Experienced in Identifying the changes in scope and facilitated initiation and closure of change requests

- Facilitated solution conversation between the technical and functional team

- Helped define templates for customer communication & weekly status report

People who work and agree that ours is a great place to work with a brilliant team spirit. It's also an innovative, high-performing commercial environment that's totally focused on customers. And in a fast-changing world, you'll join an organization that's leading the way in helping customers achieve their long-term financial goals we work hard to create an environment that enables everyone to flourish and we actively encourage diversity across the business.