Olacabs - Manager - PMO

Key Role & Responsibilities :

- Establishes a project management methodology for use through the organization and reviews project plans to ensure consistency with the organization's project management methodology.

- Assisting in identifying & program - manage critical cross-functional initiatives & processes.

- Ensure timely execution of the special projects by communicating between the relevant stakeholders.

- Develops continuous process improvement initiatives.

- Monitors project implementation schedules and raises suitable alerts with the right stakeholder to minimize delays

- Provides direction for the development and implementation of corrective action plans when a project is over budget or behind schedule.

- Hire, evaluate, and develop project management resources, esp. with respect to navigating through organization for execution.

- Works effectively within the organization to evaluate and measure project results.

- Provide specific support in execution to businesses/functions in overall context of project

- Builds and inspires collaborative relationships across the organization.

- Work with Process Excellence team to set up new processes and revamp existing processes (incl. attendance, review template, meeting cadence)

Key Skills & Experience :

- 3-4 years of overall experience.

- Should have at least 1- 2 years of progressively responsible project management experience towards large & special projects in a Business environment.

- Project Management Office experience.

- Experience with budget preparation and evaluation of budget.

- Knowledge of analysis tools and techniques, along with project management tools

- Knowledge of project planning tools and techniques, including Gantt charts, critical path method, program evaluation and review technique, resource balancing and cost estimating.

- Professionalism and ability to use diplomacy in working relationships to deal with conflict and to arbitrate solutions successfully.

- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

- Ability to work in an unstructured environment, to be able to bring goals, direction, drive and purpose to an incompletely defined set of business needs.

- Ability to conduct and facilitate a variety of meetings.

- Ability to work extended hours and adjust to rapidly changing priorities to accomplish project goals.

Qualification : Full time Engineering / Masters from Top B-Schools