Upland Software - Project Manager

Upland Software (Nasdaq: UPLD) helps global businesses accelerate digital transformation with a powerful cloud software library that provides choice, flexibility, and value. Upland India is a fully owned subsidiary of Upland Software and headquartered in Bangalore.

At Upland, you will find teams that take pride in their work and love a good challenge. We are a remote-first company with offices for those that want / need them. Interviews and on-boarding are conducted virtually, a part of our remote-first culture.

Opportunity Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join Upland India as a Project Manager and work with our local and global teams to track and report on various initiatives. Specifically, this role will focus on our transformation projects and will be expected to manage all aspects of the same and will be trained by our transformation team on the specifics.

To perform well in this role, you should have an overall industry experience of 5 - 6 years with a minimum of 3 years working in enterprise agile programs / initiatives and managing multiple projects across the organization.

What would you do?

Determine and define project scope and objectives

Work across Transformation Team, BU Leadership, Tech Leadership, India CoE and any other functional groups as necessary

Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner. This will include (but not limited to) on-boarding, needs discovery, job description definition, coordination with the vendors / agencies for hiring and ensuring completion

Prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements

Track project costs in order to meet budget. This would include resource, equipment and vendor costs

Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan

Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress

Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables

Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed

Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

Highlight risks, issues and proactively work with stakeholders to resolve them

What are we looking for?

Experience managing large global programs

Experience setting up, driving and monitoring key metrics for programs

Excellent global stakeholder management skills with ability to build relationships and collaborate across a variety of stakeholders

Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills

Good communication (written and verbal) skills

Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices

Proven ability to complete projects according to scope, budget, and timeline

Strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate at all levels

Self-motivated, detail-oriented and organized

Good negotiation skills

Bachelor's degree or technical institute degree/certificate in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or equivalent combination of knowledge and experience.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

Do you believe?

That value delivered to customers is what makes the difference?

That when challenges arise, everyone should step-up to the occasion?

That being transparent, genuine and honest is integral to running a great company?

That experience speaks louder than words?

That people (YOU) are the most important asset to a company?