ZS Associates - Project Management Coordinator

- b- Valid H1 US Visa Needed- /b-

AboutZS:

ZS Associates (http://www.zsassociates.com) is a global leader in sales and marketing consulting, outsourcing, technology and software. Our singular focus for more than 30 years has been to help global companies maximize their sales and marketing organizations- performance and results. Together, we design and implement strategies that lead to greater market share, more competitive operations and better utilization of today's latest technologies. From 21 offices around the world, ZS experts use analytics and deep expertise to help companies make smarter decisions quickly and cost effectively. We are particularly known for our strong presence in the pharmaceutical and health care sectors, yet work across a range of industries.

About ZS India :

ZS- India Capability and Expertise Centers (C&ECs) house more than 60% of ZS people across two locations based in Pune and Gurgaon. Our teams work in conjunction with onshore colleagues to deliver our sales and marketing projects to our clients. The Centers primarily support client projects based in North America, Europe and East Asia in the areas of Business Analysis, Business Operations and Business Technology.

Business Operations Group Overview :

ZS- Business Operations group helps clients run their business better. ZS uses our marketing and sales expertise to identify improvement opportunities and how to overcome challenges, using data, facts and rigorous analysis to drive our recommendations. ZS collaborates with clients to design their solutions and provides capability building and outsourcing services that deliver substantial improvements in effectiveness and efficiency.

Job responsibilities :

- Responsible for project coordination activities for a US based client; working closely with client's senior leadership and ensuring timely delivery of outcomes from various stakeholders spread across geographies

- Work directly with the client to plan and implement a number of global initiatives and capability building

- Manage day to day activities of the projects comprising of coordination with various stakeholder groups, ZS and several third-party vendors to check on progress, align on requirements/timelines and escalate questions and key insights to the client leadership team

- Maintain and update the project plans and prepare project status report

- Maintain project management artifacts

- Follow project management methodology

- Identify the gaps in the execution of activities to facilitate removal of roadblocks to execution

- Be proactive and manage the risks with appropriate mitigation plans

Skills :

- Valid H1 visa for USA

- 4-6 years of strong Project Management Execution Skills

- PMP certification is a plus

- Good organization

- Ability to handle multiple work streams and prioritize accordingly

- Excellent communication verbal and written skills

- Experience with project management tools and Microsoft Project

- Should have worked in a Program with multiple work streams and complex timeline/deliverables

- Should be able to work independently with minimal or no supervision and able to work collaboratively among cross functional teams