Associate Project Manager-Consulting
Job Description
The Associate Project Manager (APM) is responsible for delivering consulting projects to Fortune 1000 clients. He/ She will be owing client engagements and running these projects parallel till closure. The APM is also responsible for creating project plans, executing those and delivering on time with high quality, value and with customer delight. This is a highly visible and complex role since the candidate will be the point of contact and work with executives and users across the entire organization. The successful candidate must be extremely well organized, focusses on details, process-oriented, quality- minded and has the ability to articulate in written/verbal form. He/ she will not only use the existing methodologies/ templates for effective project execution, but also have opportunity to recommend process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Handle a portfolio of projects and clients in parallel from Fortune 1000 companies.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with Consulting, Product, Sales and Client Teams.
- Plan for a quarter ahead and develop an execution plan for projects and people in the team.
- Monitor and Track Projects to ensure the Scope is delivered within Budget and Schedule per plan. Also ensure the Value/ROI committed to the customer is delivered.
- Align with the recommended Processes to ensure 100% Quality Delivery with quality Documentation.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor or Master’s Degree (preferably from a top reputed university), with Project Management certification.
- Overall 6-10 years of professional services experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience as Project manager or equivalent role demonstrating management and leadership experience, preferably in a fast paced consulting / professional services set-up.
- Experience in leading and mentoring people as part of the project life cycle.
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
- Strong communication and presentation skills
