The Project Manager will be the functional expert in BFSI segment
Technical skill/
Competencies
The Project Manager will be the functional expert in BFSI segment. Should have complete and in depth knowledge Indian Consumer Finance business including personal loans, SME loans. He/She will be the sole point of contact between the business unit and Information Technology’s , Business Analyst & Application Development team and Vendors.
Person hired will be responsible for following activities:
IT Projects & Enhancements:
· Intensively read and reflect on a wide range of business and technology news sources, collect “signals†of emerging trends, and “connect the dots†to suggest the business use case.
· Contribute toward leveraging emerging business and technology trends in consumer finance domain.
· Contributes to the delivery of change incubation, anticipating organisational needs and developing implementation plans.
· Understand digital business strategy and objectives; identify technology solutions make recommendations on development methodologies to reach these objectives
· Provide work direction to one or more project teams, comprised of business, creative and engineering resources and take ultimate accountability for completion of all activities from initiation to delivery
· Facilitate detailed estimation to inform the project prioritization process
· Partner with the project sponsor to refine the business case, establish feasibility and recommend go-forward approach for funding
· Create project plans and direct program schedules and budget, monitor project status in comparison to cost/time projections
· Provide work direction to Business Analyst and ratify final business requirements. Coach and develop team members, own overall training program
· Independently provide consistent and comprehensive senior stakeholder status reports and ongoing cost analyses
· Accountable for issue and risk management
· Provide leadership to project teams, facilitate communication (internally and across teams), monitor morale among teams
· Provide recommendations on suggested scope changes to project owner / product managers / product owners
Educational/professional qualification required
MCA/B. Tech- Information Technology/BE
Soft skills/competencies
Strong analytical skills with excellent communication and presentation skills. Able to speak and effectively communicate to leadership team.
Key Skill
· Passion for emerging technologies such as cognitive computing, Mobile apps,Web, IoT, analytics, social media integrations etc.
· Experience in managing product and software development lifecycles and experience with project management methodologies.
· 10+ years of experience as BA and having good knowledge of mortgage industries and specific to Indian region.
· Understanding of technology and having implemented projects in CRM, Mobile app.
· Experience in a matrixed technology organization and familiarity with projects that span multiple development teams
· Demonstrated ability to navigate a large tech enterprise, and manage ambiguity without minimal disruption to project progress