The Senior Project Manager is responsible for end‑to‑end delivery of complex, cross‑functional technology and business transformation programs. This role ensures that projects are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and with high stakeholder satisfaction. The Senior PM leads planning, execution, governance, vendor management, risk mitigation, and cross‑team coordination across business, IT, and partner ecosystems.
The ideal candidate brings strong delivery discipline, stakeholder leadership, excellent communication, and hands‑on experience managing multi‑phase, multi‑vendor programs
- Lead the full project lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, sprint plans, RAID logs, and governance dashboards.
- Manage scope, timeline, budget, and resources, ensuring adherence to PMO standards.
- Drive daily/weekly stand‑ups, sprint planning, demos, retrospectives, and executive reviews.
- Ensure high‑quality deliverables with strong alignment to acceptance criteria.
- Act as the primary point of contact with business owners, product owners, technical leads, and executives.
- Facilitate governance forums, design boards, change control meetings, and milestone reviews.
- Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and decisions in a clear and structured manner.
- Manage expectations and ensure alignment across business and technology teams.
- Maintain and proactively manage RAID registers.
- Identify critical‑path risks and implement mitigation strategies early.
- Escalate blockers timely and drive resolution across cross‑functional teams.
- Manage dependencies across internal teams, external vendors, and other initiatives.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, burn‑rate tracking, and cost optimization.
- Work closely with procurement, finance, and vendor partners.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and SOW deliverables.
- Lead cross-functional delivery teams including developers, architects, analysts, QA, operations, and external partners.
- Foster a high‑performance culture with accountability and collaboration.
- Mentor junior PMs, Scrum Masters, and analysts as needed.
- Enforce PMO methodologies, delivery frameworks, agile best practices, and documentation standards.
- Ensure all deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria and regulatory/compliance requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience in project or program management.
- Proven track record managing large, complex, multi‑phase technology transformation projects.
- Strong competency in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
- Expertise in project planning tools (Jira, MS Project, Confluence, Smartsheet, etc.).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong financial acumen and vendor management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage senior-level stakeholders.
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We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.
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Zensar is a leading experience, engineering, and technology solutions company. We conceptualize, build, and manage digital products for Forbes Global 2000 clients across the hi-tech engineering, banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing and consumer services verticals. With proven excellence across five core areas, including experience services, advanced engineering services, data engineering and analytics, foundation services, and application services, our solutions leverage industry-leading platforms to help our clients be competitive, agile, and disruptive while moving with velocity through change and opportunity. Zensar’s expansive ecosystem of 60+ technology partners, including Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Guidewire, Automation Anywhere, Adobe, and UiPath, enables us to deliver comprehensive solutions to clients, facilitating seamless integration and allowing them to leverage cutting-edge technologies and tools for enhanced business outcomes. Zensar is part of the USD 4.4 billion RPG Group. With headquarters in Pune, India, our 10,500+ employees, representing over 50 nationalities, work from 30+ locations across North America, UK/Europe, and South Africa. Visit us at www.zensar.com
