Project Manager

Job Title: Program Manager

The Opportunity: We are looking to hire a “Program Manager” who would be able to help program manage key initiatives it to ensure timely execution. This role would be reporting to one of the promoters (who is the CEO of a group company and member of the group leadership team). This role is pivotal in ensuring alignment across the organization, streamlining communication, and driving key initiatives to completion.

Key Responsibilities:

Execution/ Program Management:

• Act on behalf of the promoter to ensure implementation. Ensure that the communication from the ‘Board room to the executive level’ is passed seamlessly; and that there are no bottlenecks due to limited time availability of the promoter.
• Coordinate meetings involving top leadership. Prepare meeting notes and follow up with execution.
• Set project timelines, monitor project deliverables and update relevant stakeholders or team members on the project progress.
• Help the promoter spend her time efficiently and prioritise areas to focus on. Provide insights and analysis on an ongoing basis to support faster/ better decision making.

Problem solving:

• Bring to the notice of the promoter key organization level issues and support them in solving these.
• Act as an internal consultant as far as possible to solve organizational issues. Work with external consultants/ partners where required.

Relationship Management:

• Act as the point of contact on behalf of the promoter for all key internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the Group at external events along with/ on behalf of the promoter.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Undergraduate with 2 to 3 years of experience.
• Should have experience in one of the following:
• Has done program management in a corporate setup for 2-3 years
• Worked in a renowned front-end management consulting firm with exposure to projects related to both strategy and project management
• Worked in a similar role (program management/ CEO office)
• Should have strong program management skills, along with good problem solving and critical thinking ability.
• Must be excellent in oral and written communication and have the ability to quickly summarize and disseminate discussion points

Location: Bangalore, with travel as required.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience. For the right candidate, compensation is not a constraint.