Zensar Technology/Software

Project Manager

Pune, India In person Full-time

Program & Project Delivery

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of application development, modernization, and data engineering programs.
  • Manage cross-functional teams comprising Developers, Data Engineers, QA, Business Analysts, Architects, and Support Engineers.
  • Drive project planning, budgeting, forecasting, resource management, risk mitigation, and delivery governance.
  • Ensure adherence to Agile/Scrum methodologies and enterprise delivery standards.
  • Track and report program KPIs, delivery health, budget, utilization, and business outcomes.

Vendor Consolidation & Transition Management

  • Lead vendor consolidation initiatives to optimize costs, improve governance, and streamline operations.
  • Develop and execute transition plans for migration of services, applications, and teams from incumbent vendors.
  • Manage knowledge transfer (KT), shadow-support, reverse-KT, and stabilization phases.
  • Establish transition governance, risk management, and service readiness frameworks.
  • Ensure continuity of business operations during transitions with minimal disruption.
  • Drive service transformation and operational efficiency initiatives post-transition.

Stakeholder & Governance Management

  • Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and leadership.
  • Conduct steering committee meetings, executive reviews, and program governance forums.
  • Manage escalations, dependencies, risks, and change requests.
  • Provide regular status reports, executive dashboards, and leadership updates.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical oversight for solution design, architecture reviews, and production support governance.
  • Drive application modernization, cloud adoption, automation, and AI-enabled productivity initiatives.
  • Review technical roadmaps, delivery approaches, and quality standards.
  • Support critical incident management and major release planning.

Express.js

Angular and/or React.js

Cloud & DevOps

Azure (Preferred) or AWS

Jira & Confluence

Monitoring and Observability Tools

Required Experience

  • 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in Project/Program Management.
  • Experience managing portfolios comprising Application Development, Data Engineering, and Application Support teams.
  • Proven experience leading teams of 20-50+ resources across global delivery locations.
  • Strong experience in vendor management, vendor consolidation, service transition, and managed services delivery.
  • Experience handling multi-million-dollar programs, resource planning, and financial governance.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience with client leadership and executive teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or Scrum Certifications.
  • Insurance, Brokerage, Risk Management, or Financial Services domain experience.
  • Experience with Digital Transformation and Cloud Migration programs.
  • Exposure to AI-enabled engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar productivity platforms.
  • Experience managing global onsite-offshore delivery models.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Delivery

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of application development, modernization, and data engineering programs.
  • Manage cross-functional teams comprising Developers, Data Engineers, QA, Business Analysts, Architects, and Support Engineers.
  • Drive project planning, budgeting, forecasting, resource management, risk mitigation, and delivery governance.
  • Ensure adherence to Agile/Scrum methodologies and enterprise delivery standards.
  • Track and report program KPIs, delivery health, budget, utilization, and business outcomes.

Vendor Consolidation & Transition Management

  • Lead vendor consolidation initiatives to optimize costs, improve governance, and streamline operations.
  • Develop and execute transition plans for migration of services, applications, and teams from incumbent vendors.
  • Manage knowledge transfer (KT), shadow-support, reverse-KT, and stabilization phases.
  • Establish transition governance, risk management, and service readiness frameworks.
  • Ensure continuity of business operations during transitions with minimal disruption.
  • Drive service transformation and operational efficiency initiatives post-transition.

Stakeholder & Governance Management

  • Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and leadership.
  • Conduct steering committee meetings, executive reviews, and program governance forums.
  • Manage escalations, dependencies, risks, and change requests.
  • Provide regular status reports, executive dashboards, and leadership updates.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical oversight for solution design, architecture reviews, and production support governance.
  • Drive application modernization, cloud adoption, automation, and AI-enabled productivity initiatives.
  • Review technical roadmaps, delivery approaches, and quality standards.
  • Support critical incident management and major release planning.

Required Technical Skills

Application Technologies

MongoDB

Express.js

Angular and/or React.js

Node.js

JavaScript / TypeScript

REST APIs & Microservices Architecture

Data Engineering

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Databricks

Snowflake

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT Pipelines

Data Warehousing & Analytics

Cloud & DevOps

Azure (Preferred) or AWS

CI/CD Pipelines

GitHub / Azure DevOps

Jira & Confluence

Monitoring and Observability Tools

Required Experience

  • 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in Project/Program Management.
  • Experience managing portfolios comprising Application Development, Data Engineering, and Application Support teams.
  • Proven experience leading teams of 20-50+ resources across global delivery locations.
  • Strong experience in vendor management, vendor consolidation, service transition, and managed services delivery.
  • Experience handling multi-million-dollar programs, resource planning, and financial governance.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience with client leadership and executive teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or Scrum Certifications.
  • Insurance, Brokerage, Risk Management, or Financial Services domain experience.
  • Experience with Digital Transformation and Cloud Migration programs.
  • Exposure to AI-enabled engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar productivity platforms.
  • Experience managing global onsite-offshore delivery models.
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