Senior Project Manager

Consultants are staffed across industries early on, then specialise after a few years. Utilization target for consultants is 75 percent.

The role:

We are adding a Senior Project Manager to our operations team. Looking for someone who runs a tight meeting, writes a status report people actually read and escalates early. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in India, with a local contract and salary paid in Indian rupees. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

In this role you will:

• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates.
• Build and maintain project plans in Smartsheet or MS Project.
• Plan and support go-lives, including cutover and rollback steps.
• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates.
• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations.

What you need:

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Organised, with a habit of following up.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets and multiple projects at once.

Pay and benefits:

• Annual learning budget.
• Annual team retreat.
• Home office setup budget.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Paid sick days.

Candidates must be eligible to work in India.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Velvetlane Consulting Group.