YOUR ROLE
Location: Any adesso Cluster locations
Experience: 10+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
adesso India is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with strong Technology Infrastructure delivery expertise to lead complex technology programs for enterprise clients operating in regulated industries. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience managing infrastructure modernization initiatives while ensuring compliance with applicable industry regulations and standards.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Delivery
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of cloud and infrastructure initiatives, ensuring adherence to security, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and resource allocations with precision.
- Drive day-to-day project execution including workshops, engineering activities, vendor coordination, and delivery tracking.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within approved budgets.
Regulatory & Compliance Expertise
- Ensure projects comply with applicable industry regulations, data security standards (e.g., PCI DSS), and other relevant compliance frameworks.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including IT, cybersecurity, business units, and risk management, to align project objectives with business priorities.
- Cultivate and maintain robust relationships with key stakeholders, including department heads and core team members, to secure support and buy-in for infrastructure projects.
- Regularly communicate project progress, roadblocks, and achievements to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
Technical Leadership
- Provide direction to engineering teams on technical requirements, design constraints, and project scope boundaries.
- Review solutions, architecture documents, and change requests to ensure alignment with project objectives.
Risk, Quality & Resource Management
- Identify, track, and mitigate risks across technology, schedule, and regulatory domains.
- Ensure delivery quality through robust testing, documentation, and acceptance criteria.
- Manage internal and external resources to optimize utilization and performance.
Must-Have Skills
Technical Expertise
- Proven experience delivering technology refresh, modernization, and new platform implementations in the IT infrastructure landscape.
- Strong understanding of infrastructure domains: data center, network, servers, storage, virtualization, identity & access management, and cybersecurity alignment.
- Experience coordinating with architects and engineering teams.
Project Management
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 10+ years of overall IT experience, with at least 6+ years leading large-scale technology projects.
- Proficiency in project management tooling and O365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Strong understanding of project governance frameworks (PMO, SDLC, Agile/Waterfall).
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing detailed project plans or Agile scrum plans, RAID logs, governance decks, budget and resource plans, and stakeholder communication plans.
YOUR PROFILE
Good-to-Have Skills
- Direct exposure to banking or financial sector operations.
- Prior experience managing IT infrastructure transformations (cloud migrations, data center moves, network upgrades, security controls implementation, etc.).
- Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile Scrum Master, ITIL, or cloud certifications.
Experience & Education
- 10+ years' experience in IT, with 6+ years in Project Management.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Exposure to banking or financial industry environments preferred.