Project Manager

• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


• Tech Hiring


• ‎2900458

Job Description

Role Purpose
The purpose of the role is to manage delivery of a projectdriving operations
and delivery governance, ensuring right talent supplychain to optimize
customer satisfaction and cost of delivery

Do

Delivery Management
Ensure seamless delivery of the projects
Deploy optimum project delivery structure post transition/ migrationphase by
evaluating the budget, costs, risks and staffing requirement
Create quarterly project charter with well-defined weekly projecttrajectory as
per the project specifications & requirements andensure ‎100% adherence in
terms of schedule, quality, efforts and costs
* Ensure ‎100% compliance to Project SLA's, information securityprotocols and etc (all customer's contractual obligations)
Monitor and take appropriate actions on internal and external auditfindings to
ensure no major non-compliance/ deviation from the SLA
Liaise between customer and internal technical delivery team todrive project
health by adhering to organizational norms of projectmetrics
Drive various project related audits like quality, customer, ISO etcand ensure
zero non-compliance
* Conduct periodic cadence with the quality team to take proactivemeasures to resolves issues/ possible escalations
* Conducts periodic cadence with Workforce Management Group (WMG) toensure ‎100% fulfillment as per the program/ project requirement
Regularly audit quality (QA) status of delivery and engage QA teamto ensure
adherence to Quality Assurance standards and processes
Maintain project structure in Confluence & SAP in line withprevailing business
requirements and norms
Ensure expected ramp down (ERD) compliance as committed in MSA

Client Relationship Management
Engage with client to deploy opportunities to deploy multiplesolutions within/
across SLs to create a stronger value proposition forclients
Conduct regular customer connects (meetings/ visits/ video-conference) and
participate in Management Review Meetings (MRM) withclient
management/engagement managers to understand customer 'scurrent and future
needs and seek feedback to improve deliverymethodology/ timelines/ resource
allocation
* Identify and close early warnings on a project to avoid any customerescalations
Plan and conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) along withDM's/ ADH with the
client management/ leadership team to driveimprovement actions and mine for a
new portfolio/ opportunity within theaccount
Design and monitor project performance dashboards/ reports with theclients
periodically

Delivery governance across the project
Create weekly/ monthly/ quarterly MIS and reports to monitor andtrack overall
project
Conduct periodic reviews with the delivery team on operational,quality and
fulfillment parameters and new idea generation & itsimplementation on
existing projects
* Identify and resolve potential risks or early warning signs onproject delivery to drive for ZERO surprise escalations and eliminateany revenue leakage
Escalate any deviations from the project charter to the deliverymanagers in
terms of schedule, effort, cost, infrastructure from theproject charter and
minimize process exceptions and such deviations fromthe actual project plan
Review and monitor revenue allocations/ realization to avoid OBrevenue leakage
Provide inputs to delivery leadership team on overall deliveryperformance
parameters (project heath, utilization, realization etc) atproject/ program
level during reviews highlighting any critical projectescalations and
potential risks

Operational Excellence
Automation Focus
Perform pareto analysis as per the no. of incidents received andaccordingly
identify automation opportunities and drive value addsacross the project
Deploy next generation hyper automation and crowdsourcinginitiatives in
coordination with Holmes RO team to enhance productivity,quality and speed of
delivery
* Interact and engage with tools team to bring in new tools in theproject to automate certain pointers/ elimination of any noise in theproject

Innovation Focus
Brainstorm with the team to identify improvement opportunities andinitiatives
to further improve quality, delivery speed and productivityparameters
Drive value adds and BVMs; ensure management showcases them tocustomer in MRM
& QBR to drive growth
* Plan and conduct periodic idea campaigns to generate new solutionsto the problems/ define better ways of working

Drive and deploy Knowledge Management and sharing
Contribute in internal knowledge sharing initiatives at Wipro bydriving
internal training sessions, best practices, learnings, valueadds and BVMs and
deploys best practices in various projects within ownaccount
Deploy the Wipro's knowledge management portal across theaccount and monitor &
track trainings
Capability Development and Talent Pipeline Creation
Demand forecasting in line with business requirements
Anticipate attrition and ensure right talent supply chain to deliverthe
project
Spearhead quarterly demand forecasting and resource planning alignedto project
requirements
* Create and deploy a workplan to fulfil the required demand from allthe talent channels including external (lateral, contractors etc) hiringin coordination with WMG/ CWMG and Talent Acquisition team
Anticipate new skills/ upcoming technologies required to deliver theproject
and ensure the team is trained or right talent is inducted intothe project as
per the skill requirements

Drive ‎100% compliance on trainings and upskilling requirements
Prioritize and identify essential and upcoming technical skillsrequired across
programs/ projects to facilitate and drive right supplychain
Drive towards ‎100% mandatory training compliance for the targetpopulation
within an account
* Plan and drive rotations for seed positions and ensure replacementplan to be arrived ahead of rotations
Quarterly connect with critical talent to understand their careeraspirations
and create their learning maps along with project managersand HRBP

Fresher engagement program
Ensure a stable arrangement and assimilation of rookie withinaccounts in
coordination with competency group team (classroomtrainings/ e-learning,
certifications, on the job training etc)
Team Management
Resourcing
Forecast talent requirements as per the current and future businessneeds
Hire adequate and right resources for the team
Talent Management
Ensure adequate onboarding and training for the team members toenhance
capability & effectiveness
Build an internal talent pool and ensure their career progressionwithin the
organization
* Manage team attrition
Drive diversity in leadership positions
Performance Management
Set goals for the team, conduct timely performance reviews andprovide
constructive feedback to own direct reports
Ensure that the Performance Nxt is followed for the entire team
Employee Satisfaction and Engagement
Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team
Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to buildengagement
within the team
* Facilitate rewards and recognition to acknowledge the highperformers in the team

Stakeholder Interaction

Stakeholder Type

Stakeholder Identification

Purpose of Interaction

Internal

DM/ Program Manager

Delivery strategy and governance

Transition team

To ensure smooth project handover to the delivery team

Holmes RO and Tools team

Automation initiatives within an account

BU Quality Team/ Central Quality Team

To deploy central quality policy and framework

Legal and Compliance

For contract management

CWMG, WMG

For fulfilment and demand forecasting

Global Talent Acquisition, Global Campus Head

For recruitment and campus hiring

Talent Transformation Team, Competency Group

To deliver specific trainings, certification programmes

GIMS

For visa processing/ stamping

Internal audit team

Audit of various accounts as per compliance

HRBP

To drive HR engagement activities and resolve people relatedissues

Finance team (BU/ SL)

For COD calculation, payment/ invoice management

Procurement team

For contract management (MSA and SOW)

IMG team

To fulfil logistics requirement

FMG team

To fulfil ODC infrastructure/ IT requirements

TSG group

For recovery and containing the escalations

External

Customers

To drive business growth and relationship management

Vendors/ Partners/ OEM 's/ Contract Manufacturers

For resourcing/ contracting, trainings, technology platforms,equipments etc

Display

Lists the competencies required to perform this role effectively:
* Functional Competencies/ Skill
* Domain/Industry Knowledge - Awareness and knowledge of broadeconomic, demographic, technological and global trends in the ITindustry - Competent
* Systems Thinking - Understanding of the Wipro system(interrelatedness, interdependencies and boundaries) and perform problemsolving in a complex environment - Competent
* Leveraging Technology - Knowledge of current and upcomingtechnology (automation, tools and systems) to build efficiencies andeffectiveness in own function/ Client organization - Competent
* Program Management - Execute projects with end-outcome andprocess focus, along with understanding of delivery processes and itsgovernance - Expert
* Solution Focus - Apply design thinking to bring about new andnovel solutions or changes in processes, products or the way business isconducted - Competent
* Technical knowledge - knowledge of new upcoming skills in themarket as per the future trends and bring in to Wipro for itsdeployment/ training the team - Expert

Competency Levels

Foundation

Knowledgeable about the competency requirements. Demonstrates (inparts)
frequently with minimal support and guidance.

Competent

Consistently demonstrates the full range of the competency withoutguidance.
Extends the competency to difficult and unknown situations aswell.

Expert

Applies the competency in all situations and is serves as a guide toothers as
well.

Master

Coaches others and builds organizational capability in the competencyarea.
Serves as a key resource for that competency and is recognisedwithin the
entire organization.
*
Behavioral Competencies
* Client centricity
* Problem solving and decision making
* Execution excellence and passion for results
* Change agility
* Passion for results
* Nurturing people
* Executive presence
* Collaborative working

Deliver

No.

Performance Parameter

Measure

‎1.

Delivery Management - Client satisfaction

PCSAT, Brand score, no. of customer references, SDR/ QBR %, Pulse %satisfied
(top ‎2 box), Zero surprise delivery escalation from thecustomer, adherence to
project charter

‎2.

Delivery Management - operational efficiency

Contractual adherence %, Quality index, Utilization %, cost ofdelivery target,
overdue indent, ‎100% SLA compliance, PEI % target, ‎100%usage of click to bill,
% SAP loss for T&M projects

‎3.

Delivery Management - Financials

Revenue target achievement, Operating margin %, leakage from OB torevenue,
revenue per employee, CR realization target, process exceptionsto be
minimized, bench cost % of total cost, underrun % target for FPPprojects,
effort saving through NG-‎1, NG-‎2 initiatives

‎5.

Capability Building

% attrition, critical talent attrition%, % trained on new age skills,% of team
trained in necessary behavioural skills, diversity ratio, %localization
targets by market, billable rookie ratio, rookie/NJNBassimilation TATs,
offshore mix

‎6.

Team Management

Team attrition %, Employee satisfaction score