Project Manager

About the Company

MitKat Advisory is a global risk consultancy enabling sustainable resilience by pre-empting and managing operational risks. Through our near real-time risk intelligence platform, , and deep expertise in security consulting, design, and embedded services, we support leading organisations worldwide in safeguarding operations and ensuring continuity.

Location: - Chennai & Pune

Job Description

Delivery and execution of all assigned work efforts, Projects and Programs, which will include any temporary work effort undertaken to create a unique product, service.

• Preparation of project documents and other deliverables, reports, updates as per Project Management Policy and Project management system called PTS 2.0.

• Facilitating discussions with business partners to clarify and confirm infrastructure requirements and project/program scope, timeline for business implementation, availability of funding, and business drivers.

• Developing program/project plans and schedules integrated with CSIS workstream delivery timelines and resource availability.

• Makes modifications to project plan based on documented, approved requirements changes or risk mitigations.

• Escalates risks and issues to the program/project sponsor and CSIS senior leadership as appropriate.

• Executes against the project plan to achieve on time, on budget, quality delivery of in scope requirements.

• Formally documents the impacts of scope, time or cost changes to the project or program and gains the approval of the program/project sponsor and the CSIS project portfolio manager.

• Incorporates risk planning into all program/project phases with associated mitigation strategies identified and documented.

• Integrates significant risks and issues and their impacts into program/project status reporting.

• Completing and delivering the Initiative Expenditure Proposal documentation and approvals for projects where applicable (e.g. security technology investment projects) according to finance and PPM guidelines.

• Stakeholder interaction while managing Project/Program priorities, financial tracking and reporting and risk management.

• Ensuring proper reporting of project progress and escalation.

• Organizing and facilitates discussion within teams and external vendors that are needed for work effort management. Preparing meeting minutes. Tracking action items and sending follow-ups until completion.

• Participates in regular Team meetings, PMO meetings and regular 1:1 as per reporting line.

• Represents CSIS project needs on larger project meetings (eg. In case of real estate project, where security is one of the contributing organizations).

Key Responsibilities

Experience in working in an International Team environment.

• Experience in managing multiple security technology projects with proven track record of delivery and implementing significant change.

• Proven Financial and Risk management experience.

• Experience of working in virtual teams and for a remote manager.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

Project Management Institute (PMI) certification (PMP or CAPM) is preferred.

• Other industry standard Project Management certifications such as Prince-2 or PMA will be considered as an alternative.

Basic knowledge/experience in the following areas is required:

• Strong planning skills.

• Financial management skills within the Project/Program context.

• Strong influencing skills.

• Strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills.

• Strong negotiation and conflict management skills

• Managing ambiguity.

• Strong MS Office skills are essential.

• Good written and verbal skills in English.

• Database management basics.

• Information and Data Security experience.

• Access management knowledge.

• Change management knowledge.

• Affinity for new technology implementation.

• Microsoft SharePoint management and development;

• Access Control, Surveillance or Biometric system experience.

The above listed knowledge/experience is preferable but not required:

Preferred (Good to Have)

Cooperative and strong team player with good communication skills

• Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team

• Proactivity and high problem solving skills

• Ability to work independently

• Risk management

• Ownership and accountability