Project Manager

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of Commercial Analytics and data initiatives, including Market Sell-Out Data Foundation, Product Master Data Management (MDM), and executive dashboards.

The candidate will manage project plans, timelines, releases, risks, and dependencies while coordinating with business stakeholders, Product, Data, and Technology teams to ensure timely delivery aligned with business objectives.

Total Experience: 8–12 years

Location: India (Remote), with travel required 2–3 times a month to Hyderabad or other client-requested locations

Working Hours: 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM IST (3:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project plans, timelines, milestones, releases, and delivery activities.
• Coordinate with Sales, Commercial, Marketing, Product, Data, and Technology teams.
• Gather business requirements and ensure clear documentation of scope, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Drive delivery of commercial data, Product MDM, and dashboard initiatives.
• Track project progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Define and track KPIs, business metrics, and project deliverables.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog reviews, and status meetings.
• Coordinate UAT, defect resolution, stakeholder reviews, and business sign-off.
• Provide regular project status updates and escalate delivery risks when required.
• Ensure alignment between business expectations, technical deliverables, timelines, and quality standards.

Mandatory Skills and Experience

• 8–12 years of experience in Project Management or Delivery Management for data, analytics, BI, or technology projects.
• Experience managing Commercial Analytics, data foundation, MDM, or dashboard initiatives.
• Experience working with Sales, Commercial, or Marketing stakeholders.
• Understanding of commercial or market data, including sell-out, NielsenIQ, Circana, or retailer POS data.
• Strong skills in project planning, stakeholder management, risk and issue management, and delivery tracking.
• Understanding of business requirements, KPIs, data mapping, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing UAT, releases, and business sign-off.
• Strong communication, coordination, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience in CPG/FMCG, Consumer Health, Healthcare, or Pharmaceutical domains.
• Exposure to Product Master Data Management (MDM) or Product 360/Customer 360 initiatives.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and cloud data platforms such as Azure.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira.
• Experience coordinating Data Engineering, BI, Product, and Technology teams.
• Relevant certifications in Project Management, PMP, or Agile are an advantage.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant Project Management or Agile certifications are an added advantage.