Project Manager - India
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Role: Project Manager - India
Location: Navi Mumbai
Travel: As required by client engagements (primarily UK & US)
NowVertical is a global, publicly listed company on the TSXV headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We are a growing team, with operations across three regions – NA & EMEA and LATAM. We help clients transform data into business value with AI, fast. NowVertical Group empowers organizations to transform their data into actionable insights, driving strategic growth and innovation. At NowVertical, we provide advanced data solutions and services designed to achieve key objectives across various business functions. Our tailored approach ensures that we address the unique challenges and opportunities within each function, driving innovation, efficiency, and growth.
Know more about NowVertical - https://www.nowvertical.com/
We are looking for a Project Manager to support Data, AI, and transformation projects and deliver complex business and technology initiatives.
Requirements
What you’ll do…
- Manage and deliver data, AI, and transformation projects, balancing scope, cost, and timelines while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- Lead end-to-end project lifecycle including scoping, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders (C-level, VPs, Directors) across client organizations to ensure alignment with business goals.
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Drive process-oriented project governance ensuring adherence to frameworks, compliance, and reporting standards.
- Build, manage, and mentor small to mid-size project teams ensuring collaboration, performance, and delivery excellence.
- Proactively identify project risks, issues, and dependencies; develop mitigation plans to avoid escalations.
- Partner with business leaders, consulting teams, and technical specialists to design and implement value-driven solutions.
- Support business transformation initiatives, ensuring change management, adoption, and measurable impact.
- Contribute to upsell and cross-sell within the account through opportunity identification, proposal support, and client engagement.
- Conduct client-facing workshops, presentations, and governance forums showcasing project status, insights, and recommendations.
You’ll do it using…
- 10+ years of program and project management experience.
- Strong program and project management expertise across Data, AI, analytics, or technology-led transformation initiatives.
- Consulting acumen with the ability to influence senior client stakeholders and shape project direction.
- Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, or Asana.
- Methodologies expertise across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models, with the flexibility to adapt based on client and project needs.
- Experience conducting client-facing workshops, presentations, and governance forums.
- Proven experience delivering multi-region projects, preferably involving US and UK clients, is a plus.
- Strong understanding of process improvement and project governance practices is a plus.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and client management skills, with experience influencing and managing senior client stakeholders such as C-level executives, VPs, and Directors, are a plus.
- Willingness to travel as required for client engagements, primarily to the UK and US.
Benefits
You’ll love it because…
- You will have the opportunity to work in a fast-moving, mission-driven company.
- You will gain exposure to global clients in the US and UK.
- You will have autonomy and career growth opportunities.
- You will engage and collaborate with senior leaders and experts across geographies.
- You will contribute to the company’s growth with stock options.
- You will always be challenged with exciting, cutting-edge Data & AI projects.
Skills
As published by workable · 29 questions · 25 written answers
Basics
First name, Last name, Email, Phone, Resume
Pick from a list (4)
- Are you comfortable with traveling internationally, especially to the UK and US, as part of your client engagements?
- How would you rate yourself on Agile Methodologies on a scale of 1-5 (1 being the lowest)?
- If you are from or around Mumbai, please select which area.
- The location of the job is based out of Navi Mumbai with 5 days working from Office. Are you okay with that?
Written answers (25)
- How many years of hands-on experience do you have managing programs or projects, and can you share examples of the types of projects you've led?
- What excited you about this Project Manager opportunity with NowVertical?
- What is the name of your current company? If you don't work right now, please write the name of your last company with annotation "past".
- Could you describe your experience working in a consulting capacity on program or project delivery? What kinds of clients or industries have you supported?
- How long have you worked for your current or last company?
- And what is the reason for a change in career?
- What has been the typical duration, budgets, and team sizes of the projects you have managed?
- What is the typical duration and budgets of the projects you have managed?
- Have you managed projects with global businesses (US, UK, or other regions) in a consulting role? If Yes, please provide client names and the type of projects handled.
- Which stakeholders have you interacted with most frequently in a consulting role? Please list the designations (e.g., CEO, CFO, VP, Director, Business Manager) along with the type of interaction (status updates, workshops, reporting, governance, etc.).
- Can you elaborate your most challenging project? Elaborate the challenges and how you overcame them.
- Have you contributed to proposals/statement of work? Elaborate your contributions.
- Are you comfortable with estimations? What kind of tools and techniques have you used to estimate the size/budgets/efforts of your projects?
- Nowadays, most clients prefer Fixed bid projects but still want to run them agile. What are the biggest risks to such projects in your view?
- Please describe your most difficult or challenging project and how you overcame the challenges to deliver it.
- Which stakeholders did you mostly interact with? List the designations along with the type of interaction.
- Have you been responsible for People Management and team resourcing including Hiring, Performance Reviews, Cross-Training, Upskilling, etc.? If yes, please list your number of reportees.
- Have you executed Request for Proposal or Quote (RFP/RFQ) process for a client? if yes, describe your experience in executing or contributing to the RFQ document, the due diligence steps and on subsequent SoW/Contract?
- List the top 3 strengths which make you fit for the role.
- Could you please provide us with the link to your LinkedIn profile?
- At the end, let's talk about money! :) What annual CTC are you looking for in this new role? Please provide value in INR.
- What's your current CTC? Please add the currency and mention the variable and any other bonus components that make up the annual compensation.
- What's your notice period?
- Are you currently serving a notice period? If yes, please tell us what is your last working day.
- That's it, thanks for applying! You will hear from us within 24-48 hours. Hope to meet you in person, rather on a video call soon! If there is anything else you want us to keep in mind about you, please let us know.