Project Manager

Job description

**About Position:** We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with proven exposure to Azure Cloud Migration and Modernization programmes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, executing, and governing end-to-end cloud migration initiatives while ensuring delivery excellence, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and financial governance. - **Role: Project Manager - Azure Migration** - **Location: All Persistent Location** - **Experience: 11 to 15 Years** - **Job Type: Full-Time Employment** **What You'll Do:** - Manage end-to-end Azure migration and modernization projects. - Drive project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and execution. - Track project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans. - Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Cloud Architects, Infrastructure, Security, Application, and Business Stakeholders. - Monitor project financials, resource utilization, and delivery KPIs. - Facilitate governance reviews, status reporting, and executive communications. - Ensure compliance, security, and quality standards throughout project execution. - Support Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies using Azure DevOps, Jira, and related tools. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization. **Expertise You'll Bring:** - Proven project management experience across Azure cloud migration and modernization programmes. - Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, execution, and delivery governance. - Experience in managing milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans. - Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across cloud, infrastructure, security, application, and business functions. - Strong understanding of project financials, resource utilization, delivery KPIs, and executive reporting. - Experience with Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies. - Hands-on familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira, and related project delivery tools. - Strong stakeholder management, governance, communication, and process optimization capabilities. **Benefits:** - Competitive salary and benefits package - Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies - Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards - Annual health check-ups - Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents **Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:** Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. - We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. - Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. - If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment **Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers** ***“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”***