R&D Project Manager

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About the role:

This role is based in the Pune R&D Center, at SAS R&D Pune facility. The candidate will work as a Project Manager for products that are part Foundation SAS. As a Project Manager, candidate will be responsible for all aspects of project management: the direction, planning and estimation, coordination, implementation, execution, and completion of specific projects while ensuring consistency with SAS overall strategy, commitments, and goals.

Experience: 10-15 Years

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proven ability to lead end-to-end project management across planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery.

Capability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while meeting deadlines and quality expectations.

Expertise in Agile methodologies with hands-on experience driving Agile project execution and continuous delivery.

Ability to lead CI/CD-oriented project teams and align delivery with organizational strategy and goals.

Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority and drive consensus across cross-functional teams.

Strong sense of ownership and accountability for project outcomes, ensuring commitments are met with high quality and reliability.

Ability to take proactive decisions, escalate risks appropriately, and ensure closure of action items.

Excellent stakeholder management skills, including expectation setting, conflict resolution, and negotiation.

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to present effectively to diverse audiences.

Ability to collaborate effectively with local and global teams across different time zones.

Ability to manage project risks, including identification, mitigation planning, and proactive escalation.

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to evaluate complex scenarios and derive effective solutions.

Strong focus on quality improvement, including identifying gaps, recommending solutions, and implementing process enhancements.

Experience in driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.

Ability to design, standardize, and optimize project management processes and workflows

Has PMP & CSM (or equivalent) certifications. Has undergone Agile trainings

Excellent negotiation, facilitation, and presentation skills.

Ability to perform well under pressure; ability to adhere to deadlines

Ability to perform well under pressure; ability to adhere to deadlines

Ability to give attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to travel as needed

An excellent listener who absorbs and respects opinions of others, but is decisive and able to influence, with and without direct authority

Ability to work closely with remote and local teams

Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Cloud Jira environments.

Familiarity with modern DevOps ecosystems, CI/CD pipelines, and project tracking tools.

Understanding of digital transformation initiatives and adoption of cloud-based tools

Ability to manage budgeting process and analyze budget performance is desirable

Accounting, maths and analytical skills are desirable

Primary Responsibilities

Supports R&D Engineering teams in completing deadline-driven, team-based projects. Responsible for facilitating overall project objectives, goals and project requirements. Works with team and stakeholders to define project scope and goals.Plans, prioritizes, implements and adjusts delivery schedule, scope, resourcing, and quality, based on individual project requirements per consultation with project stakeholders.

Works with management to identify resource needs and coordinate technical resources for assigned projects, including both domestic and international resources. Maintains project documentation such as project plans, schedules, issue lists, risk registers, and status reports.

Coordinates, communicates, and facilitates activities between team members and stakeholders to keep projects on schedule and manage conflict. Coordinates risk mitigation activity and escalates as appropriate. Manages project scope and expectations. Identifies and constructively negotiates conflicts or areas of high risk

Leverages methodologies, processes, project tools, and best practices to accelerate project delivery.

Identifies project dependencies and .