Project Manager
- Transperfect
- 5 - 10 years
- Pune
- 9 months ago
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Job Description
OVERVIEW:
The Project Manager is a results-driven and innovative project leader within DataForce. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading successful execution of the life cycle of a range of AI-Data projects, through the utilization of expertise and technical skills to manage project budgets, timelines, and quality requirements. The Project Manager has accountability for fostering professional client relationships, managing and coordinating external vendors, and leading and collaborating with cross-functional project teams and partners.
The Project Manager is ultimately responsible for the quality of work, profitability, and performance of their projects.
DESCRIPTION:
- Oversee all aspects of the management of projects from hand-off through project completion to ensure project success against defined KPIs.
- Develop and maintain project plans, workflows, guidelines, and resource materials
- Provide effective analysis and reporting of project performance
- Track, monitor, and control project financial, timeline and quality performance
- Organize and deliver a Post Project Review
- Provide effective risk management through identification, escalation, mitigation, and effective resolution of issues
- Execute projects autonomously, while successfully coordinating with cross-functional project teams as required to procure required resources and support
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and both internal and external stakeholders
- Proactively identify opportunities, provide recommendations, and drive improvements to maximize operational efficiency and implement scalable solutions
- Establish, strengthen, and expand client relationships, support development of new business opportunities and overall profitable revenue growth
- Assist in the hiring process of new team members and train them
- Contribute to the development of the knowledge and capability of the department, team, colleagues in industry, and technology advancements.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Effective use of platforms/systems to plan, organize, and prioritize to ensure the successful completion of projects
- Established expertise in project management skills and methodologies
- Outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated exceptional analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Established competency in the use of business applications and collaboration tools, including but not limited to the Microsoft suite of applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams) and Google Workspace suite of products
- Solid understanding of data collection, annotation, and transcription activities in an AI setting
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in linguistics, languages or related field
- 5+ years relevant project management experience or experience in other roles with similar responsibilities
- Experience managing AI ML data-related projects (including speech, text and computer vision data collection, data curation and annotation projects)
- Experience managing projects with crowdsourcing and remote resourcing solutions
- Demonstrated success in end-to-end management of transcription projects
- Experience working with a high-performance, collaborative, and constructive peer group
- Ability to apply technology in solving business problems
- Experience managing information technology, data management, or similar technical projects
- Demonstrated business English language proficiency
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- PMP or equivalent certification
- Experience working in a multinational/multicultural virtual working environment
- Proficiency in working with support ticketing systems
- Experience in working in a cross-functional/matrix organization
- Fluency in a language other than English language
- Knowledge of scripting or command line tools is an advantage.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Project & Program ManagementRole Category: Other Program / Project ManagementRole: Project ManagerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: TransperfectLocation(s): Pune
Keyskills: Project Management Text Analytics Artificial Intelligence
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TransPerfect helps organizations navigate the global marketplace. It remains founder-led and has striven to maintain the ethos and drive that led them to grow organically year-on-year for the past 30 years. Starting in an NYU dorm room in the early 1990s, TransPerfect is today recognized as the larg...
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