Required Project Lead - Chennai

Job Summary:

The Project Lead is responsible for leading, managing, and delivering projects from initiation through completion. This role involves overseeing project planning, execution, and delivery while coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure milestones and goals are achieved on time, within budget, and according to specifications. A Project Lead plays a critical role in stakeholder communication, team leadership, and risk management. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in project management methodologies and possess strong problem-solving, leadership, and organizational skills.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Planning & Initiation

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in alignment with client or stakeholder requirements.
• Work with internal or external stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements .
• Prepare project plans, schedules, and resource allocation using tools like MS Project, JIRA, Asana, or others.
• Identify project milestones and critical paths to track overall progress.

2. Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead and coordinate a cross-functional team comprising developers, designers, engineers, analysts, or other staff based on the project domain.
• Assign responsibilities, monitor task progress, and ensure accountability and productivity .
• Motivate and guide the team, resolve internal conflicts, and ensure optimal collaboration.
• Conduct regular team meetings, daily stand-ups, or sprint planning (in Agile environments).

3. Execution & Monitoring

• Monitor project performance using KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and PM tools .
• Ensure that tasks are executed according to defined timelines, quality standards, and within scope.
• Identify deviations or delays and take corrective actions.
• Track and manage budgets, resources, risks , and change requests .

4. Stakeholder Communication

• Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including clients, senior management, and partners.
• Provide timely updates on project progress, challenges, and resolution strategies.
• Conduct presentations, demos, or reports to communicate status and deliverables.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of all communications, updates, and changes.

5. Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify potential risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation plans .
• Manage change requests and unforeseen obstacles without affecting core project delivery.
• Escalate critical issues to senior management when required, with detailed impact analysis.

6. Quality Assurance & Delivery

• Ensure all project deliverables meet defined quality standards.
• Oversee testing, validation, and user acceptance where applicable.
• Deliver the project output as per contract, SLA, or delivery agreement.
• Conduct project retrospectives and gather feedback for continuous improvement.

Job Profile : Project Lead
Industry : bsc-bca-bbm, management