Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager @ Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com.

PROJECT SUMMARY AND POSITION OVERVIEW

• The Project Manager has direct responsibility for the delivery of software development projects in the News Production and Media domain.
• These are business critical projects with very tight delivery time lines.
  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for end-to-end coordination and delivery of identified projects
• Responsible for all aspects off project management involved with the above activities, including, but not limited to: - Project estimation and scheduling - Resource leveling - Impact analysis - Risk assessment and mitigation - Status reporting - Escalation of major issues
• Responsible to report status to the project sponsor

DESIRED PROFILE:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
  

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 4+ years' experience in managing all aspects of large, cross functional technical projects
• A fundamental understanding and basic knowledge/experience with news and news technology
• Ability to work in a matrix organization and managing projects with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact with senior management and business stakeholders
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience working with teams across several locations and timezones
• Experience and/or detailed knowledge of resource allocation, budgeting, and project planning/scheduling
• Experience on collaboration platforms like Sharepoint, Clarity, Project Central, etc.
  

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Formal project management training
• PMP or equivalent Certification (or progress towards this)
• Experience in Sharepoint/ClarityTechnology/Development background is a plus

CERTIFICATIONS:

• PMP or equivalent Certification (or progress towards this)

LOCATION:

• Bengaluru/Bangalore