Senior Project Manager

We are an AI-led platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate whats next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptors mindset commitment to client success and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation leadership and inclusion. We have delivered 23sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26500global team members located in 18 countries have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence Award for AI and Data Excellenceand were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data Analytics and AI Services PEAssessment 2025.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of technology and business initiatives. This role is critical in ensuring project planning scope schedule cost quality risks dependencies governance stakeholder communication and successful transition to operations. The Project Manager will coordinate cross-functional teams maintain delivery discipline and provide clear decision-oriented updates to sponsors clients PMO and senior leadership.

• Own project initiation planning execution monitoring control closure and post-implementation review across the delivery lifecycle.
• Define project scope objectives success criteria deliverables work breakdown structure milestones estimates assumptions and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering timelines resources budgets dependencies environments testing release readiness and operational transition.
• Lead Agile Scrum Waterfall or hybrid delivery based on project needs; facilitate planning reviews retrospectives governance forums and decision checkpoints.
• Monitor schedule effort cost quality and scope performance; identify variance early and implement practical recovery or corrective-action plans.
• Maintain RAID logs covering risks assumptions issues dependencies decisions actions owners target dates status impact and mitigation.
• Prepare concise project health reports RAG status dashboards forecasts steering committee updates executive summaries and escalation recommendations.
• Coordinate engineering architecture quality assurance infrastructure security operations vendor and business teams to achieve committed outcomes.
• Manage requirements scope changes change requests approvals baselines traceability and impact assessments while preventing uncontrolled scope growth.
• Engage sponsors clients product owners business stakeholders and delivery leaders to align priorities resolve decisions and manage expectations.
• Plan resource demand and capacity; track allocation onboarding productivity skills gaps succession needs and continuity for critical roles.
• Ensure quality gates testing evidence security and compliance obligations release approvals deployment plans rollback readiness and hypercare support are addressed.
• Manage vendor or partner commitments statement-of-work deliverables commercials invoicing inputs service levels and contractual dependencies where applicable.
• Drive lessons learned process improvement reusable governance practices and knowledge transfer across project teams.

• Strong capability in project management covering scope schedule cost quality resource risk stakeholder communication procurement and change management.
• Practical experience with Agile/Scrum Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency in defining milestones critical paths dependencies forecasts baselines recovery plans and measurable completion criteria.
• Experience with project charters plans RAID logs RACI matrices change control status reports dashboards and audit-ready documentation.
• Ability to assess risks and issues including probability impact exposure urgency mitigation and escalation thresholds.
• Working knowledge of budgets forecasts burn rates resource costs variance analysis purchase orders invoicing and commercial tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients sponsors PMO business owners technical leaders vendors and distributed delivery teams.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Microsoft Project Jira Confluence Azure DevOps Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Teams and Power BI.

• Bachelors or masters degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Technology Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Experience managing medium-to-large technology projects with cross-functional distributed client-facing or regulated delivery teams.
• Ability to create leadership-ready presentations status summaries risk views decision papers and action trackers.

The successful candidate combines disciplined project controls with practical leadership. They create clarity from ambiguity keep teams focused on outcomes communicate risks without delay and balance delivery speed with quality governance compliance and stakeholder confidence.

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 applicationprocess or at any time during your employment

Lets unleash your full potential at Persistent- is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.