Senior Project Manager- Cloud PPM

Model N is seeking a Senior Project Manager/ Project Manager for its SaaS Operations in Hyderabad, India. This role will be reporting to the Associate Director, Program Management. Successful candidates will have worked in organizations that have produced browser-based enterprise business applications.

Responsibilities

• 60% Project / Program Management and 40% FinOps
• Implement and maintain the FinOps framework to enhance financial visibility and accountability
• Conduct detailed analysis of financial data, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Monitor and analyze costs related to cloud services and identify areas for optimization
• Forecast AWS budgets and Monitor Actuals and regular reports to management
• Collaborate with IT, operations, and other departments to optimize costs associated with cloud services and technology infrastructure
• Implement cost-saving initiatives and provide recommendations for efficient resource utilization
• Manages IT, Security and/or Cloud projects for internal stakeholders from inception to closure.
• Prepare Efficient Project plans using standard project planning tools.
• Communicates with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure all dependencies are addressed, may communicate with Software Engineering and Professional Services in addition to direct teams such as IT, Cloud, Security, DevOps
• Participates and enforces change control, including review and enforcement of Change Tickets (RFCs) and participation in Change Advisory Boards (CABs)
• Experience with AWS Cost Manager, Billing & Discounts

Skills

• 5+ years of Project management experience with DevOps and/or IT
• 3+ years AWS cost management
• Certification in FinOps or related field.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Demonstrable Experience of executing at least 6-7 formal projects.
• Experience managing cross functional resources in a global environment.
• Project planning for projects with 5-10 resources and develop project controls to guarantee successful execution.
• Excel, pivot tables, charts, reports proficiency required.
• Jira knowledge highly desirable
• Technical working knowledge of public loud and/or IT environment.
• Nice to have formal experience and or certifications in one or both of following: Project Management, eg. PMI/PMP, IT Service Management, eg ITIL Foundation and specifically Change Management/Change Control
• Juggle with multiple projects and be adaptive to switching contexts often.
• Be flexible and willing to stretch as we need to cover multiple time zones.
• Be flexible to take up projects from any area/department.
• BE/BTech/ME/MTech/MBA