Manager

Job Family:

Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

• Establish and maintain PMO frameworks, governance standards, and project management best practices.
• Drive project execution by monitoring timelines, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Facilitate governance reviews, steering committees, and leadership reporting forums.
• Ensure projects remain aligned with strategic business objectives.

• Develop project plans, dashboards, scorecards, and executive reports.
• Track project performance against KPIs, SLAs, budgets, and delivery milestones.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to leadership through data analysis.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility across multiple initiatives.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Escalate critical issues and facilitate resolution.

• Support workforce planning and resource allocation across projects.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Track project benefits realization and business outcomes.
• Ensure optimal utilization of resources and project investments.

• Standardize PMO processes, templates, and governance artifacts.
• Drive process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Implement automation opportunities and reporting efficiencies.
• Capture lessons learned and promote best practices across programs.

• 8-12 years of experience in PMO, Program Management, Project Management, Operations Excellence, or Consulting.
• Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Proven track record in governance, reporting, and delivery management.

• Project planning and scheduling.
• Risk, issue, and dependency management.
• Budgeting and financial tracking.
• Executive dashboard and MIS reporting.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and project management tools.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

• Experience leading business transformation, transition, or strategic initiatives.
• Exposure to portfolio management and enterprise PMO functions.

About Guidehouse India

At Guidehouse India, we’re redefining what’s possible by creating opportunities that change lives. Guidehouse is a global professional services firm that delivers advisory, technology, and managed services to clients across both the commercial and public sectors. Our teams turn bold ideas into solutions that transform industries, strengthen communities, and drive meaningful impact worldwide.

Across our Chennai, Trivandrum, and Gurugram locations, you’ll find opportunities where your passion and curiosity help shape what comes next. With cutting edge benefits, innovative learning and development programs, and a people first culture, we empower our people to lead with purpose.

We continue to expand our teams and capabilities across India, investing in state-of-the-art offices and high impact work. Here, you’ll collaborate with experts from around the world, build deep expertise, explore new domains, and accelerate your professional growth while making a real impact.

What We Offer

At Guidehouse India, we are committed to supporting the well-being of our people and their families at every stage of life. We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you thrive both inside and outside the workplace.

Our benefits include resources such as in house physician consultations, nutritious food options at the workplace, and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, along with other wellness focused offerings that support your overall well being.

Our comprehensive learning and development programs ensure you’re continuously upskilled and ready to tackle what’s next, so you can shape your own career path while contributing to meaningful, purpose driven work.

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