Customer Project Manager | 11+Years

Responsibilities

• Supervise sophisticated, high-stakes Projects and Programs across multiple accounts, ensuring alignment with global business objectives and long-term customer success
• Lead large and complex infrastructure projects within an account or group of accounts
• Lead large-scale, cross-functional teams to resolve systemic delivery issues, driving consensus across diverse business units, technology areas, and global theatres
• Develop and present proposals and agreements to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Leverage AI assistants and prompt engineering to automate routine project management tasks, including real-time meeting intelligence, action item tracking, and status reporting
• Use the Digitized Delivery platform and AI-driven insights to manage project lifecycles proactively, identifying and mitigating potential risks before they impact timelines
• Influence customers in the assessment, planning, and management of projects
• Define and institutionalize next-generation project management methodologies under Cisco's PMO framework, encouraging a culture of innovation and AI-fluency

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or Technology (BE/B.Tech or equivalent)
• Minimum 6 years of dedicated Project Management experience within the IT industry, with an overall experience of 11 to 15 years.
• Minimum 3 Years experience working with Large Enterprise Size Customers.
• Proven experience in handling global, customer-facing projects in highly sophisticated functional or matrix organizations
• Proficiency in project management tools including Microsoft Project Plan (MPP), Microsoft Excel, JIRA, and Confluence
• Professional PM Certification such as PgMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, SCRUM, or equivalent, with preference given to PMP/PgMP certified professionals
• Superb communication skills.
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally as required by project scope, and adaptability to diverse time zone requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred e.g. MBA, MCA, or M.Tech
• Domain expertise in one or more of the following: IT Infrastructure, Migrations, Networking, Data Centre, Security, and/or Collaboration
• Hands-on experience with Agile / Scrum project methodologies, demonstrating flexibility and delivery practices
• Basic knowledge equivalent to CCNA or higher, demonstrating understanding of networking and infrastructure concepts
• Familiarity with AI-assisted project management tools and prompt engineering techniques to drive automation and productivity
• Experience in program-level management, including revenue forecasting, margin optimization, and strategic resource planning
• Track record of successfully leading large-scale, cross-functional teams across geographies and business units
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