Senior Program Manager

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead large-scale Grid, Energy, and Utility transformation programs. The role requires expertise in program delivery, stakeholder management, governance, financial oversight, and cross-functional team leadership. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing complex engineering, digitalization, smart grid, and energy sector initiatives while ensuring successful program execution, customer satisfaction, and business outcomes.

• Role: Senior Program Manager - Grid & Energy
• Location: Gurugram
• Experience: Between 15 to 20 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Define program vision, objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans covering timelines, dependencies, resources, risks, and budgets.
• Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures, and review mechanisms.
• Align customer expectations, business objectives, and delivery priorities.
• Monitor program progress and ensure alignment with commitments and strategic goals.
• Lead multiple cross-functional teams and workstreams to deliver complex programs successfully.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and overall program health.
• Proactively resolve delivery challenges and escalations.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, contractual obligations, and business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for delivery excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Support Agile, Hybrid, and Traditional delivery methodologies.
• Own program budgeting, forecasting, and financial governance.
• Monitor revenue, margins, utilization, invoicing, and overall financial health.
• Manage Statements of Work (SOWs), change requests, and commercial commitments.
• Identify financial risks and implement corrective actions with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure achievement of business and financial targets.
• Build and maintain workforce and resource plans aligned to program requirements.
• Manage onboarding, ramp-up, succession planning, and resource transitions.
• Collaborate with talent acquisition and resource management teams to address capability gaps.
• Optimize resource utilization across projects and delivery streams.
• Mentor project managers, delivery leads, and team members.
• Serve as the primary program-level point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct governance reviews, steering committee meetings, and executive reporting.
• Communicate delivery status, risks, dependencies, and financial performance transparently.
• Build trusted relationships with business and technical stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment across engineering, product, commercial, and leadership teams.
• Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) processes.
• Ensure compliance with governance standards, delivery methodologies, and quality frameworks.
• Drive risk mitigation and issue resolution strategies.
• Conduct program health checks and governance reviews.
• Establish metrics and reporting mechanisms for data-driven decision-making.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 15 to 20 years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, or Delivery Leadership.
• Proven experience managing large-scale technology, engineering, or digital transformation programs.
• Strong expertise in Program & Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Delivery Governance, Risk & Issue Management, Resource Planning & Management, Financial Forecasting & Budget Management, Commercial & Contract Governance.
• Experience managing globally distributed teams and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

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 application process or at any time during your employment.

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