Project Manager III-IN

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Rackspace Technology

📍Remote - India

Summary

Join our team as a Project Manager III – Implementation and lead complex, high-stakes projects in private cloud, infrastructure, and cloud hosting implementations. You will manage projects independently, from initiation to closure, requiring strong IT infrastructure knowledge, excellent communication, and collaboration skills. The role demands expertise in project management principles and lifecycle, proficiency with various project planning tools, and the ability to monitor progress and communicate effectively. You will balance scope, tasks, schedule, quality, resources, and budget, while resolving problems and meeting deadlines. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will also possess strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • Minimum 10 years of project management experience, preferably in IT infrastructure or cloud environments
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects independently
  • Strong understanding of project management tools such as MSP and Smartsheet
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
  • Flexibility to work in any shift as per project requirements
  • Intermediate to expert level understanding of project management principles
  • End to end knowledge of the project lifecycle
  • Familiarity with project planning and support tools such as Service Now, JIRA, MS Office
  • Ability to monitor progress and status of deliverables and communicate appropriately
  • Ability to communicate impact of status changes to overall project plan/progress
  • Demonstrated delivery of service meeting customer expectations. Excellent time management, communications, decision making, presentation, human relations, and organization skills
  • Ability to balance scope, tasks, schedule, quality, resources, and budget
  • Basic understanding of the business and related technology needs
  • Ability to resolve problems in a timely manner
  • Ability to meet deadlines while responding well to constant changes and resource constraints
  • Background & Basic understanding in IT Infrastructure including: - Cloud Computing (Private/Public/Hybrid) - Networking - Virtualization - Storage Solutions - Operating Systems (Windows/Linux) - Databases - Backup and Recovery

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end project management independently for infrastructure and cloud hosting initiatives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including technical provisioning, operations, and business stakeholders
  • Deliver on project objectives by developing and managing schedule, scope, risks, and issues
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects with well-defined scope, moderate complexity and limited, contained risk exposure
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans using tools like Microsoft Project (MSP), MS Excel, Smartsheet – as per the customer request
  • Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations
  • Ensure alignment with organizational goals and compliance with governance standards
  • Provide regular updates to leadership for ELT readouts and escalate issues proactively
  • Drive continuous improvement in project delivery methodologies and practices

Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification
  • Experience working in agile and hybrid project environments

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