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Job Description: PMO / IT Project Manager
Location:Mumbai (Work from office role) : 5 Days a week
Company:DiscvrAI for a Client Deployment
Experience: 6 to 8 years
Immediate Joiner Only
Budget: Up to ₹15 LPA
Reporting to: CIO
Role Overview
We are looking for a strong PMO / IT Project Manager who will work closely with the CIO and act as the coordination bridge between business stakeholders, internal IT teams, and external technology vendors.
The role will be responsible for understanding business requirements, coordinating technology initiatives, tracking project delivery, ensuring clear communication, and driving timely execution of IT and digital transformation projects across functions.
The person will be based out of the Mumbai office and should be comfortable working directly with senior business leaders across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, Operations, and other business teams.
Key Responsibilities
Business Stakeholder Engagement
Work directly with business stakeholders such as the CFO, Supply Chain Head, Sales Head, Operations teams, and other functional leaders to understand technology and IT solutioning requirements.
Capture business needs clearly and translate them into structured requirements, action items, project plans, and coordination points for the CIO, IT team, and vendors.
Ensure regular engagement with business teams to track requirements, clarify expectations, and maintain alignment on project objectives.
Project Coordination and Delivery Management
Own end-to-end project coordination across business teams, internal IT teams, and external vendors.
Track project timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, open issues, and deliverables.
Ensure projects are progressing as per agreed timelines and escalate delays, blockers, or dependencies to the CIO and relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
Maintain visibility on all ongoing IT and digital initiatives through trackers, dashboards, status reports, and periodic reviews.
Communication and Governance
Ensure structured communication between all stakeholders involved in IT projects.
Set up and manage regular project review meetings, steering discussions, vendor reviews, and internal coordination meetings.
Prepare meeting notes, action trackers, project status updates, risk logs, and follow-up communications.
Ensure that all stakeholders have clear visibility on project progress, pending decisions, ownership, and next steps.
Vendor and Internal IT Coordination
Coordinate with external vendors, implementation partners, and service providers for project execution, issue resolution, documentation, and delivery tracking.
Work closely with internal IT teams to ensure requirements are understood, dependencies are managed, and execution remains aligned with business priorities.
Support the CIO in managing vendor performance, project reviews, and delivery accountability.
CIO Support and PMO Ownership
Work directly with the CIO to drive project governance, prioritization, documentation, and execution visibility.
Act as the central PMO point for IT and digital initiatives across the organization.
Support the CIO with project updates, executive summaries, decision notes, and escalation points.
Bring discipline, structure, and follow-through across all active technology projects.
Required Experience and Skills
The ideal candidate should have 6 to 8 years of experience in IT project coordination, PMO, business technology coordination, or project management roles.
Should have experience working with business stakeholders and technology teams.
Should be able to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, vendors, and timelines simultaneously.
Strong communication, coordination, documentation, and follow-up skills are essential.
Should be comfortable working with senior stakeholders and should be able to drive meetings, capture requirements, track actions, and ensure closure.
Experience in ERP, business applications, analytics, digital transformation, workflow automation, or enterprise IT projects will be preferred.
Prior experience in FMCG, manufacturing, food processing, retail, distribution, or supply chain-led businesses will be an added advantage.
Key Competencies
Strong project management discipline
Excellent stakeholder management
Clear written and verbal communication
Ability to work with senior business leaders
Strong follow-up and ownership mindset
Vendor coordination and delivery tracking
Problem-solving orientation
Ability to convert discussions into structured action plans
Comfort with project trackers, reports, dashboards, and review formats
Preferred Tools / Exposure
Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets
PowerPoint / Google Slides
Project trackers and dashboards
Jira / Asana / Trello / Monday.com or similar tools
ERP / CRM / business application coordination
Analytics or dashboarding project exposure
Basic understanding of IT systems and enterprise applications
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a hands-on PMO professional who can bring structure and visibility to IT projects. The person should not only coordinate meetings but also drive action closure, ensure accountability, manage communication, and help the CIO deliver technology initiatives smoothly across the organization.
The role requires someone who is proactive, organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced business environment with multiple stakeholders.
Compensation
Budget: Up to ₹15 LPA, depending on experience and fit.
About DiscvrAI
DiscvrAI is an AI and digital transformation company helping enterprises drive business value through technology, analytics, automation, and intelligent workflows.
We work with organizations to understand business requirements, design digital solutions, coordinate technology execution, and deliver transformation programs across functions such as finance, supply chain, sales, operations, and IT.
Our services include enterprise IT project management, business process automation, data and dashboarding solutions, AI-led use cases, vendor coordination, and digital transformation execution support.
For this role, DiscvrAI is hiring a PMO / IT Project Manager for a time-and-material engagement with ADF Foods. The selected candidate will be based at the client's Mumbai office and will work closely with the CIO, business stakeholders, vendors, and internal IT teams to ensure structured project coordination and timely delivery.
Job ID: 148091425
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