Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Odoo Functional Project Manager with 5+ years of experience to lead end-to-end Odoo implementation and customization projects. The ideal candidate will have strong functional expertise in Odoo, excellent project management and client-handling skills, and sufficient technical awareness to assess feasibility, coordinate with developers, and explain implementation possibilities to clients.
Location
Rajkot, Gujarat
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Odoo implementation, customization, migration, and integration projects.
- Gather and analyze business requirements and translate them into practical Odoo solutions and workflows.
- Guide and review Odoo configuration and implementation across relevant business processes and modules.
- Act as the key bridge between clients, functional consultants, developers, and internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate with developers on customizations, integrations, APIs, and technical requirements, ensuring solutions are functionally aligned and feasible.
- Communicate implementation possibilities, limitations, dependencies, and risks to clients and internal teams.
- Manage project scope, timelines, priorities, resources, dependencies, risks, and change requests.
- Manage multiple projects and cross-functional teams, ensuring timely delivery and effective task allocation.
- Handle client escalations, stakeholder communication, project status updates, and major implementation decisions.
- Guide functional consultants in resolving complex functional issues and ensure consistency across projects.
- Oversee testing, UAT, deployment, project documentation, and handover.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve Odoo implementation and project delivery processes.
- Participate in solution discussions, effort estimation, project planning, and technical/functional feasibility assessments during the pre-sales or project initiation stage.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Commerce, or a related field.
Experience
Must Have
- Experience working across multiple Odoo modules such as Sales, Purchase, Inventory, Accounting, Manufacturing/MRP, Supply Chain, and Multi-Company.
- Strong understanding of customized Odoo implementations, beyond standard configuration.
- Working knowledge of Odoo architecture, custom modules, integrations/APIs, and technical feasibility sufficient to coordinate effectively with developers and explain implementation possibilities to clients.
- Ability to manage the complete project lifecycle from requirement gathering → solution design → development/customization → testing → UAT → deployment → handover.
- Strong project planning, scope, risk, change-control, and resource management skills.
- Proven experience in client and stakeholder management, including handling escalations and difficult project situations.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with both business stakeholders and technical teams.
