Project Manager
Guidehouse Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Business Consulting and Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of complex Salesforce, RPA, and Microsoft implementations using Agile frameworks. They are accountable for financial performance, stakeholder alignment, and ensuring delivery excellence across global programs.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5 years in complex project delivery and a strong understanding of the Salesforce lifecycle. Proficiency in project management tools and the ability to communicate effectively with senior executives is required.
Benefits
Full description
Job Family:
SAAS/PAAS/Cloud Application Development (India) Travel Required:
None Clearance Required:
None
As a Project Manager , you will lead the projects & own the end-to-end delivery of global, outcomes Salesforce, RPA, Microsoft implementations using Agile methodologies and modern, AI-enabled delivery practices. You will be accountable for delivery excellence, financial performance, governance, and stakeholder alignment, operating with a strong business-owner & customer first mindset. This role requires strategic thinking, executive presence, and hands-on delivery leadership to manage complex programs, protect project margins, and scale delivery impact across the organization.
What You Will Do:
End-to-End Delivery and Financial Ownership: Own the complete delivery lifecycle, managing scope, timelines, risks, resourcing, and dependencies while ensuring high-quality outcomes and protecting Sold vs. Delivered margins.
Agile Delivery Leadership: Lead Agile delivery using frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe, driving sprint execution, backlog prioritization, delivery predictability, and high-performing cross-functional Salesforce teams.
Program Planning and Roadmap Management: Develop and manage integrated project plans and delivery roadmaps, ensuring transparent progress reporting, risk visibility, and dependency management across the engagement lifecycle.
Stakeholder and Executive Management: Drive stakeholder alignment through effective communication, executive reporting, governance forums, and proactive escalation management in complex, global environments.
Quality Governance and Delivery Excellence: Establish and enforce delivery governance, standards, and best practices, ensuring compliance, quality benchmarks, and continuous improvement across projects.
Resource and Budget Management: Plan and optimize project resourcing, manage budgets and forecasts, track financials, and mitigate delivery and financial risks throughout the engagement.
AI-Driven Productivity Enhancement: Encourage the strategic adoption of authorized AI technologies to boost team efficiency and optimize overall project delivery cycles
What You Will Need:
10+ years of total experience in the IT industry, with 5+ years delivering complex projects
Strong understanding of the Salesforce delivery lifecycle, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Architects and Technical Leads (hands-on configuration is not required)
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and assertively with senior stakeholders and executives
Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheets, Google Workspace
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Project / Agile Management Certification (any one):
PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, PRINCE2, CSM, or PSM
Hand-on experience with Salesforce Agentforce, with experience managing Agentforce-enabled projects
Hands-on experience with Omni Studio
Willingness to travel on a need basis
About Guidehouse India
At Guidehouse India, we’re redefining what’s possible by creating opportunities that change lives. Guidehouse is a global professional services firm that delivers advisory, technology, and managed services to clients across both the commercial and public sectors. Our teams turn bold ideas into solutions that transform industries, strengthen communities, and drive meaningful impact worldwide.
Across our Chennai, Trivandrum, and Gurugram locations, you’ll find opportunities where your passion and curiosity help shape what comes next. With cutting edge benefits, innovative learning and development programs, and a people first culture, we empower our people to lead with purpose.
We continue to expand our teams and capabilities across India, investing in state-of-the-art offices and high impact work. Here, you’ll collaborate with experts from around the world, build deep expertise, explore new domains, and accelerate your professional growth while making a real impact.
What We Offer
At Guidehouse India, we are committed to supporting the well-being of our people and their families at every stage of life. We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you thrive both inside and outside the workplace.
Our benefits include resources such as in house physician consultations, nutritious food options at the workplace, and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, along with other wellness focused offerings that support your overall well being.
Our comprehensive learning and development programs ensure you’re continuously upskilled and ready to tackle what’s next, so you can shape your own career path while contributing to meaningful, purpose driven work.
Important Fraud Notice
All official recruitment communications from Guidehouse will come from email addresses ending in @guidehouse.com or @myworkday.com. Guidehouse never charges fees, requests money transfers, or collects payments from educational institutions for recruitment events. Please do not share banking or personal financial information with anyone claiming to represent Guidehouse for hiring purposes.
Contact Us
If you have visited our website to explore career opportunities or to apply for a position and have questions, please contact the Guidehouse Recruiting team at IndiaRecruiting@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and used only as required to support the recruitment process.
To learn more about Guidehouse in India, visit www.guidehouse.com/india.
Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
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