SME - Program & Project Management
India
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Job Description
SME - Program & Project Management
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Job Summary

1. Transition Planning & Governance

  • Develop and manage transition plans covering scope, timelines, dependencies, resources, and risks.
  • Lead discovery and assessment workshops to understand as‑is infrastructure and cloud readiness.
  • Establish governance structures, operating models, reporting frameworks, and communication plans.

2. Cloud & Infrastructure Migration Management

  • Oversee execution of migrations involving servers, networks, storage, databases, applications, and services.
  • Drive cloud transition waves (lift‑and‑shift, re‑platform, re‑architect) in collaboration with cloud engineers and architects.
  • Ensure migration tools, automation, and best practices are leveraged for efficient transitions.

3. Program & Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for project updates, escalations, and cross‑team coordination.
  • Prepare and present weekly dashboards, executive summaries, RAG status reports, and risk logs.
  • Collaborate closely with Infra, Cloud, Security, Network, DevOps, and business teams.

4. Risk, Compliance & Change Management

  • Identify transition risks, define mitigation plans, and drive issue resolution.
  • Ensure adherence to security, compliance, regulatory, and audit requirements during the transition.
  • Manage change requests, impact assessments, and approvals in coordination with CAB/ITSM processes.

5. Vendor & Partner Management

  • Coordinate with cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), OEMs, third‑party vendors, and migration partners.
  • Track SLA compliance and ensure vendor deliverables are completed on time.

6. Operations Readiness & Handover

  • Ensure all cutover activities, KT sessions, SOP updates, and runbook preparations are completed.
  • Transition services seamlessly to steady‑state operations or managed services teams.
  • Conduct post‑transition reviews and lessons‑learned exercises.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 7–12+ years of IT experience with at least 4+ years in cloud or infrastructure transition projects.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure domains: compute, storage, network, virtualization, databases, backup/DR.
  • Experience leading cloud migration or hybrid-cloud transformation programs (AWS/Azure/GCP).
  • Proven project management expertise (Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid).
  • Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Responsibilities

1. Transition Planning & Governance

  • Develop and manage transition plans covering scope, timelines, dependencies, resources, and risks.
  • Lead discovery and assessment workshops to understand as‑is infrastructure and cloud readiness.
  • Establish governance structures, operating models, reporting frameworks, and communication plans.

2. Cloud & Infrastructure Migration Management

  • Oversee execution of migrations involving servers, networks, storage, databases, applications, and services.
  • Drive cloud transition waves (lift‑and‑shift, re‑platform, re‑architect) in collaboration with cloud engineers and architects.
  • Ensure migration tools, automation, and best practices are leveraged for efficient transitions.

3. Program & Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for project updates, escalations, and cross‑team coordination.
  • Prepare and present weekly dashboards, executive summaries, RAG status reports, and risk logs.
  • Collaborate closely with Infra, Cloud, Security, Network, DevOps, and business teams.

4. Risk, Compliance & Change Management

  • Identify transition risks, define mitigation plans, and drive issue resolution.
  • Ensure adherence to security, compliance, regulatory, and audit requirements during the transition.
  • Manage change requests, impact assessments, and approvals in coordination with CAB/ITSM processes.

5. Vendor & Partner Management

  • Coordinate with cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), OEMs, third‑party vendors, and migration partners.
  • Track SLA compliance and ensure vendor deliverables are completed on time.

6. Operations Readiness & Handover

  • Ensure all cutover activities, KT sessions, SOP updates, and runbook preparations are completed.
  • Transition services seamlessly to steady‑state operations or managed services teams.
  • Conduct post‑transition reviews and lessons‑learned exercises.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 7–12+ years of IT experience with at least 4+ years in cloud or infrastructure transition projects.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure domains: compute, storage, network, virtualization, databases, backup/DR.
  • Experience leading cloud migration or hybrid-cloud transformation programs (AWS/Azure/GCP).
  • Proven project management expertise (Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid).
  • Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, or Scrum Master certification.

Skill Requirements

 

  • PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or Agile certification.

Other Requirements

  • PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or Agile certification.
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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.
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