consultant / Senior Consultant Data & analytics

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end project lifecycle including planning, execution, monitoring and closure of technical projects.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, internal technical teams and third-party vendors to ensure timely and quality delivery.
• Drive requirements gathering, technical feasibility assessments and documentation.
• Track and report project progress, risks, issues and dependencies to leadership and clients.
• Ensure adherence to compliance, data security and regulatory requirements as applicable to government projects.
• Lead cross-functional teams of developers, business analysts, data engineers and testers.
• Implement project governance processes including budgeting, resource planning and risk management.
• Facilitate client workshops, technical reviews and steering committee meetings.
• Manage change requests and scope creep, maintaining alignment with the overall project objectives.

Mandatory skill sets:

• Proven experience managing government sector projects or clients.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in managing application development and/or data and analytics projects.
• Proficient in project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Trello, etc.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
• Ability to manage technical teams and interface with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred skill sets:

• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile (Scrum Master/SAFe) certification.
• Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with Government e-Governance initiatives, Smart City projects, or Public Sector data platforms.
• Understanding of data privacy, open data standards and interoperability frameworks in the public sector.
• Knowledge of tools like Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python/R for analytics projects.
• Prior experience with RFP/proposal processes for government clients.

Years of experience required:

• Minimum 5 -10 years of total experience with at least 2- 4 years in project management roles.

Education qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Mandatory).
• Masters degree in Management, Technology, or Public Administration (Preferred but not mandatory).