Associate Project Manager

About Us:

HighRadius, a renowned provider of cloud-based Autonomous Software for the Office of the CFO, has transformed critical financial processes for over 800+ leading companies worldwide.Trusted by prestigious organizations like 3M, Unilever, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sanofi, Kellogg Company, Danone, Hershey's, and many others, HighRadius optimizes order-to-cash, treasury, and record-to-report processes, earning us back-to-back recognition in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and a prestigious spot in Forbes Cloud 100 List for three consecutive years.

With a remarkable valuation of $3.1B and an impressive annual recurring revenue exceeding $100M, we experience a robust year-over-year growth of 24%. With a global presence spanning 8+ locations and a recent addition in Poland, we're in the pre-IPO stage, poised for rapid growth. We invite passionate and diverse individuals to join us on this exciting path to becoming a publicly traded company and shape our promising future.

Job Summary:

Skills and Experience Needed:

• A. Project Management and Delivery

  • Own, drive, and execute select complex internal projects, cross-functional initiatives, and process-improvement programs from initial scoping and business case development through to execution, change management, and formal closure.
  •   Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks and areas of improvement across assigned projects
  • Look at how projects are being run, find inefficient steps, and fix them to help teams deliver work faster and with fewer errors.

  B. Governance and PMO Standards

  • Establish and execute a regular audit cadence for project health, ensuring compliance with PMO frameworks and documentation standards. 
  • Govern the adoption and standardized configuration of PSA tool, ensuring a "single source of truth" for project data.
  • Facilitate Stage-Gate reviews and ensure project stage compliance with governance frameworks.
  • Lead the formal collection and analysis of lessons learned post-project/program and integrate resulting recommendations into the PMO methodology and training materials. 
  • Facilitate the PM Community of Practice (CoP) meetings, enabling knowledge sharing, cross-functional collaboration, and the identification of new best practices from project teams. 

  C. Stakeholder Management

  • Act as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders, external vendors and cross-functional teams on PMO - related matters.
  • Synthesize complex data and risks into clear, concise, and executive-ready dashboards, status reports, and presentations for leadership. 
  • Act as a change agent, leading communication strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new PMO processes, tools, and governance policies across delivery teams.
  • Manage governance cadences with external vendors, ensuring deliverables align with business requirements and organizational quality standards. 

Job Specification:

• A. Education & Experience 

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Project Management, or a related field. 
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a Project Management Office (PMO), PMCoE, or a dedicated process improvement/operational excellence role. 
  • Experience in developing and implementing standard project management methodologies and tools.
  • Prior SaaS experience is a plus.

  B. Certifications (Good to have) 

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner). 
  • Certification in an Agile framework (e.g., Scrum Master, SAFe). 
  • Certification in process improvement (e.g., Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt). 
  
  

  C. Core Competencies 

  • Project Management Expertise: Hands-on experience managing projects end-to-end using structured methodologies
  • Analytical Thinking: Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, executive ready recommendations.
  • Tool Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software and collaboration tools.
  • Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels without direct authority.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary.
• Fun-filled work culture (https://www.highradius.com/culture/)
• Equal employment opportunities.
• Opportunity to build with a pre-IPO Global SaaS Centaur.