IN_Senior Associate_PMO_Digital Engineering Transformation_Advisory_Chennai

Job Description & Summary:  

This is not a typical PMO role. You'll be embedded with the R&D leadership of a fast-moving wind turbine manufacturer that is building its engineering function from the ground up — defining how projects get tracked, how decisions get made, and how a growing team of engineers stays aligned on priorities. The R&D head is technically strong but operationally stretched, and you'll be the person who takes the overhead off their plate: standing up process where there is none, bringing structure without bureaucracy, and making sure the right things get done in the right order. If you've worked inside a wind OEM during a period of rapid growth — or in any industrial R&D environment where the org was ahead of its processes — this will feel familiar. 

Responsibilities: 

• Build and run the R&D programme management function from scratch — intake, prioritisation, resource allocation, milestone tracking 

• Stand up lightweight governance: stage-gate frameworks, decision logs, RAID registers, and weekly rhythm-of-business cadence 

• Translate R&D portfolio priorities into executable sprint and project plans, working directly with engineering leads 

• Own the programme reporting pack - status, risks, decisions needed - for the R&D head and executive stakeholders 

• Identify and close process gaps as they emerge: design reviews, drawing release workflows, supplier qualification tracking, IP logging 

• Support hiring and onboarding coordination as the R&D team scales 

• Act as the connective tissue between R&D, IT, procurement, and external partners 

Mandatory skill sets: 

• Programme or project management in an R&D or engineering environment — not just IT delivery 

• Wind energy experience strongly preferred; alternatively: industrial manufacturing R&D 

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity - able to create structure without being given a template 

• Strong working knowledge of programme tools: Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent 

• Excellent stakeholder management - able to work with a technically opinionated R&D head and translate their priorities into organised plans 

Preferred skill sets: 

• PMP, PRINCE2, or SAFe certification useful but not required; demonstrated delivery track record matters more 

Years of experience required: 

4+ years 

Education qualification: 

Any UG/PG