.Net Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Execution
- Lead end-to-end delivery of .NET projects, from requirements analysis through deployment and support for 8-15 year complexity levels.
- Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and detailed execution plans aligned with business goals.
- Create and manage project schedules, resource plans, and effort estimates for .NET and ASP.NET Core initiatives.
- Track progress, manage dependencies, and drive on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining quality standards.
Technical Leadership in .NET
- Collaborate with technical leads to design and review solutions built on .NET, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and ASP.NET Core Web API.
- Understand and evaluate architecture decisions, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Guide teams in leveraging ADO.NET and related data access patterns effectively within project constraints.
- Participate in code/solution reviews at a high level to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, translating requirements into actionable technical plans.
- Facilitate regular status meetings, demos, and reviews with clients and internal teams.
- Manage expectations, handle escalations, and ensure clear, transparent communication across all levels.
- Mentor and coach team members, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
Risk, Quality & Process Management
- Identify project risks and issues early, define mitigation plans, and track them to closure.
- Ensure adherence to SDLC processes, documentation standards, and release management practices.
- Drive implementation of quality gates, including testing strategies and acceptance criteria for .NET deliverables.
- Continuously improve project management practices, tools, and templates based on retrospectives and lessons learned.
Delivery Governance & Reporting
- Prepare and present periodic project status reports, dashboards, and metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
- Monitor budget, effort, and productivity, taking corrective actions when deviations occur.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and audit requirements in all project activities.