Description Role: Associate Project Manager Experience: 3 to 8 years Education: MBA Graduate with relevant project/program management experience OR Graduate - B.Tech/B.E. - Computers, Electronics/Telecommunication; PG - M.Sc. – Computers, M.Tech – Any Specialization, MCA – Computers, OR Industrial Engineering Background Location: Pune About the role: You will own project delivery operations across one or more concurrent projects — managing plans, budgets, risks, and people to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope. Key Responsibilities: Project planning & tracking · Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones · Track progress against baselines and produce accurate, timely status reports · Identify schedule slippages early and work with teams to course-correct Budget & financial management · Monitor project budgets and resource utilisation on an ongoing basis. · Report variations in allocations and project budgets variance analysis and flag deviations with supporting data · Support forecasting and assist in financial reporting to leadership Risk & issue management · Maintain comprehensive risk and issue registers · Support removing blockers and drive resolution · Escalate critical risks with clear context and recommended actions People & team coordination · Manage day-to-day coordination across cross-functional project teams · Track individual and team deliverables; hold teams accountable to timelines · Support capacity planning and resource allocation across workstreams Client & stakeholder communication · Respond to client queries and emails in a timely and professional manner · Schedule and coordinate client-facing meetings, reviews, and check-ins · Prepare and circulate routine project reports and updates to relevant stakeholders · Maintain clear and organised communication trails across all project touchpoints Governance & process · Ensure adherence to SPAR frameworks, templates, and reporting standards · Maintain accurate project documentation throughout the project lifecycle · Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes Required: · MBA graduates with a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience OR 3–8 years of experience in project management OR Industrial Engineering experience · Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams · Strong analytical skills — comfortable working with data, numbers, and financial reports · Proficient in project management tools (MS Project, Jira, or similar) and Excel · Excellent written and verbal communication skills · Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities · Proactive problem-solver with a strong learning mindset · Willingness to overlap with US EST hours · Be able to join immediately Company Profile: SPAR Solutions (based out of Atlanta, USA and Pune, India) is an employee-friendly place full of confident, result-oriented people with high energy levels and uncompromising work ethics. Compensation (match or exceed industry benchmarks) is driven by merit and performance; there is no limit to professional growth. If you believe that values like a consultative, detail-oriented, quick learner, team player, high performance, creativity and fun are your calling, you would be a great fit on our team. Contact Details: Talent Acquisition Team HR Department / SPAR Solutions Address: SPAR Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. Pune IT Park, B-503, Bhau Patil Marg, 34 Aundh Road, Bopodi, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Pin Code: 411020. Website: sparsolutions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spar-solutions-llc Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparsolutions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPARsolutions Requirements Required: · MBA graduates with a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience OR 3–8 years of experience in project management OR Industrial Engineering experience · Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams · Strong analytical skills — comfortable working with data, numbers, and financial reports · Proficient in project management tools (MS Project, Jira, or similar) and Excel · Excellent written and verbal communication skills · Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities · Proactive problem-solver with a strong learning mindset · Willingness to overlap with US EST hours · Be able to join immediately