| Noida, Uttar PradeshPune, Maharashtra
Job Summary
Job Description: GCP Technical Project Manager
Location: India
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced GCP Technical Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) engagements, from pre-sales solutioning through project execution and customer success. This role sits at the intersection of technical architecture, project governance, and stakeholder management, requiring someone who can speak fluently with both GCP Architects and business stakeholders while driving projects to on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcomes.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical project leader who understands cloud architecture well enough to challenge and shape solutions, while also being a master of project governance, risk management, and customer relationship building.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Sales & Solutioning Support: Partner with sales and pre-sales teams to scope, estimate, and structure GCP engagements (migrations, modernization, data & AI platforms, landing zones, etc.).
Support RFP/RFI responses, SOWs, and proposal development with realistic timelines, staffing plans, and delivery approaches.
Translate customer business requirements into high-level technical solution narratives in collaboration with GCP Architects.
Participate in client-facing pre-sales discussions to build credibility and confidence in delivery capability.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between customer stakeholders, internal delivery teams, GCP Architects, and executive sponsors.
Facilitate discovery workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and solution design reviews.
Manage expectations across technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and outcomes.
Provide regular status reporting, steering committee updates, and executive-level communication.
Project Execution & Delivery: Own end-to-end project planning, execution, and delivery for GCP engagements using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies as appropriate.
Define project scope, work breakdown structures, resource plans, budgets, and delivery milestones.
Proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests throughout the project lifecycle.
Track and report on project financials (budget vs. actuals), resource utilization, and delivery KPIs.
Ensure quality assurance, compliance, and governance standards are met throughout delivery.
Interface & Lead Discussions with GCP Architects: Serve as the connective tissue between GCP Architects and business/customer stakeholders during solution design.
Lead technical solutioning discussions, ensuring architectural decisions align with project scope, budget, and timeline constraints.
Facilitate architecture review boards, design walkthroughs, and technical decision logs.
Ensure technical designs are translated into actionable, sequenced project plans.
Customer Satisfaction & Relationship Management: Own the overall customer experience for assigned engagements, driving high CSAT/NPS outcomes.
Proactively identify and resolve delivery risks before they impact customer satisfaction.
Conduct regular business reviews and gather feedback to identify opportunities for account growth.
Act as an escalation point for critical delivery issues, ensuring swift resolution and transparent communication.
Contribution to GCP Project Management Practice: Contribute to the build-out of internal GCP delivery methodologies, templates, playbooks, and best practices.
Mentor and coach junior project managers and delivery leads on GCP-specific delivery nuances.
Support capability-building initiatives such as internal training, accelerators, and reusable delivery assets.
Stay current on GCP product roadmap, tooling, and industry trends to continuously improve delivery practices.
Skill Requirements
Required Qualifications
Experience
8+ years of project management experience, with at least 4+ years managing cloud technology projects, specifically on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Proven experience in pre-sales support, solution scoping, and proposal/SOW development.
Demonstrated experience managing multi-workstream, cross-functional technical projects with distributed teams.
Experience working directly with cloud architects, engineers, and enterprise customer stakeholders.
Skills & Competencies
Strong understanding of GCP core services (Compute, Storage, Networking, BigQuery, IAM, GKE, etc.) sufficient to engage credibly in architecture discussions.
Excellent stakeholder management, executive communication, and presentation skills.
Strong command of project management methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, SAFe) and tools (Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, or similar).
Financial acumen, budget planning, tracking, and forecasting for technical projects.
Strong risk management, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language and vice versa.
Other Requirements
Mandatory Certifications
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
PMP (Project Management Professional)
Preferred additional certifications:
Google Cloud Digital Leader
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) / PMI-ACP
ITIL Foundation
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (Master's degree preferred).
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