Network Project Manager

Job Description - Project Manager (Network Infrastructure) Role: Project Manager - Network Infrastructure Experience: 8-10 Years Location: Mumbai Employment Type: Full Time Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a multi-country APAC Network Refresh Program involving Cisco and Arista infrastructure modernization. The Project Manager will be responsible for governance, stakeholder management, deployment planning, RAID management, maintenance window coordination, executive reporting, and successful delivery of multiple migration waves. Key Responsibilities Project Governance Establish project governance.Drive communication plans.Conduct Steering Committee meetings.Manage stakeholder expectations.Maintain RACI Matrix. Planning Prepare master project schedule.Plan migration waves.Resource planning.Capacity planning.Risk-based deployment sequencing. Delivery Management Coordinate network engineers.Track deployment progress.Ensure milestone completion.Manage project timeline.Monitor KPIs. Change Management Coordinate CAB approvals.Schedule maintenance windows.Track implementation approvals.Manage production changes. RAID Management Maintain and monitor: RisksActionsIssuesDependenciesDrive timely mitigation and resolution. Vendor Coordination Cisco TACArista TACRemote HandsInternal Engineering TeamsData Center Teams Reporting Prepare: Daily Status ReportsWeekly Governance ReportsExecutive DashboardsProject Health ReportsWave Completion ReportsClosure Reports Documentation Project PlanRunbooksMigration TrackerFleet Execution TrackerLessons LearnedClosure Report Required Skills Project Management Infrastructure Project DeliveryNetwork Migration ProgramsPMO GovernanceWaterfall / Agile DeliveryRisk ManagementChange Management Networking Knowledge Strong understanding of: Cisco NexusCisco CatalystArista SwitchesData Center NetworksRouting & SwitchingMaintenance WindowsHardware RefreshNetwork Migration Tools Microsoft ProjectJiraExcelPowerPointServiceNowConfluence Stakeholder Management Experience working with: Executive LeadershipInfrastructure TeamsNetwork ArchitectsData Center TeamsOEM VendorsGlobal Delivery Teams Required Experience 8+ years of IT Infrastructure Project Management.Minimum 5 years managing large Network/Data Center transformation projects.Experience leading global infrastructure deployments.Strong governance and executive communication skills.Experience managing geographically distributed teams and maintenance window execution. Preferred Certifications PMP (Preferred)PRINCE2 (Preferred)PMI-ACP (Preferred)ITIL FoundationCCNA/CCNP (Preferred) .