Techno Functional Project Manager - UiPath / RPA & Intelligent Automation

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Techno-Functional Project Manager with strong expertise in UiPath Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to lead end-to-end automation initiatives. The role acts as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, ensuring successful implementation of automation solutions that drive operational efficiency, governance maturity, business value, and digital transformation outcomes. Role Focus Areas • Project and program delivery management • Business analysis and process discovery • UiPath technical oversight and solution governance • Stakeholder, client, and vendor management • Automation CoE support, reporting, and benefits tracking Key Responsibilities: Project Management & Delivery • Lead end-to-end UiPath automation projects from initiation through production deployment. • Define project scope, timelines, budget, resource plans, milestones, and governance cadence. • Build and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, change logs, status reports, and executive updates. • Manage risks, dependencies, issues, change requests, and delivery escalations. • Ensure delivery within scope, schedule, quality, and budget expectations. • Drive project reviews, sprint ceremonies, steering committee updates, and client-facing status meetings. Business & Functional Responsibilities • Conduct process discovery workshops with business stakeholders and operations teams. • Identify automation opportunities, assess process feasibility, and define automation suitability. • Analyze existing business processes and recommend optimization opportunities before automation. • Create and review Process Assessment Documents (PAD), Process Definition Documents (PDD), Business Requirement Documents (BRD), and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD). • Translate business requirements into clear solution inputs for architects and developers. • Define KPIs, projected business benefits, ROI, success criteria, and adoption metrics for automation initiatives. UiPath Technical Oversight • Provide delivery governance and oversight for UiPath solution design and implementation. • Review Solution Design Documents (SDD), architecture approach, exception handling, logging, reusable components, and security compliance. • Collaborate with UiPath Developers, Solution Architects, Infrastructure Teams, Testing Teams, PMO, and business users. • Support deployment and production readiness through UiPath Orchestrator governance. • Monitor automation stability, bot performance, SLA adherence, and post go-live issue resolution. • Promote UiPath best practices across development, testing, deployment, release, and hypercare. Stakeholder Management • Act as the primary interface between business users, client stakeholders, and technical delivery teams. • Manage stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle. • Facilitate governance forums, steering committee meetings, and executive reviews. • Create client-ready updates covering progress, risks, issues, decisions required, and next steps. • Coordinate with Automation CoE teams to maintain pipeline visibility and prioritization. Agile, PMO & Governance • Lead Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project execution models as appropriate. • Manage sprint planning, backlog reviews, demos, retrospectives, and delivery checkpoints. • Track project health across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and benefits realization. • Ensure compliance with PMO standards, security expectations, documentation requirements, and audit readiness. Automation CoE Support • Support RPA Center of Excellence setup, governance, standards, and operating model maturity. • Drive automation intake, prioritization, pipeline management, and value realization tracking. • Develop reusable templates, checklists, best practices, and project delivery artifacts. • Mentor delivery teams on UiPath methodology, documentation standards, and stakeholder communication. Required Technical Skills Skill Area Required / Preferred Exposure UiPath Platform UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, Assistant, Apps, Action Center, Insights, AI Center, Document Understanding, Test Suite RPA Concepts Attended automation, unattended automation, REFramework, exception handling, logging, queues, assets, credentials, triggers, and schedules Intelligent Automation Process Mining, Task Mining, Document Understanding, OCR, AI/ML-enabled automation, hyperautomation concepts Delivery Tools Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Visio, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI Methodologies Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, Hybrid delivery, SDLC, UAT, release management, and production support Functional Competencies • Process assessment and process mining interpretation • Business process reengineering and optimization • ROI calculation and business case development • Automation opportunity identification and prioritization • Risk, issue, dependency, and change management • Vendor, client, and stakeholder management • Requirement gathering and documentation • Resource planning and utilization tracking • Release governance and production readiness • Communication, reporting, and executive presentation Required Qualifications Education • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related discipline. • MBA or equivalent business qualification preferred. Certifications Preferred • UiPath Certified Professional (UCP) • UiPath Automation Solution Architect or Business Analyst certification • PMP / PRINCE2 • Certified Scrum Master / Agile certification • SAFe certification, where applicable Experience Requirements Mandatory • 7+ years of IT delivery, project management, business analysis, or automation program experience. • 4+ years delivering UiPath automation projects in enterprise environments. • Experience managing multiple concurrent RPA projects or workstreams. • Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies. • Experience managing global client stakeholders, distributed teams, governance forums, and delivery escalations. Preferred • UiPath CoE setup or CoE operating model experience. • Exposure to Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, OpenSpan, Power Automate, or similar automation platforms. • Presales, estimation, solution consulting, SOW review, or delivery proposal experience. • Experience managing medium to large project budgets and ven