Who we are
Apollo Tyres Ltd is an international tyre manufacturer and the leading tyre brand in India. The company has multiple manufacturing units in India and a unit each in the Netherlands and Hungary. The company markets its products under its two global brands – Apollo and Vredestein, and its products are available in over 100 countries through a vast network of branded, exclusive and multi-product outlets.
The Program Manager operates within the Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure strategic initiatives are governed, planned, and executed in a controlled, transparent, and aligned manner.
Objective of the role
This role applies PMO governance frameworks, operating models, and project management standards to oversee portfolio planning, monitoring, and reporting across multiple initiatives.
The Program Manager supports leadership by providing clear performance insights, risk visibility, and fact‑based inputs for decision‑making. By enabling consistent standards, reliable reporting, and audit‑ready governance, the role improves predictability, quality, and accountability in project execution while ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, and audit requirements.
Your tasks
PMO Strategy & Governance
- Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, methodologies, and standards
- Ensure alignment of all projects with organizational strategy
- Ensure compliance with internal processes and quality standards
Portfolio & Program Management
- Oversee full project and program roadmaps and prioritization based on business value
- Monitor program performance, risks, and cross‑project dependencies
- Support strategic decision‑making through data‑driven insights
- Ensure timely escalation of critical issues
Reporting & Communication
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI)
- Track relevant KPIs
- Deliver executive‑level reports and actionable insights
- Ensure visibility and transparency across stakeholders
- Enable consistent cross-functional communication
- Ensure alignment, communication, and decision-making between leadership and project teams
- Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, and reviews
Process Improvement & Standardization
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across PM practices
- Standardize templates, tools, and workflows
Your profile
- Result orientated
- Ownership and commitment
- Objective, factual and analytical approach
- Autonomous and pro-active
- Good communication and people skills
- Good collaboration and social skills
- Ability to define and track issues across cross-functional teams
- Sense of detail and accuracy
- Flexible and adaptable
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Problem solving mindset
- Ability to understand business priorities
Start date: To be discussed
Internship nature: Full-time
For further details contact: [email protected]
Location: Colosseum 2, 7521 PT Enschede
