Outsized - Head - PMO Office

Position Summary:

Responsible for establishing and running the Project Management Office attached with CEO's office, with the objective of ensuring all company-wide projects are delivered using a - best-practice- Project Delivery Approach and are delivered within the agreed scope, time, cost and quality. This role will be three fold, firstly overseeing the portfolio of organizational projects, providing expert knowledge and support and monitoring progress and reporting on the portfolio status. Secondly managing projects/programs directly. Finally, the development, introduction and on-going iteration of the organization's Project Delivery Approach. The role is expected to provide strong leadership in a matrix environment to promote best practices in managing interrelated projects and programs to ensure successful delivery. This role will also ensure project resources have the correct tool sets and processes in place and that all relevant staff are trained and equipped to deliver successfully. Strong project or program management and excellent organizational skills are fundamental, as is the ability to liaise with people at all levels of the organization. The job requires the PMO leader to work with the CXOs/Functional heads in driving key strategic projects.

Key Responsibilities:

- Ability to manage a range of projects types and complex business initiatives and change program

- Ownership of the organization's Project Delivery Approach, its implementation, establishment and iteration

- Ability to and experience of providing input to organizational business and budget planning

- Good understanding of performance management frameworks and tools in the delivery of business objectives

- Team management experience with the ability to manage and motive virtual or matrix project teams as well as the PMO

- Experience of being a Business Partner and managing those relationships

- Experience of prioritization matrices and working with the business to determine appropriate project prioritization

- Ability to juggle different projects/priorities and deliver high quality outcomes under pressure Capability to provide timely, accurate and relevant project and portfolio reporting as agreed

- Experience of resource planning against the prioritized portfolio of projects and ability to work with the PMO and business to manage project resource needs

- Capability to track project benefits realization and lessons learnt activities to feed into on-going improvements

- Able to focus on a clear goal in all actions

- Ability to monitor and report on project budgets across the portfolio at stakeholder and Sponsor levels

- Advanced IT skills in relation to Word, PowerPoint and Excel and MS Project or other project tools

- Responsible for mentoring and coaching the PMO and business project teams to effectively implement the Project Delivery Approach

- Thought leader with a view to creating a viable PMO service and supporting pragmatic delivery of projects

Qualification and Experience:

- Significant experience at a senior level in a PMO Function ( 15 years +)

- Must have worked in a BFSI / Process driven company

- Recognized formal project management qualification (PMP/APMP/Prince2 or equivalent) is desirable but not mandatory

- Developed project/program management and planning skills and experience

- Excellent attention to detail, both written and numerical, and commitment to quality

- Comfortable with coordinating and collaborating with business teams to drive required decisions and outcomes

- Cross functional relationship building is paramount. The role must be able to successfully work with and influence individuals not directly under their control.