Job Profile Summary- The purpose of this role is to oversee the coordination and integration of project governance, portfolio financials, demand, and resource development functions within the Program Management Office (PMO), ensuring alignment and synergy across initiatives. This role involves managing cross-functional portfolio initiatives with a consistent philosophy to drive successful execution.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee Project Management Office (PMO), project governance and demand activities across relevant portfolios.
- Ensure skilled project PM resources are placed on projects.
- Ensure effective project initiation readiness by assessing plans, stakeholder engagement, and dependencies.
- Support PMO stage gate and funding process adherence.
- Monitor inflight programs and projects for alignment with business outcomes.
- Manage budgeted resources by forecasting needs and accounting for expenses.
- Manage coordination with Risk, Governance and Performance Management on Project Quality audit plans.
- Manage risk and audit requirements, including annual testing, control readiness, and remediation tracking.
- Manage project and portfolio financials, including budgeting, forecasting, funding oversight and financial performance tracking to support strategic decision making and portfolio delivery.
Skills and Requirements - add details here
Technical Skills and ExperienceWhat are the top 3 - 5 must have technical skills?- Proven experience managing a Program Management Office
- Proven experience leading a team of PMO specialists
- Significant project financial skills and experience, i.e., forecasting, invoicing, accruals, etc.
- Proficiency with Planview strongly preferred, but not required
- Strong proficiency with MS Office apps - word, ppt, excel
- Experience with reporting and data tools - Power BI, Apps and Automate
- Knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile/Agile Methodologies
