PMO Lead

The primary role of a PMO lead is to make immediate, direct contributions to enhancing our clients’ competitive position and performance in ways that are distinctive, innovative, and sustainable.

To do this, a PMO lead must perform the following activities:

·        Execute project management activities in the all phases of project (initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure).

·        Prepare project plan and schedule for large projects covering multiple functional areas or business units.

·        Lead a team of 6-8 PMOs

·        Manage project scope, resources (human, financial etc.) and schedule to ensure that the project team members are meeting the deadlines and following the guidelines.

·        Should have strong critical-thinking capabilities to solve problems and think about wide-ranging issues and facilitate decisions.

·        Should be able to direct, manage and motivate the project team in multi-vendor and multi country environment.

·        Handle the escalations and conflict within the project team.

·        Have good working experience in stakeholder management, change management, communication plan, risk and mitigation plan, implementation and cutover plan.

·        Prepare Project status updates based on the stakeholders, handle Steering Meetings, Phase exits and Project meetings

Requirements

Total 10 to 15 years’ work experience of which 3 to 4 years’ has been specifically on leading a PMO team/IT Project Management team

·        Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent degree from reputed institutions

·        MUST have experience in independently driving projects across all phases starting with initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure

·        MUST have experience in preparing Project Management deliverables like Project Charter, Project Plan, RAID log, various kinds of Reports

·        MUST have experience in Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Risk and Stakeholder management

·        MUST have hands on experience in handling both Agile and Waterfall projects

·        MUST have experience in using JIRA / Confluence / ADO

·        Project Management certification preferred Eg: PMP / PRINCE 2

·        Outstanding Communication skills, both written and verbal

·        Willingness and ability to take initiatives and learn independently

Flexibility to travel, as needed