Job Purpose
To drive successful implementation of the EPMO team’s strategy, services and deliverables, establish frameworks and standards for Project and Program Management, and support delivery and monitoring of ad hoc strategic and special projects.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Take end-to-end ownership for the identification, development, prioritization and implementation of the highest impact / most strategic projects and programs in the organization.
- Establish frameworks to manage initiatives, including methodologies, tools, and organizational structures.
- Prioritize initiatives for implementation and ensure alignment with the strategy.
- Determine key steps and milestones for implementing initiatives in coordination with the Business Owners.
- Identify the interdependencies between initiatives and manage risks and escalation on the singular and aggregate levels.
- Report project progress, achievements interdependencies, risks and challenges to Management.
- Manage the assigned EPMO manpower to the initiatives and conduct regular manpower planning and allocation.
- Set up priorities to tasks and categorize them according to previously set standards.
- Maintain the organizational structure and roles within the initiative's ecosystem.
- Provide support to the business owners and sponsors in uplifting the quality of project plans and other project & initiative artifacts.
- Review quality, performance reports and perform Quality Assurance on all initiative's deliverables/outputs.
- Evaluate assigned EPMO staff regularly and support in their career planning and development efforts.
- Manage and monitoring change requests and ensure that they adhere to the approved policies.
- Define the training needs of the initiative teams, recommend the necessary training courses, and monitor the effectiveness and results of these courses.
- Support in the delivery and monitoring of ad hoc strategic and special business projects.
- Conduct research, analysis and other strategic activities in collaboration with the Strategy team as required by the business from time to time.
RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE
- Min of 8+ years of experience in Project Management Office Role.
- Experience of managing the complete lifecycle of a project with project teams of 5 to 25 people.
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE
- Experience in managing PMO the Real Estate sector or corporate departments in a holding structure.
- Led implementations from ideation to post closing of initiatives in disciplines such as CX, Procurement, HR, Marketing, Data, Innovation and Process Improvement.
TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Project Management
- Leadership Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Research and Analysis
QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or other relevant fields.