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 inindependentlydriving 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

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree