As a Senior Portfolio and Project Manager, you will coach project managers, lead technology initiatives, review project plans, and ensure smooth communication across stakeholders. You will develop strategies for managing risks, foster team accountability, conduct portfolio reviews, and build strong partnerships with delivery teams to enhance project outcomes.
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Job Description:
Your scope of work / key responsibilities:
As Senior Portfolio and Project Manager
- Coach and mentor project managers, from initiation to closure, ensuring adherence to project management methodologies and standards
- Establish and lead technology value realization reviews - key technology Initiatives receive regular oversight throughout execution.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration on project status, issues, risks etc. with relevant stakeholders on a timely basis
- Review project plans, schedules, and budgets, and monitor project progress against these parameters.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to review project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
- Help the project managers to Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies.
- Provide leadership and guidance to project manager fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct portfolio reviews and lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement and best practices.
- Build the culture of process standardization through actions, usage of PPMO tools
- Develop strong partnerships with the Delivery Teams to gain strong understanding of objectives, sustain open dialogue.
- Influence a wide range of stakeholders to remove impediments and maximize team output
- Support hiring process when needed which involves working with different stakeholders to pass on the demand and JD, get the profiles reviewed, maintaining candidate records, panel & slot scheduling etc.
- Builds a high performing team managing intrapersonal conflicts.
- Ensure the cross functional team are working collaboratively and cohesively.
We require someone with / key experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business administration, engineering, or project management. A PMP certification is preferred.
- Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience
- Proven experience as a PMO leader and in managing complex projects, preferably in a similar industry or sector.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with project management software tools such as Planview and JIRA
- Knowledge of relevant regulations, standards, and quality requirements applicable to the projects.
- Ability to travel as needed to project sites or client locations.
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills to work effectively in a changing environment balancing operations and project delivery.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, including ability to effectively address any issues in collaboration with others as appropriate; ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems; ability to develop problem solving skills among direct reports and other team members as appropriate.
- Well versed in navigating complex organizational structures and capability to develop productive working relationships with internal stakeholders across the region and globally
- Exposure to modern technologies and methodologies like Agile, Mobile, APIs, DevOps etc.
Certifications: PMP Preferred, SM / PSM/SAFe is a plus
Primary Location: SLGS P
Schedule: Full-time
Job Category:
Project Management - Systems
Posting End Date:
30/01/2025
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