PMO Lead Job Description

PMO Lead Job Description

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PMO lead provides portfolio reporting and mature report automation using CA PPM (Clarity), Tableau, Excel, and other tools.

PMO Lead Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Mentor CTS PM and BA community with respect to project management best practices and training needs
Support AGT project management service and processes
Program Reporting - collating and quality assuring packs for Program Status, Board, Steering Committee and IB Execution Board meetings
Program Communications - Own and maintain the Program SharePoint and schedule Program communications meetings
Financial Management – Manage the Program financials by coordinating with Shared Services and IB Finance on accruals, forecast and reconciliation of actuals
Supplier Management – Manage business resources, including contractors and Statement of Works for Consultants
Plan Management – Create and maintain the integrated Program plan across multiple workstreams, working closely with the Program lead
Defining governance of Legal-supported Change
Ensure project activities align with the overarching Compliance Strategic Change Agenda
Work closely with the Head of PMO on day to day activities

PMO Lead Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for PMO Lead

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, PMI, CSM, PRINCE, ITIL, PRINCE2, II, PMO, MBA, FAA

Education for PMO Lead

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the PMO lead job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Engineering, Education, Computer Science, MBA, Finance, Project Management, Business/Administration, Management, Technical

Skills for PMO Lead

Desired skills for PMO lead include:

Outlook
Project management
Visa's financial practices and technology processes
Investment banking
MS Project
Microsoft Office
Programme types
CA Clarity
Especially Excel
Excel

Desired experience for PMO lead includes:

Experience working within Agile and waterfall based delivery programmes/projects
Experience of managing the PMO function for complex multi-million pound programmes
Strong financial analysis skills including budgeting and forecasting
The ability to translate project requirements into media-friendly language
Experience of using Atlassian JIRA and Confluence systems (or similar ticketing/wiki software) as part of a delivery programme, including ability to export reports
Perform regular Portfolio reporting activities to Legal and Group stakeholders

PMO Lead Examples

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PMO Lead Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of PMO lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for PMO lead
  • Support formalized Scaled Agile (SAFe) project management disciplines within the dedicated Portfolio as an operational discipline
  • Define and oversee programme governance aligned to the overarching Barclays Governance framework
  • Facilitate and manage the preparation and smooth running of key governance forums
  • Oversee the global programme budget and financial reporting processes
  • Define and deliver reporting metrics globally ensuring that timely submissions are received
  • Co-ordinate PMO support processes
  • Oversee the Programme communication approach and plan
  • Establishing and administration of the global programme plan and efficient reporting of progress to key stakeholders
  • Establishing and agreeing project acceptance criteria which will be used to confirm achievement of inception phase and appropriate sign-off
  • Documentation and audit trails
Qualifications for PMO lead
  • Quality planning including projects and risk reviews
  • Reporting and escalating in an appropriate and timely fashion, and initiate timely, corrective action where required
  • Ability to review project deliverables for completeness and quality, and compliance with established project standards in line with the Compliance Governance Manual
  • Project Office Management experience
  • Exposure to Project Accountancy
  • Oral and written communication to board standard
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of PMO lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for PMO lead
  • Develop, define, and oversee standard Project Management processes for Asia and ensure PMs are executing according to the defined standards and methods and ensuring consistency across the zones
  • Secretarial duties for various governance forums (minutes taking, attendance, etc)
  • Develop and manage a portfolio view of the technology initiatives in SCPP
  • Support the programme management of key initiatives, Planning, PMO support, financials, governance facilitation, status reporting and deliverables management
  • Establish a governance framework within CTS by implementing a project process control policy that ensures a consistent approach to project planning
  • Collaborate with IT applications leads and PMs to implement the policy, standard templates, procedures and attestation process across CTS
  • Maintain and monitor the CTS project dashboard by keeping project statuses, delivery dates, risks and issues updated weekly � use the dashboard as the foundation for senior management reporting and attestation updates
  • Become familiar with project details at the appropriate level in order to endorse attestations and support escalation related to risks, issues, and/or slippage � guide PMs with mitigation options and presentations
  • Ensure best practices are followed by PMs across SDLC phases including business sponsorship/engagement
  • Balance overall project portfolio to ensure resource loading, project inter-dependencies, budget, delivery timing, and external factors are considered - portfolio risks are to be mitigated in advance
Qualifications for PMO lead
  • Minimum 5 - 6 years of experience within banking and financial services, with at least 3 - 4 years of relevant PMO experience working across large banking programme
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work to demanding deadlines
  • Project and portfolio planning experience
  • Experience of supporting and managing demand management process
  • Portfolio Support role experience across a portfolio of projects or a major programme
  • Ability to produce governance packs
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a PMO lead. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for PMO lead
  • Partner with program managers to apply added project process controls to large, strategic initiatives (e.g., BOAR)
  • Together with the Program Director, Program Lead and the Director, Communication T&O, the role provides guidance, advice and counsel on all program communications matters for the duration of the transformation to the Vice-President, Enterprise\ Architecture, T&O Executives project initiative leads
  • Knowledge Management, training and best practices - Training, define & implement best practices, lessons learned, content management and collaboration
  • Improve the skill level and capabilities of the delivery team within the Portfolio and wider Operations Change intitives
  • Managing processes in a matrix work environment, working across multiple work stream (Operate, App
  • Implementing, facilitating and reporting on projects across the business to ensure the delivery of all Programs of Work
  • You will manage business processes and compliance functions around projects and help develop, train and manage project managers
  • You will work collaboratively across all departments to ensure alignment to project delivery and promote a culture of continuous improvement and service delivery
  • Improve the skill level and capabilities of the delivery team within the Portfolio and wider Operations Change initiatives
  • Manage scope of work, work assignments and evaluation criteria to meet contract or RFP requirements
Qualifications for PMO lead
  • Ability to engage with IT and Business senior executives of the organization to articulate technology related topics in business-friendly terms exhibiting strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
  • Experience of creating and managing standard status reporting process
  • Able to communicate and manage relationships up to MD/ ED level
  • Experience of sharepoint and portfolio management tools
  • Ability to create and manage a Project Planning process would be ideal
  • Graduate Degree with 12+ years of experience
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PMO Lead Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of PMO lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for PMO lead
  • Provide ongoing PMO support (financial, contractual, and operational)
  • Help with personnel management (training, compliance, certifications)
  • Key member of COE leadership team, contributing to strategy development for Asia Project Managements and achievement and execution of strategic goals and objectives
  • Support large, cross-P&L, cross-functional programs which require significant resource alignment, extended leadership/engagement, and leadership communication/escalation
  • Provide coaching, oversight and quality control for significant customer project engagements
  • Define training requirements for all PMs
  • Manage projects on occasion to maintain touch with the field and the workability of the methodology
  • Evolve metrics to provide transparency to profitability & customer performance of the PM organization
  • Develop infrastructure to track, monitor and ensure quality execution of all critical project related activities, conducting regular project reviews and assessments
  • Define a process for presales engagement to ensure accuracy of project and program scoping
Qualifications for PMO lead
  • Experience of setting up a new function
  • Experience of Banking and Technology will be preferred
  • 8+ years experience with medium-large scale project/programme management and/or PMO
  • 8+ years Strong knowledge and working experience within SDLC methodologies and best practices
  • Quick learner, self-starter with a strong process orientation
  • Prior project / PMO experience or domain knowledge in the areas of Finance, Treasury, Risk and regulatory initiatives a strong plus
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of PMO lead. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for PMO lead
  • Provides a closed loop connection between constraint plan, manufacturing capacity/build plans, and the total revenue plan
  • Analyzes results and initiates appropriate action to meet business goals
  • Liaise with suppliers and transpose Strategic Sourcing and Material Supply Management agreements in optimized processes for packaging or raw material deliveries (MOQ & Lead-times reviews, safety stock agreements, RCCP with suppliers)
  • Manages, develops and implements work processes related to the activity and interfaces with the plant functions to ensure accurate supply for non-inventory items
  • Assist the PM in the drafting and issuance of project proposals, RFP’s, and preliminary schedules
  • Effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the business and project team
  • Ensure business needs are met in a timely and cost effective manner
  • Track & manage contemplated change notices and change orders
  • Keep the team informed about project status and issues that may impact project delivery
  • Develop, implement, maintain and continuously improve an Integration Management PMO (IPMO) across the Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Programme that supports the strategic management of the three major projects within the programme and aids interface management and integrated working
Qualifications for PMO lead
  • Bachelor�s degree with at least 15 years overall experience in capital markets and securities/trade processing
  • Broad knowledge of corporate functions, including Operations, Finance, Compliance, � risk and control experience a must
  • Proven track record developing and nurturing high performance teams
  • Leadership traits should include the ability to be fair, diplomatic, and impartial and �managing up� to senior executives
  • Written and verbal communication skills/presentation skills are essential for success in this role
  • Experience with regulatory and compliance requirements including SOX, PCI, KYC/AML, HIPPA

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