PMO Lead

Role Description

• Collaborate with all the project managers, delivery leads of active projects to ensure PMO compliance and best practices.
  

Goals

• Delivery Hygiene and Risk Management
  
• Process Compliance
  

Responsibilities

Delivery Framework and Methodology

• Design and implement a scalable and efficient delivery framework for all projects, ensuring consistency and predictability.
  
• Define and enforce standard project management methodologies, processes, templates, and tools across the organization.
  
• Champion best practices in project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, incorporating lessons learned from past projects.
  
• Develop and implement processes for managing project scope, timelines, and budgets effectively.
  

Governance and Compliance

• Establish and maintain a robust project governance structure that includes clear decision-making processes, reporting hierarchies, and accountability.
  
• Conduct regular audits and reviews of project processes and documentation to ensure compliance with company standards and industry best practices.
  
• Work with stakeholders to define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and project success metrics.
  
• Manage the repository of project documentation, artifacts, and lessons learned to ensure knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.
  

Operations Management

• Allocation and de-allocation of technical and project resources across all projects to optimize utilization and balance workloads.
  
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date resource skill inventories to support project staffing decisions and overall utilization.
  
• Create comprehensive dashboards and reports on project health, risks, issues, and overall portfolio performance.
  
• Proactively identify and escalate project risks, issues, and variances, and facilitate timely corrective actions.
  

Leadership and Mentorship

• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to project managers and other team members on PMO best practices and tools.
  
• Act as a change agent to foster a culture of project management excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between project teams, department heads, and senior executives.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  
• Masters in Business Administration from the top-B schools
  
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches.
  
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
  
• Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Project, Trello, etc.).
  

Preferred Qualifications

• experience in project or program management, in a PMO leadership role within an IT services or consulting environment.
  
• Proven experience in setting up a new PMO function and establishing project delivery frameworks from the ground up.
  
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or other relevant certifications.