PMO Manager - Bangalore

Team: GBR (Governance and Business Risk Team)

Experience Level: 10+ Years

Role: PMO – Governance Manager

No of Position(s): 1

Required Education: Bachelor of Science (Aerospace/Automotive/Oil & Gas/ Mechanical/IT/Product Design Engineering)

Optional: M.B.A - General Management & Strategy

Requirement Location(s): Bangalore – India

Key Responsibilities/Job Description:-

• Proposal review and signoff of First of Projects and Critical Bids
• FoP/Critical projects tracking and enable team in successful execution of these projects.
• Status reporting to Senior Management on regular basis and seek support or intervention wherever needed
• Should be able to understand Project and Program financial metrics and guide the team in better management of the same.
• Drive PL forums. Understanding challenges of Project Management community and helping/supporting in address the same with the help of right enabler team. Support in improving overall competency improvement of PM community
• Drive Program Managers Forum. Sharing SPP knowledge across all PgM community and supporting in the overall competency improvement of PgM community.
• Acting as PMO face for the delivery team. Addressing and supporting the PM community in adhoc issues and challenges. Seeking right enabler team interference wherever required.
• High C-SAT on all Critical to Business Projects
• Deploy Start-up Program Plan process and practice – Help delivery with setting up SPPs for the campaigns on time, conduct reviews and be a champion at implementing SPP
• Ensure monitoring critical VBU metrics and if required investigate, guide and direct Delivery leadership on resolving project / program issues including active participation in RCAs and cross leveraging learnings.
• Active role in Integration of Acquired Organization
• Conducting contract maturity audits of FFP projects across Quest Global. Identifying the gaps and showcasing improvement areas.
• Monitoring of the Operational Project Financial KPIs. Contributing to the reduction of DSO during quarterly, half and yearly closures.
• Participating in Delivery monthly/quarterly meetings. Showcasing the overall delivery performance in PMO related metrics. Highlighting issues and improvement areas if any.
• Assist Sponsors, Program Managers, Project Managers, Leaders, Engineers and sales teams in the best use of our project management processes and tools.
• Coach & Mentor Delivery Teams across Quest Global on Project Financials & Project Management
• Track activities of PMO so as to maintain a real-time picture of status and priority, facilitating adaptability in the face of changing business priorities

• PMP or PRINCE2 foundation certification
• Experience in Proposal submission. Expertise in different Project contracts and project types.
• Excellent Project Financial and program financial knowledge
• Good understanding of internal processes and compliances
• Experience working with Microsoft Project is desirable
• Strong Microsoft Office skills; able to handle data in spreadsheets & compile reports
• Good at data analysis
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English
• Strong relationship building skills

Key Attributes:

• Understand deliverables to internal and external
• Professional and positive
• Successful customer-facing practices
• Diligent, with great attention to detail
• Ability to cope successfully under pressure and with shifting priorities
• Excellent collaborator
• Self-motivated and self-reliant
• Effective communicator at all levels
• Team Management
• Team player, able to work on own initiative
• Assertive, adaptable and Analytical
• “Can-do” attitude, willing to go the extra mile
• Comes with diverse experience – Has worked with multi Culture(ethnic) & Geographies
• Conversant with Project Management Process (PMI/Prince2)
• Ability to influence without Authority