Project Governance Lead

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate monthly governance reviews with project managers for all active projects.
• Facilitate review sessions, analyse project health indicators (e. g., schedule variance, cost performance, risk status) to identify early warning signals, capturing key decisions and required actions.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, quality standards, and HPE delivery methodologies.
• Maintain consolidated GCC governance trackers for all active projects across delivery centres.
• Liaise with PMs, delivery teams, and functional SMEs to resolve governance-related gaps.
• Escalate risks or issues that require leadership intervention.
• Capture lessons learned from governance reviews and feed them into process improvements.
• Recommend enhancements to reporting tools, trackers, and review formats for better efficiency.
• Stay updated on HPE PMO best practices, tools, and compliance standards.
  

Requirements

• Strong understanding of project/program management methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2 Agile frameworks).
• Ability to identify risks, dependencies, and process non-compliance early and act on them.
• Strong communication and facilitation abilities across senior and operational levels.
• Detail-oriented with a structured, process-driven approach.
• Managing large and critical engagements across the organisation, including recovery management.
• Supervisory skills and people management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business Management, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in PMO, project governance, or delivery operations (HPE experience preferred).
• Certification in PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile delivery is desirable.