Senior Manager

About the Role

• The strategic planning, reporting and governance capability within are responsible for supporting successful portfolio delivery via close working relationships with the respective Delivery Leads and delivery managers. Acting as an integral part of the Portfolio Office across value chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Secretariat for Delivery Action Committee (steering) meetings, Strategic Priority meetings etc.
• Provide embedded delivery support, with a view to creating capacity within the portfolios to allow them to focus on delivery.
• Proactively seek opportunities to add value and increase efficient and effective delivery
• Support the creation portfolio frameworks, standards and templates and support the training of individuals in this.
• Ensure maintenance of delivery knowledge management portal, including publishing of documents to stakeholders.
• Act as the process interface between delivery teams, business agility strategy and planning team and Technology planning team
• Supports financial and resourcing planning, as an integral part to annual planning and ongoing demand management
• Monitor risks and issues, supporting escalation and resolution
• Supports the definition of governance and standards and championing the rollout across delivery teams
• Embed data at the heart of the service offering, and in doing so support and empower change portfolio decision making and delivery across value chain

Skills and Experience

• Experience within portfolio management / PMO / change & transformation
• Strong experience as an embedded portfolio/PMO Lead
• Understanding of Agile mindsets, concepts, processes and procedures, especially as relate to portfolio management.
• Skills and knowledge in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and communication.
• Portfolio management certifications e.g. Management of Portfolios (MoP), SAFe Lean Portfolio Management would be advantageous
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience managing relationships and influencing at the delivery level.
• Portfolio to be managed for the client leadership

Candidate Profile:

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  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field; Master's degree preferred. Few Actuarial Papers from IAI,IFOA or CAS preferred
• Considerable relevant industry or functional experience in P&C and Financial risk exposure rating
• Proven experience (8+ years) as a PMO, Product Manager, or similar role in software development or technology industry.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and experience working in Agile environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands effectively.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across team.
• Strong Presentation and leadership skills
• Experience with product management tools such as JIRA, Trello, or Asana, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with UX/UI design principles, software development lifecycle (SDLC), and software engineering concepts is a plus.
• Agile practitioner capabilities and experience working with or in Agile teams
• Strong team-work, co-ordination, organization and planning skills
• Ability to capture complex requirements in a prioritized backlog