PMO Manager
ROLE TILE: PMO Manager
The successful candidate will be an IT programme professional with experience in project management office operations, strong leadership skills to manage and develop the PMO team, and strong communication skills to work with senior IT management to improve standards and capabilities across the IT project community. This position will be a “hands on” role in a challenging and developing environment, so an excellent knowledge of project management methods and tools is required.
Experience (E=Essential, D=Desirable)
Experience in project management office operations and management processes.(E)
Experience in planning and reporting in a large scale IT programme. (E)
Experience managing a PMO team and/or Programme Assurance function. (D)
Project management experience in managing the delivery of IT applications/infrastructure. (D)
Demonstrable strong senior managerial experience in a variety of roles and environments.(D)
Skills/Competencies: (E=Essential, D=Desirable)
Project Management & project Office Management
Detailed working knowledge of project management methods and tools. (E)
Formal training and qualification in methods e.g. Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes, ITIL). (D)
Extensive usage of project management methods, tools and processes. (E)
Deployment of enterprise project management toolsets (D)Communication & Stakeholder
Management
Effective leadership and communication skills up to board level.(E)
Strong analytical and decision making skills.(D)
Excellent inter personal & influencing skills, capable of building & sustaining relationships with Senior IT leadership team. (E)
Delivery
Sets clear goals for themselves and their teams. Ensuring this has the right level of stretch.(E)
Persistently holds others accountable for delivering against these goals. (E)
Consistently delivers, checking progress and taking actions to ensure that the team delivers.(E)
Proven track record of meeting milestones, performance and financial quality targets. (D)
Ability to take ownership of personal and team objectives to ensure fulfilment of business goals.(E)
Ability to create and respond to opportunities to improve performance and efficiency in a timely manner with energy and enthusiasm, promoting a ‘can-do’ approach team wide.(E)
Manages change in the face of significant challenges and obstacles, maintaining full operating effectiveness. (E)
Team Building & Management
Provides feedback, guidance and mentoring to enhance the performance of others (E)
Strong team-working skills and the ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries.(D)
Promotes and makes use of contributions from people with diverse ideas, perspectives and backgrounds. (D)
For information on our current PMO Manager vacancies, please contact one of our consultants.
