Project Office Manager

Tandem Search

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: KP709-1819

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Leading Regional Bank seeking Project Office Manager

GROUP FUNCTION AND BUSINESS AREA PURPOSE:
Head of Technology Services plans and develops an effective IT strategy, to support the achievement of its wider policies and strategic objectives. PMO supports by effectively managing project resources to best meet the business needs. The PMO is accountable for strategic planning, portfolio planning and oversight, project initiation, approval and management, portfolio reporting, capacity planning and assisting in resource management and project/program prioritization.

ROLE PURPOSE:
The Project Office Manager oversees the PMO process implementation and ensures that information concerning content (e.g., deliverables, risks, issues) passes to and from sponsors. They are deeply involved in improving the consistency, predictability and efficiency of the organization project delivery capability. The Project Office Manager provides leadership in best practices and also ensures that the operational issues of the PMO are managed, focusing on the project interface with project leaders, project teams, technology and interface issues. In addition, s/he oversees projects costs and makes sure they are well managed from a project management point of view.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Responsible for monitoring and reporting portfolio
- Effectively monitor multiple concurrent project execution, risks and issue resolution / escalation, time gathering and reporting, and communicating project progress
- Ensures proper execution of the risk strategy throughout the projects lifecycle
- Ensures Risk strategy awareness and training for the relevant employees, project managers, departments heads
- Manage department and projects communication processes to ensure that all processes are applied and followed
- Effective Demand / Capacity planning
- Project Onboarding based on agreed process gates.
- Defines metrics and ensures latest quality standards are followed and enforced
- Focuses on process optimization and apply any new relevant standards
- Prepares Portfolio Reports for Management and Stakeholder consumption.
- Ensures all project dependencies are identified and managed effectively ensuring each process step of the project
- Oversees projects costs and makes sure they are well managed, monitors profit and cost sheets for each project, and ascertains that payment collections are performed efficiently and timely from a project management point of view

KEY STAKEHOLDERS BUSINESS ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Business Solutions Group, Technology Operations, Functional/Technical Architects, Testing Team, Outsource Staff
- All business groups, Vendors
- Groups Heads
- Business Heads and key stakeholders in Consumer Banking
- Wholesale Banking
- Treasury
- Business Support Groups

KEY ISSUES OVER THE NEXT 12 - 24 MONTHS:
- Availability of project resource (like PM, etc.)

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
- Project delivered on time/budget/quality
- Effective Risk/Dependencies management
- Timely reporting of project progress
- Quality-covering project methodology and project documents
- Effective Demand Capacity Management
- Effective Portfolio Reporting to Management
- Setting up and managing an effective governance of the portfolio

Requirements

- Extensive IT Project Management experience (8 year or more) in the Banking Sector
- Ability to introduce metrics to control and monitor costs, risks, progress, and schedule
- Knowledge of the industry project management best practices, PMP certification is desired
- Strong hands on experience across various stages of project lifecycle including requirements analysis, design, build/configuration, testing and roll out
- Experienced with EPMO tool such as MS Project Server and SharePoint

Skills:
- Develop and deliver presentations, training sessions and demos
- Eagerness to contribute beyond call of duty
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with various levels of management
- Ability to work under pressure and willing to go the extra miles to meet the project timelines/goals
- Well organized with attention to detail

About the Company

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At Tandem, we’ve built a vast network of top-tier professionals across the globe. We empower businesses to thrive by delivering unmatched talent solutions. With our global reach, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to excellence, we drive transformative growth and shape exceptional teams.

Who we are.

We are a team of industry experts, driven by a passion for innovation and excellence. We are dedicated to providing unique talent solutions and nurturing collaborative partnerships that redefine success.

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