Project Management Officer (PMO) - (5-month fixed-term contract)

Coface; Colombes; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Coface is seeking an experienced Project Portfolio Manager on a fixed-term contract to oversee selection, viability, budget and resources for projects outside T.O., and report progress to Sponsors and Regions. You will lead project managers, design the portfolio aligned with Coface strategy, and ensure efficient execution and value creation.

Key duties include rolling out a light PM methodology, defining minimum standards for non‑strategic projects, building a centralized progress dashboard, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience of project and change management.
• 3+ years’ experience of IT projects (development, software deliveries).
• Proven strong experience in multinational/multicultural projects.
• Excellent -proven- capabilities of project management and change management.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Proven coaching skills of project managers.
• Ability to convey information clearly and concisely.

Responsabilités

• Make sure that the right projects are selected and provide a holistic view of the Project Portfolio.
• Oversee budget, resources and benefits of the portfolio and report progress to Sponsors and Regions.
• Lead project managers and oversee creation of a product or service.
• Roll out a lightweight PM methodology and define minimum standards for non‑strategic projects.
• Create and update a centralized project status dashboard and prepare SteerCos.

Connaissances

Project management

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Resource planning

Budgeting

Portfolio governance

Description du poste

Make sure that the right projects are selected, provide a holistic view of the Project Portfolio, master its execution viability ensuring best allocation of budget and resources and oversee group projects outside T.O. for an efficient completion of projects & report on the project’s progress.

As part of a fixed-term contract until the end of February 2027, you will:

• Responsible for following up the portfolio and selecting the right projects supporting Coface’ strategy
• Responsible for leading the project managers and overseeing the creation of a product or service
• Contribute to designing the project portfolio linked to the Coface strategy and operational objectives (depending on budget available)
• Control and monitoring of budget (project cost report), resources (heatmap) and benefits (business case commitments) of the project portfolio (projects outside T.O.)
• Communicate the status of projects outside T.O. quarterly to Sponsors and Regions.
• Contribute to improve operational excellence in project implementation across Coface (methodology)
• Define “basic” project management standards (PM ‘light’)
• Define the minimum standards of non-strategic projects
• Roll-out methodology
• Communicate & raise awareness on the new methodology
• Train the non-expert project managers
• Clarify roles & responsibilities
• Ensure commitment to quality
• Diagnosis of projects outside T.O., set a diagnosis & define remediation action
• Complete regular quality controls
• Evaluate value creation of projects & report project issues
• Support the non-TO project managers
• Guides PMs to apply the standards
• Hold PM accountable for their role
• Provide support on project issues solving
• Maximize quality & OTOBOS in project execution
• Check that the projects have the right resources
• Ensure quality of Project key deliverables
• Support in particular SteerCos preparation & attend SteerCos of key projects
• Create a centralized view on project progress
• Create & update a projects status Dashboard
• Initiate a “project quality culture” at Coface
• Leverage the community of newly trained project managers

• 10+ years’ experience of project and change management
• 3+ years’ experience of IT projects (development, software deliveries...)
• Proven strong experience in multinational/multicultural projects
• Excellent -proven- capabilities of project management and change management
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Proven coaching skills of project managers
• Ability to convey information clearly and concisely
• Good organizational skills to keep track of their team’s progress and adjust when necessary
• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to identify problems and develop solutions
• Ability to make effective decisions
• Ability to anticipate risks, and manage them with key people
• Excellent level of French and English required
• Solution oriented behavior
• High grade of empathy
• Sense for urgency
• Convincing and influencing skills
• Strong collaboration skills with other teams and departments
• Good oral and written communication