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Job summary
A leading technology firm in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior PMO Specialist to oversee the PMO organization. In this role, you will manage resources, ensure compliance with contract terms, and maintain financial budgets. You'll be responsible for reporting to stakeholders and organizing governance meetings. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Business IT or a related field, alongside 5+ years in Project Management within the IT industry. Strong communication and scope management skills are essential.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in Project Management, PMO in the IT industry.
Experience managing the PMO for a System Integrator.
Experienced in full SDLC of software projects delivery.
Responsibilities
Build and control the PMO organisation.
Report to executive level stakeholders.
Organize governance meetings and track action items.
Ensure compliance with contract terms & conditions.
Skills
Project Management
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Report writing
Scope management
Education
Degree in Business IT, Computing Science, Engineering or equivalent
Job description
Client Description
Job Description
Senior PMO Specialist
Responsibilities
Able to build and control the PMO organisation (resources, work plan, ownership, etc.)
Reporting to executive level internal and external (customer) stakeholders
Governance: Organize various governance meetings with stake holders and keep track of action items
Compliance: Ensure the program team is performing and delivering in compliance with the contract terms & conditions with customer
Financial: Maintain financial budget, forecast & actual cash flow financial status update
Change: Maintain change control & management process and keep track of all change requests
Transition: Maintain transition management process and keep track
Communication: Communication management for the program
Human Resource: Maintain the resource repository, liaise with HR recruiting team to fulfil program resource demand as per HR capacity and forecasting. Training and manage the resource induction
KPI: Keep track of Program KPIs
Process: define and evolve various organization process and maintain it
Contracts: Custodian of the contracts and SoWs and supporting program, procurement and legal teams regarding vendor engagement and management
Quality Assurance :Ensure Quality Assurance of all the deliverables
Repository: Provide a central repository for all projects under the engagement and project information
Maintain and keep track the repository of all deliverable and follow up with the stake holders as per statement of work
Responsibilities
PMO encompasses Program and Project Management Offices. The PMO Coordinator role oversees the administration needs of projects and programs to support overall governance and effective performance management.
Supporting a common set of best practices, principles and templates for managing programs as well as tracking and reporting on Program health.
Contribute to the achievement of business plan objectives and the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization by:
Assisting the Head of PMO and Head of Delivery in providing support and administrative duties for the PMO office
Coordinating PMO processes, systems/tools and ensuring governance is adhered to and that reporting is actioned by Program/Project Directors/Managers
Coordinating PMO activities including coordination of the PMO SharePoint site, Program Management tools, mailbox, calendar and assisting with development/delivery of Program learning and development workshops
Supporting the Program team in driving the organization towards: i. interpreting the strategy into targeted initiatives ii. translating the initiatives into achievable programs and/or projects iii. scheduling the portfolio of projects (through an overall program plan) iv. coordinating information and program / project reporting v. understanding the impact of overall programs across organization business and operating models vi. supporting maintenance of Program tools and methodologies.
Assist the Head of PMO and the Head of Delivery by coordinating Governance activities and initiatives to improve capability, including developing training material, communications and the analysis of information
Organize (and schedule) Program meetings with Boards, Steering Groups, Program/Project Directors/Managers and other Program stakeholders. Support preparation of materials for meetings and ensure distribution in a timely manner
Assist the Head of PMO in compiling Program status reports
Maintain accuracy of Program plan
Regularly update program risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) logs
Support Head of PMO with Program/Project Health Checks
Maintain PMO documentation and knowledge management across all PMO systems, processes and platforms (including SharePoint and Program Management tool) and champion best practice
Job Requirements
Degree in Business IT, Computing Science, Engineering or equivalent
5+ years of experience in Project Management, PMO in the IT industry
Experience in managing the PMO for System Integrator (Accenture, IBM, AMDOCS, etc.)
Experienced in full SDLC of software projects delivery
Strong Communication skills and report writing skills
Strong interpersonal / soft skills
Experienced in creating and maintaining complex project plans
Strong scope management skills and experience managing partners