Wing Head – Project Management Office (VP) - TJ / 1885260

Recruit AI; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 5,500,000 - 9,500,000; Full time

Job summary

National Bank of Pakistan seeks a Wing Head PMO (VP) based in Karachi to lead the PMO, set governance and portfolio management standards, and drive IT delivery excellence. You will guide PM processes, tools, and templates, mentor PMs, and ensure adherence to banking regulations and risk controls.

Responsibilities include establishing a robust PMO framework, developing dashboards and MIS reporting, and aligning practices with corporate strategy while fostering cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent, with a Masters preferred.
• Recognized project management certification (PMP/PgMP/PRINCE2/MSP) or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years implementing and managing a PMO, with leadership in PMO.

Responsibilities

• Define, establish, build, implement and manage a PMO framework, guidelines, and standards.
• Evaluate and implement project management processes, tools, metrics and governance.
• Drive continuous improvement of IT PMO methodologies, templates and toolkits.
• Improve efficiency by evolving frameworks and processes for IT delivery.
• Develop dashboards and MIS reports to support strategic planning and risk mitigation.
• Coach and mentor project managers; promote a project management culture.
• Ensure alignment of PMO with corporate strategy and bank policies.
• Lead data-driven reporting and introduce new tools as required.
• Oversee resource sharing, methodologies, and best practices across ITG.

Skills

PMO setup

Project governance

Portfolio management

Agile/Hybrid/Waterfall

PMO dashboards

MIS reporting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Banking regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Masters degree in IT/CS or equivalent

PMP / PgMP / PRINCE2 / MSP or equivalent

Tools

PMO tools

Dashboards

Job description

Our client National Bank of Pakistan is looking for a Wing Head – Project Management Office (VP) in Karachi

The Nation's Bank, National Bank of Pakistan aims to support the financial well-being of the Nation along with enabling sustainable growth and inclusive development through its wide local and international network of branches. Being one of the leading and largest banks of Pakistan, National Bank of Pakistan is contributing significantly towards socioeconomic growth in the country with an objective to transform the institution into a future-fit, agile and sustainable Bank.

Position / Job Title:

Wing Head Project Management Office (VP)

Reporting to:

Divisional Head Strategy, Risk & Governance

Educational /Professional Qualification:

• Minimum Bachelors degree in IT / Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent and / or Graduation with a Masters degree in IT / Computer Science or equivalent, from a local or international university / college / institute recognized by the HEC of Pakistan


• Recognized Project Management certification such as PMP / PgMP / PRINCE2 / MSP or equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum 08 years of experience in implementing and managing Project Management Office


• Candidates having experience of leading the PMO function will be preferred

Other Skills / Expertise / Knowledge Required:

• Strong knowledge of PMO setup, project governance, and portfolio management frameworks


• Understanding of IT governance, risk, and compliance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, ISO standards)


• Exposure to Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall delivery methodologies


• Proficiency in PMO tools, dashboards, and MIS reporting


• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills


• Knowledge of banking regulations, audit requirements, and internal control environments

Outline of Main Duties / Responsibilities:

• To define, establish, build, implement, and manage a supportive PMO ensuring successful implementation of the PMOs framework, guidelines, strategy, standards, methodology, Responsibilities


• To evaluate, select and implement project management processes, methods, tools, metrics, guidelines & standards, and establish a Project Governance & IT portfolio management framework


• To guide and deliver continuous improvement of IT PMO methodologies, processes, templates, and toolkits


• To drive better efficiency in delivering applications and services by evolving existing frameworks and processes


• To create tangible, repeatable, long-term benefits to the Bank through tailoring and evolving project and portfolio management processes and methodologies


• To align project and portfolio management frameworks to corporate strategy and culture


• To enable sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and techniques for project success across the Bank


• To coach, mentor, train and provide oversight for Project Managers and staff


• To demonstrate effective project management techniques and champion a project management culture across the organization


• To develop reporting dashboards and tools to facilitate data and insight driven strategic planning, mitigate execution and operations risk, and improve speed to delivery and solution quality


• To learn and introduce new tools and processes, as and when required and drive new or changed tools and processes to continually improve performance across ITG


• To drive culture of continuous improvement across ITG through ongoing end-to-end process oversight, improvement and reengineering


• To manage the performance of managers and professional staff through goal setting, ongoing assessment and experienced coaching


• To leverage the performance management cycle to motivate subordinates, support achievement of objectives and coach team members


• To produce ongoing reporting MIS / Data on a regular and ad-hoc basis


• To identify learning and development needs and recommend a training plan on an annual basis


• To ensure that all assignments are duly performed as per schedule & Bank procedures


• To perform any other assignment as assigned by the supervisor(s)

Place of Posting:

Karachi

Assessment Interview(s):

Only shortlisted candidates strictly meeting the above-mentioned basic eligibility criteria will be invited for panel interview(s).

Employment Type:

The employment will be on contractual basis for three years which may be renewed ondiscretion of the Management. Selected candidates will be offered compensationpackage and other benefits as per Banks Policy / rules.

Applications received after due date will not be considered in any case. No TA / DA will be admissible for interview.

National Bank of Pakistan is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, religion, or disability.