PMO, STRATEGIC PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE at Paton Personnel

Job Description

Centurion

Operate at Strategic Portfolio Management level. Lead team of Project Managers in Agile environment to play Integral role in delivery of Digital solution to internal clients of leading Financial Services group. Ensure effective investment decisions and financial return on strategic front, and delivery capability on execution side.

Key Result Areas:

• Business Specific Objectives
• Aligns project management standards with the Group Change Policy
• Ensures all key projects delivered in compliance with Group standards
• Ensures all projects are adequately resourced
• Leading, managing and directing an accumulation of projects and programmes in order to achieve longer term strategic outcomes
• Integration
• Provides direction to the Project Managers accountable for delivery
• Takes overall tactical accountability for integration across the portfolio
• Reporting
• Assists with report backs and provides performance feedback
• Team Effectiveness
• Accountable for project manager’s time, tasks, costs and output quality
• Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others
• Creates a climate for optimal performance
• Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards
• Individually accountable for delivery through efforts of others
• Manages performance across the portfolio
• Plans and assigns work over the applicable period
• Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery
• Methodology & Process
• The person has to align to the standards, processes and vision within the digital space
• Introduce and maintain the Agile approach that is required in the Digital Deliveries

Role Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification/recognition of prior learning
• 10+yrs. of strategic programme management working experience
• Working knowledge of portfolio management in Financial Services
• Exposure to programme management within a digital environment is a pre-requisite

Competencies

• Collaboration (Relating)
•  Customer First
•  Execution
•  Innovation (Perspective)
•  Leading with Influence
•  Personal Mastery (Learning)
•  Strategic