Project Management Office Manager - Telkom at Nokia

Job description

• Manages a team of PMO professionals, in charge of the following domains (see description in PMO professional job form) Governance, Project Financial Management, Project Management Methodologies, Tools and Processes, PM
• Training and Development, Resource Management, Internal Programs
• Accountable for change management towards the PM community
• Ensures the quality of the execution of the signed contracts, by providing tools, processes and best practices.
• Leads customer/project escalation process (e.g. CCIs) and supports to secure and restore the quality of the deliveries.
• Develops and sustains margins and productivity improvement plans, driving optimization of the organizations involved in the delivery.
• Build project management professionalism
• Allow best practices and lessons learned to be quickly and easily shared amongst PM professionals for continued quality improvement
• Define and provide standard methodologies, practices and tools for Project Management Community
• Ensures appropriate PM involvement in OPL process, including risk assessment, cost assumptions and timing
• Provide the governance, means and practices for project reviews, reporting, and portfolio management
• Provides a regional reporting about projects execution.
• Manages Communication effectively across Alcatel-Lucent organizations, functions and teams
• Demonstrates conflict and problem resolution skills (in person and via the phone)
• Provides thought leadership in relation to the enhancement of global methodologies, tools and processes
• Analyses and effectively communicates financial information
• Drives improvement in the financial aspects of the project including revenue, cash flow and profit
• Reaches agreements between parties that can be kept while preserving the working relationships
• Demonstrates openness to innovative and creative solutions from others, including opponents
• Displays thorough understanding of the Opportunity Lifecycle Process (OLP)
• Identifies up scope and new sales opportunities within projects
• Establishes goals for project performance through strategically oriented metrics
• Utilizes understanding of business priorities to facilitate trade-offs between projects
• Follows up to ensure agreed actions are followed through and the problems are resolved
• Demonstrates understanding of organizational risk management policy and processes
• Attracts and develops talent for key positions in the organization
• Establishes clear and challenging objectives for others, and encourages them to achieve beyond expectations
• Provides others with opportunities for visibility and recognition
• Builds effective teams across organizations and cultures and inspires others
• Willingly share expertise and experience with others