Head of Project Management Office at Derivco

This role calls for results-oriented and business-driven/big-picture thinking individuals to put their names forward.

Key Deliverables

• Establish the Project Management Office structure and operating model
• Ensure the successful implementation of the PMO strategy, services, roles, and responsibilities
• Ensure a high-quality professional centralised Project Portfolio Management Framework and structure is set up and maintained
• Provide and maintain a strategic project management service for the Business
• Act as a point of escalation for Portfolio related queries
• Drive adoption and entrenchment of process and policy into the organisation with the support of the Executives and the Senior Leadership Team
• Ensure compliance with process and policy through training, monitoring, and management
• Interface with executives to define project priorities and implementation opportunities and challenges and keep them up to date with project risks
• Provide executive leaders with the information needed to assess which proposals have the highest potential value, impact, and strategic alignment
• Accountable to ensure that Portfolio Reports are complete, accurate, and delivered at agreed intervals:
• Portfolio Demand
• Forecasting future resource capacity

Qualifications And Experience Required

• University degree or equivalent in the field of Information Technology / Commerce and/or Project Management
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in either Program, Project,, or Portfolio management in large-scale, high-risk, or strategic projects
• Sound experience leading, managing, hiring, training, and mentoring a leadership team
• Solid experience and knowledge of the SDLC and software product and services industry