Senior Project Manager / PMO Lead

Description:

The Senior Project Manager (PM) / Project Management Office (PMO) Lead is responsible for leading and managing complex projects and providing leadership in the project management office (PMO). The PMO is positioned within the Numata business model framework for project management services across relevant functions and services (internal to the business and client facing) as per requirements, scope and performance expectations. Stakeholder management is a key requirement ensuring alignment from strategy to execution through successful delivery of projects (Numata and onboarded Clients). Effective prioritisation and capacity / resource and risk management is critical outcome of the successful management of the Numata project portfolio stack and PMO performance (on time, within budget, quality, benefits realised, and risks managed).

The Senior PM/PMO Lead mentors and guides the project management team, implement project management methodologies, and adhere to standards and tools, and through a process of continuous improvement raise project management maturity in the project management services stack and PMO.

More specifically the senior Project Manager must:

• Initiate projects / programmes following standard single service and client portfolio view approach (including charter).
• Manage and maintain a standard approach for projects, programmes and portfolios (standards, best practice methods, and tools).
• Develop and manage project portfolios (client and service), ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets for all projects within the PMO.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and communication (requirements, dependencies, interdependences, roles and responsibilities, ownership, sponsorship and escalation) using identified engagement processes and structures throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage the PMO, project / programme performance requirements.
• Manage project / programme reporting, documents and records in central repository.

• Lead and mentor the project management team, providing guidance and support to Project Managers and Project Administrators.
• Lead project risk management activities, identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO, identifying areas for process enhancement and implementing changes as needed.
• Chair and facilitate regular PMO meetings and provide regular feedback to senior management as per project, programme and portfolio performance expectations.

Skills Recommendation

• Communication and engagement.
• Quality management.
• Organising, planning and administration.
• Problem-solving.
• Delegation.
• Leadership qualities, i.e. motivation techniques and conflict-management.
• Computer literacy and project management software.
• Time management.
• Resource management across functions and services.
• Knowledge of project management processes,

Qualifications and certification as an advantage:

• A tertiary degree or comparative (qualifications) or in progress

• Sufficient knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies, frameworks and tools such as: PMBOK, Agile, Scrum and Prince2, CMMI or Six Sigma frameworks and methodologies and change management.
• Project, programme and change management certification as mentioned above at an accredited institution of choice, e.g., Project management professional (Project Management Institute) or comparative.

Project management Experience

Minimum 5 + years advisable, based on the scope, number and complexity of projects.