Manager, PMO Job Description
Manager, PMO
provides orientation and training to Project Managers and end users on key project management tools (Clarizen) and processes.
Manager, PMO Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Liasing with Finance and Central PMO/Business Management teams on various initiatives including Business Cases, Project Management tool pilots, Technology Portal
Identify project resource requirements and align with plan sponsors and project management office to ensure adequately skilled resources are available to deliver on project commitments
Work effectively with business partners, vendors, and technology and project management staff to develop the project agenda and ensure agreement/adoption of project objectives/deliverables by effected stakeholders
Utilize standard program/project management tools and techniques appropriately
Provide Project Management Office (PMO) services to assist the client in collaboration of a number of dependencies
Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools
Act as the source of documentation, guidance and metrics on the practice of project management and execution
Work in conjunction with Project Management Office staff [regional and corporate], the PMO manager assists the successful implementation of PMO’sstrategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables
Provide IS project management support
Understand program deliverables, milestones, issues and risks and participate in program-level working groups
Manager, PMO Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Manager, PMO
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, PMI, ITIL, MS, CSM, PRINCE, PMO, PM, CSTE, CSTP
Education for Manager, PMO
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the manager, PMO job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Project Management, Technical, Business/Administration, Management, Information Technology, MBA
Skills for Manager, PMO
Desired skills for manager, PMO include:
Methods and techniques involved in project management initiatives
Microsoft Office
Processes
Microsoft Office applications
Microsoft Project
Project management
Excel
MS PowerPoint
Visual tools
Business unit processes
Desired experience for manager, PMO includes:
Six Sigma Green Belt and/or experience would be an asset
Team player, but comfortable working under own initiative
The 12 month requirement does not restart if an employee receives an inline promotion that is a level change for the same job family within the department
If the promotion is for different job in the department that will require additional training, the 12 month restriction applies
Must have an overall performance rating of at least a two
Not be on a written warning or performance improvement plan (may be waived by hiring manager’s discretion and with approval from HR)
Manager, PMO Examples
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Manager, PMO Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a manager, PMO. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, PMO
- Ensure all practice related material and information (best practices, industry information, methodologies) for the Project Management discipline are kept current and available to the team members
- Monitor and correct the Project Management practice to ensure compliance with audits and guidelines
- Minimum of 10 years of combined program and/or project management experience focusing on the delivery of strategic initiatives in a complex environment with demonstrated leadership, decision-making and relationship management skills
- Coach the Project Managers and workstream leads on project management best practice and methods
- An experienced multitasker
- Role manages and coordinates projects that are cross functional in nature with teams members located in Wilton CSG offices globally
- Role requires experience in the specifics of timeline creation, the proper identification of inputs, tasks, and outputs
- Be one of the primary contacts for delivery of high visibility and higher risk IS initiatives and programs
- Create a transparency to tracking and reporting on project status, cost, and risk
- Develop positive relationships with business partners
Qualifications for manager, PMO
- Prior experience supporting transformation projects preferred
- Financial background preferred in the areas of accounting
- Limited travel may be required (overseas)
- Familiarity with Warner Bros
- A minimum of 3 years' experience managing a team of direct reports
- Extensive experience in an IT operations service environment
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a manager, PMO. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, PMO
- Evolve and promote the project management methodology and best practices (waterfall, agile and hybrid) and supporting processes including document templates, reporting and planning for successful project delivery
- Conducts periodic reviews to monitor milestone progress
- Drives engagement forum for cross-functional dependencies
- Provides input to build/deliver a central competency for project delivery best practices
- Ensure team members follow time reporting guidelines
- Understands and promotes adherence to HR policies
- Responsible for PMO Tools - Conduct workshops and trainings on PMO Tools to Project Managers community
- Requires extensive experience managing project work plans, proven ability in building relationships with broad range of constituents, strong financial background, strong communication skills, an ability to develop a deep understanding of the business and a demonstrated ability to direct large teams to successful results
- Must be a strategic thinker that actively employs the PMO Operating model
- Must have excellent written and oral reporting skills
Qualifications for manager, PMO
- Experience with process improvement certifications (CMMI) a plus
- Demonstrated hands-on, collaborative approach
- Work collaboratively with the Project Leadership team to develop and adapt and refine the methodology as appropriate
- Working with a project team to lead the pilot and development of a rapid deployment model which is supported by delivery efficiency and product improvement
- Experience in planning, organising, and controlling resources and tasks
- An innovative individual with the ability to drive for results
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of manager, PMO. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, PMO
- Support constructive debate across the teams and providing upward challenge
- Provide project/programme planning support when required to Project Managers within the portfolio
- Assisting with tracking and monitoring of project progress for all projects within the portfolio, including assistance with high level project plan using MS Project
- Ensure programme adheres and successfully meets Barclays audit standards
- Maintenance of risk, issue and dependency logs
- Maintenance of communications plan
- When necessary provide administrative support for key meeting such as preparation of support documents and written outputs
- Data consolidation and maintenance across various work streams (initially in conjunction with a third party and then supporting transition of third party database to Barclays)
- Work with third party, internal management teams and the RFB PMO to develop and enhance project artefacts
- Conducting market evaluation and defining scope of the project
Qualifications for manager, PMO
- Must be an excellent communicator both written and verbally
- Understanding the expectations of all impacted stakeholder groups and individuals
- Analytical skills – must possess strong self-sufficient technical problem solving and decision making skills
- Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or mathematics or equivalent experience
- Background in managing/supporting a global program management office
- Proven ability to work with large amounts of data using a variety of tools and techniques
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Our company is looking for a manager, PMO. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for manager, PMO
- Conduct periodic reviews to ensure adherence with documented project management standards
- Be responsible for the IT Programmes Capex Budget construction and control with Finance & Head Of IT Programmes
- Be responsible for maintaining an oversight of all projects being managed across the IT function and key Business projects, providing reports for Exec, Department Heads and Managers giving updates on current projects and for future projects that have been submitted for evaluation, as appropriate
- Report programme / project progress and status using a common format and consistent content
- Track high level resourcing and escalate issues around forecast demand and supply
- Manage the recruitment of permanent staff across IT Programmes
- Work closely with Programme Managers, Project Managers, Test Manager, Testers and
- Business Analysts throughout the full project lifecycle, providing guidance and best practice to enable successful delivery
- Introduce and manage an effective quality gate process to ensure that all project deliverables are produced at the appropriate time and to the appropriate quality
- Introduce and manage an effective project review process to ensure that projects provide a consistent and accurate view of progress and that all relevant issues are escalated
Qualifications for manager, PMO
- Apply creative problem solving to the development and maturation of the CTO Program Management Office
- Dig deep into details see the big picture
- Bachelor’s Degree required, with emphasis in accounting or finance
- Working knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley and familiarization with audit testing and work paper documentation standards
- Ability to analyze complex disjointed data stores and create a normalized data model that allows us to synchronize reporting in an automated manner across programs, applications, resources, audits, and stability
- General IT and business acumen - Quick in understanding the line of business, analytical
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Our growing company is looking for a manager, PMO. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, PMO
- Document performance issues and communicate issues to the Director, Customer Service
- Allocate and assign team resources to project
- Helps manage key customer relationships at all levels, including executive and senior management
- Partially support trainings
- Deliver trainings where required
- Effectively manage scope, timelines, budget, issues and risks of multiple projects and/or large program
- Provide guidance to team members on management of scope, timelines, budget, issues and risks
- Provide information and periodic updates to support overall IT performance metrics, monthly project status reporting and quarterly resource planning review
- Define, prioritize, allocate resources, track and provide status reporting of work assignments, projects, programs
- Invest time on a daily basis on all projects to remove impediments and provide solutions to challenges and make escalations as necessary
Qualifications for manager, PMO
- Bachelor degree in Engineering or a Business with technical/manufacturing experience acceptable
- 5+ years of experience including supervisory roles
- Previous experience establishing a PMO preferred
- Knowledge of government procurement, contracting and standards and specifications
- Proficiency in MS Project required
- Experience with at least one Portfolio and Program Management tool (JIRA, Rally, VersionOne, ) required