Project Management Officer

About the Role :

The strategic planning, reporting and governance capability within are responsible for supporting successful portfolio delivery via close working relationships with the respective Delivery Leads and delivery managers. Acting as an integral part of the Portfolio Office across value chain.

Key Responsibilities :

- Act as Secretariat for Delivery Action Committee (steering) meetings, Strategic Priority meetings etc.

- Provide embedded delivery support, with a view to creating capacity within the portfolios to allow them to focus on delivery.

- Proactively seek opportunities to add value and increase efficient and effective delivery

- Support the creation portfolio frameworks, standards and templates and support the training of individuals in this.

- Ensure maintenance of delivery knowledge management portal, including publishing of documents to stakeholders.

Skills and Experience :

- Experience within portfolio management / PMO / change & transformation

- Strong experience as an embedded portfolio/PMO Lead

- Understanding of Agile mindsets, concepts, processes and procedures, especially as relate to portfolio management.

- Skills and knowledge in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and communication.

- Portfolio management certifications e.g. Management of Portfolios (MoP), SAFe Lean Portfolio Management would be advantageous

- Excellent communication skills.

- Experience managing relationships and influencing at the delivery level.

- Portfolio to be managed for the client leadership

Candidate Profile :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field; Master's degree preferred. Few Actuarial Papers from IAI,IFOA or CAS preferred

- Considerable relevant industry or functional experience in P&C and Financial risk exposure rating

- Proven experience (8+ years) as a PMO, Product Manager, or similar role in software development or technology industry.

- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and experience working in Agile environments.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands effectively.