Job Description
Job Title : Associate Director
Function : PMO
Location : Bangalore
KPMG Overview
KPMG Global Services successfully partners with member firms to effectively :
- Enhance speed to market and capacity to deliver seamless client operations
- Develop differentiated market offerings
- Build a scalable client-delivery model that rapidly adapts to their evolving needs
- Harness a multi-talented resource pool
- Standardize and harness global capabilities and methodologies
- Drive greater efficiency and lower costs
PMO Team
This position will be a part of the Project Management Office (PMO) within Consulting service group. The Consulting practice works with its clients on a broad range of business issues across Financial Management, Business Effectiveness, People and Change, Operational Strategy and Technology.
Our aim is simple : to be regarded by the market as the best advisors, trusted by our clients and the envy of our competitors. Our strategy is centered on our people. Our aim is to attract and retain the best by creating an environment where our people can learn, progress, be fulfilled and successful in their chosen advisory career.
Roles & Responsibilities
This individual will be a part of the KGS based offshore delivery PMO team and work with onshore engagement teams on various Consulting programmes supporting clients across the globe.
Responsibilities Will Include
Act as a lead of rapidly growing PMO teamTake ownership of multiple Technology / Transformation engagements and programs that the team is delivering from Quality and Governance standpointCoaching / mentoring of PMO resources, effectively driving performance reviews, enforcing quality standardsLead resource planning and utilization activities to ensure the right resources are matched to implementation scopeLead strategic efforts aimed at achieving organizational & business critical goals & initiativesBuild optimal growth capacity in collaboration with Onshore service line leaders and business partnersBe a lead to the business by providing high growth solutions and market intelligenceBring subject matter expertise and thought leadership on new trend, technology and fir future readinessRecognize future looking opportunities and readiness of human resourcesEnable organic growth in the team through coaching and mentoringBuild relation with enabling functions to serve as one KGS entityWork with the Offshore, Onshore and end client stakeholders / leadership to understand expectations on the client services / projects to be transitionedEstimate the budgets, resource requirement and risks associated with the process transition more accuratelyProvide assistance to Engagement Leads and team members on transition, ensure all deliverables are completed according to the agreed (comprehensive, realistic and effective) transition plansMonitoring and assessing the value delivered to the client throughout the project life cycle ensuring PMO planning tools and methodologies are utilizedLeading & supporting Design, Mobilization and Execution of PMO activities for medium to large programmes, managing most of the dimensions of Project Management Office / Programme management OfficeSupporting multiple workstreams to create a centralized PMO organization.Developing and maintaining the programme management plan, integrated master schedule, weekly and monthly reporting and financial managementManaging programme communication, project meetings and outreach to programme teamsIdentifying, recommending and implementing the appropriate tools, methods and templates that are required within the centralized PMO organization.Ensuring PMO services are delivered using best in class practices and methodologies – agile, waterfall & Lean project ManagementDeveloping programme briefingsImplementing Lessons Learned analysisSupport in executing engagements and may lead a stream within an engagement. This include pre-engagement work, project planning, develop deliverables, client reports and presentations with minimal guidanceAttend client meetings and facilitate discussions via seeking and sharing perspectivesBuild and maintain strong working relationships with clientDesign KPIs and demonstrate the strategy expertise like Balanced Scorecard and performance managementSupport in delivery of training related to project managementContribute to business development and proposal development with minimal guidance.Support in identify possible opportunities that can add value to the business and share them with senior team membersUse analytical skills to identify business issues and needsSupport in designing PMO handbook / processes, and conducting the PMO maturity assessmentEffectively deliver work and project on-time, on-budget within the scope that meets or exceeds client's expectationsPartake in review on completion of projects to identify lessons learnt and enhance future qualityClients
Support in executing engagements and may lead a stream within an engagement. This include pre-engagement work, project planning, develop deliverables, client reports and presentations with minimal guidance.Attend client meetings and facilitate discussions via seeking and sharing perspectives.Build and maintain strong working relationships with client.Design KPIs and demonstrate the strategy expertise like Balanced Scorecard and performance managementSupport in delivery of training related to project managementContribute to business development and proposal development with minimal guidance.Support in identify possible opportunities that can add value to the business and share them with senior team members.Use analytical skills to identify business issues and needs.Ensure knowledge and work-related files are uploaded in the system to enable access and use by others within the firm.Support in designing PMO handbook / processes, and conducting the PMO maturity assessmentEffectively deliver work and project on-time, on-budget within the scope that meets or exceeds client's expectationsHelp in reviewing the work of less experienced members of the Engagement / Project team.Partake in review on completion of projects to identify lessons learnt and enhance future quality.Work collaboratively and assist with anything that needs to be done.Quality
Executes work to a level that meets member firm's Quality standardsOwnership to maintain high NPS score for the teamCommunicate any risk and issues early to LeadersEnsure to adhere to Quality and risks policies and processPeople Development
Support in guiding and coaching other team members and sharing knowledge with colleaguesProvide support to junior employees / new starters, help them in learning new skills and provide regular feedback to encourage ongoing learningMeet deadlines throughout Performance Management cycle; including goal-setting and seeking feedbackPlan yearly recruitment and training needs for the teamComplete professional qualification and technical training within required timescaleThe Individual & Expected Skills
18+ years of work experience in project management in a leading professional services firm (e.g. international consulting firm, Big 4, IT Enabled Services Industry) or existing PMO captiveProject Management / Programme Management / PMO experience for large transformation engagements (IT, Finance, HR, Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain / Operations) for European or Global ClientsExperience in managing large scale PMO teamsExceptional PM / PMO delivery track recordUnderstanding of offshore / onshore delivery modelContributes in solution reviews and drives solution growth discussionsUnderstands and controls project financials, debtors and managing resources.Collaborate across various in-house and cross teams and drive proposal discussions.Gathers business understanding and finalize blueprints to deliver the project.Strong presentation skills and decent executive presence and must have the ability to build innovative solutions.Willingness to travel across locations for sales, pre-sales & delivery.Guides the team throughout delivery and enables them to deal better with the clients w.r.t. managing conflicts, escalations and reviews end-to-end project deliverables.Good people management skills and strong domain experience is a must-have.PMO experience with competency across most of the project management knowledge areas, including Project planning, Governance, Reporting, Risk Management etcAbility to handle routine tasks with directions and is ready for roles on complex, challenging assignmentsEffective communication skills, both verbal and written in order to interact effectively with stakeholders around the globeBe confident interacting and building relationships at the most senior levelsAbility to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw meaningful insightsExcellent attention to detail and focus on quality of deliveryWillingness to work in a highly demanding and results oriented team environment where priorities can change frequentlyLanguage skills : English (proficient). Other global language capabilities will be an added advantageProficient in Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and Excel, PPM toolsProven experience in a similar transformation delivery role, specifically within the commercial sector- Retail, Oil and Gas, FMCG, Energy, Manufacturing, etcAbility to work effectively in a virtual environment, be flexible in their approach and open to work in UK shift times if requiredQualification
Post graduate degree from a reputed institutePMP, CAPM, Prince 2 Certification will be an added advantage#KGS
Skills Required
Procurement, Waterfall, Finance, Sourcing, Powerpoint, Hr, Supply Chain, IT, Microsoft Project, Pmo, Project Management, Programme Management, Agile, Operations, Excel