Project Governance Lead

Job Title : Project Governance Lead– Global Competency Center (GCC)

Work Type : Remote

Location : India, Bangalore

Employment : 12 months Contract

Role Summary

The Project Governance Lead ensures that all Professional Services projects adhere to HPE’s governance framework, delivery standards, and quality expectations. This role provides oversight, reporting, and facilitation of governance reviews across geographies, track delivery progress, address risks proactively, enabling leadership to make informed decisions, The position works closely with project managers, geo leads, and delivery teams to ensure transparency, compliance, and operational excellence. Coaching, leading with example and supporting the time to make pragmatic and time decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate monthly governance reviews with project managers for all active projects.
• Facilitate review sessions, analyze project health indicators (e.g., schedule variance, cost performance, risk status) to identify early warning signals, capturing key decisions and required actions.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, quality standards, and HPE delivery methodologies.
• Maintain consolidated GCC governance trackers for all active projects across delivery centers.
• Liaise with PMs, delivery teams, and functional SMEs to resolve governance-related gaps.
• Escalate risks or issues that require leadership intervention.
• Capture lessons learned from governance reviews and feed them into process improvements.
• Recommend enhancements to reporting tools, trackers, and review formats for better efficiency.
• Stay updated on HPE PMO best practices, tools, and compliance standards.

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