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Ricoh are currently recruiting for a Head of EMEA IT PMO based in London, with some travel to our Watford office.
Ricoh specialises in providing and integrating end-to-end technologies that help organisations respond to ever-changing workstyles, enabling exceptional employee experience and customer success. For more than 85 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems.
This role will develop and support a learning model through mentorship and coaching, enabling training and continuous improvement throughout. The Head of IT PMO embodies and enables an agile culture. This role will be part of continuing Ricoh’s journey into an agile delivery practice.
What you will be doing
PMO Creation and Maturation
* Facilitates among the PMO stakeholders and organisational leadership a consensus around the mission and vision of the PMO organisation to foster an agile oriented mindset while building product and project-oriented capabilities aligned to value delivery.
* Engages senior leadership and business partners to define the PMO goals and operating model in the form of the PMO charter or mission statement.
* Leads the identification and development of PMO roles, team configuration, and recruitment appropriate to deliver the agreed-upon PMO goals and objectives.
* Leads the identification and implementation of project management processes, methods, tools, guidelines and standards in order to establish a stable framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of successful project delivery.
* Develops and guides the agile practice, putting in place the systems, processes and ways of working to sustain high performing teams.
* Facilitates the agreed-upon process that develops plans and prioritization by leadership and governance.
* Defines, manages and directs the needed end-to-end PMO work effort, which includes leveraging best practices and techniques in identifying, quantifying and tracking the realization of expected benefits.
* Accountable for the consistency of Ricoh operating methodology and associated processes.
Coaching and Engagement
* Provides ongoing coaching and mentoring to PMO staff and leadership as needed.
* Builds and maintains relationships with senior leadership and key PMO stakeholders, and acts as a trusted advisor.
* Leads the establishment of a project management and/or agile community of practice (CoP) to facilitate collaboration and best-practice sharing among the PMO and practitioners.
* Instill a learning culture to continuously inspect and adapt methodology and efficiency.
Performance
* Assess enterprise or portfolio performance, using metrics and reporting. Supporting the organisations progression towards a value based operating model.
* Assures strategic alignment through prioritization, resource capacity management, key result tracking and program management to achieve strategic vision.
* Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the organization.
* Tracks and communicates key organisation metrics.
* Escalates and tracks organisation impediments, removing them where possible.
You will ideally have
* Experience in combined (waterfall and agile) environments.
* Experience with one or more agile or lean methodologies (Lean, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.).
* Program management skills and experience, plus significant knowledge of productivity tools with evidence of practical application (which is highly desirable).
* Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate strategic vision, and inspire and motivate staff.
* A distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills.
* Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment where resources are often not in direct control of this role.
* Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills.
* Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units.
* Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and how enterprises are employing them.
* Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic resource plan.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain IT concepts and technologies to business leaders, and business concepts to the PMO staff.
In return for your commitment, you can expect
* A competitive salary package.
* Industry leading benefits.
Ready to make that change? Apply now for a confidential conversation with our Talent Acquisition Team.
We are an equal opportunities employer
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