About Iglu:
Iglu.com is the largest independent online travel business specialising in cruise (iglucruise.com and planetcruise.com) and ski (igluski.com) holidays.
Role Purpose:
The PMO Manager is a key programme delivery leadership role. The individual will be assigned to a number of key large initiatives across the portfolio and will work alongside the Project Manager/Product Owner and other colleagues in ensuring effective planning, oversight and execution, including that tools and controls accurately reflect the status of delivery activities. Adding value by ensuring delivery teams have robust project plans, identifying concerns and key insights, and interrogating and challenging information received from projects.
Role & Responsibilities:
As a PMO Manager you will play a key role in establishing a best in class PMO and then managing a number of change initiative controls and processes, including monitoring and reporting on progress against plan, long range planning, capacity, financial and resource planning. An outline of the roles & responsibilities:
* Experience managing a PMO/PM/change portfolio
* Experienced in resource planning and capacity management
* Develop appropriate central frameworks and governance models
* Understanding of the project lifecycle, with experience delivering projects end-to-end
* Monitor and report on progress against the annual portfolio plan, long range planning, capacity, financial and resource planning
* Lead on maintaining cross portfolio benefits tracking and realisation
* Identify and escalate change risks, conflicts and synergies, driving improved efficiency and risk reduction
* Solid governance standards to ensure adequate project management documentation, reporting and plans are in place.
* Support the wider team to establish best practise and governance into the PMO
* Significant experience of Change Portfolio management and control processes, including cross portfolio planning and dependency management
* Strong experience of project portfolio management tools and methodologies
* Working with business areas to understand change requirements and requests (And managing demand mgt process)
Skills and Experience:
* Significant experience in driving large complex programme and project delivery in a multi-vendor environment
* Excellent understanding of PMO/PM processes and delivery methodology e.g. Scaled Agile, P3O etc
* Experience with working in and alongside Agile teams operating against the Safe Scaled Agile Framework
* Experience of influencing and managing Exec and SLT stakeholders and third party vendors
* Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
* Experience of managing a PMO/PM and experience of managing small to medium and preferably large scale change projects in a fast changing business environment
* PPM tool mgt experience inclusive of JIRA/Confluence
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
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