Purpose of the Job

• Centre of excellence with an overarching purpose of the Project/Programme Management Office (PMO) to facilitate the implementation and smooth running of an effective and lean project management framework across FMN Group. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with business leaders and sponsors to develop project roadmaps that align with FMN’s strategy and business priorities while considering resource availability/resource pooling.
• Responsible for project/programme planning, execution and tracking for all projects in FMN’s portfolio, including managing cost, timetable and scope.
• Co-ordinate and prioritise project portfolio activities.  Conduct regular reviews and audits, and proactively manage risks and eliminate roadblocks.
• Enforce consistency and standardises processes across FMN Group. Drive improvements in processes and practices within teams, functions, business units  across the organization.
• Drive the adoption of innovative business practices and technologies such as continuous improvement, process automation, AI, service delivery Excellence, etc to boost productivity and competitiveness.
• Coach and mentor project managers at the BU level on lean and efficient project management methodologies and practices and provide the required toolkits.
• Participates actively in and is instrumental to the developing of FMN’s strategy with regards to project pipeline development, evaluation and selection and prioritisation.

Qualifications

• 1st Degree in Engineering, Mathematics / Economics / Management, Operations Research, Computer Science or any numerical related course.
• MSc. in a related course or MBA is an added advantage.
• Project Management certification.

Experience:

• At least 10 years in a similar environment or in top consulting firms.
• 5 years of delivering significant projects.
• In-depth understanding of and hands-on with the use of project management tools and techniques.
• Track record of leading cross-functional project teams for at least 2 years in a sophisticated environment.