Job Purpose
The PMO Lead plays a critical role in ensuring governance, financial discipline, and standardized project management practices across the Mobility Product and Technology division. This role will be responsible for financial planning, tracking, audit readiness, and portfolio reporting, while also acting as a central coordination point between Finance, Procurement, IT, and internal delivery teams.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong financial acumen, governance experience, and excellent stakeholder management skills to ensure projects are delivered with proper compliance, accurate budget planning, and organizational alignment.
Key Accountabilities
- Financial Governance: Lead invoice and PO management, claims processing, CapEx/OpEx tracking, and project depreciation processes.
- Budget Planning & Control: Manage yearly budgeting and monthly budget vs. actual tracking; ensure early detection of variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Governance & Reporting: Prepare and consolidate group-level project reports; coordinate SteerCo meetings.
- Compliance & Audit: Coordinate internal and external audits; ensure documentation and reporting meet Group requirements.
- Contract & Vendor Governance: Manage contract lifecycle, renewals, and support Group Procurement processes.
- Stakeholder Communication: Act as central liaison with Group IT PMO, Finance, and Procurement for reporting and approvals.
- Team Leadership and Management: Overseeing a team and other stakeholders, providing planning, guidance, and support to ensure efficient collaboration. This includes fostering a positive work environment, facilitating communication, resolving conflicts, and promoting continuous improvement.
Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Establish and enforce standardized PMO processes, templates, and reporting formats across projects.
- Monitor project portfolio performance against KPIs (budget, timeline, resource utilization).
- Drive financial forecasting accuracy, risk assessments, and variance analysis.
- Consolidate and validate departmental OpEx and CapEx data for leadership reporting.
- Provide secretariat support for executive forums (SteerCo, audit meetings).
- Support management decision-making by producing clear, timely financial and portfolio insights.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Information Systems, or related discipline.
- PMP/PMO certification (preferred but not mandatory)
- 510 years of experience in PMO, project governance, or financial management.
- Proven experience in managing CapEx/OpEx budgeting and financial reporting.
- Strong exposure to large-scale IT/software project governance.
- Financial Management: Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and CapEx/OpEx tracking.
- Governance Tools: Proficiency in project management and reporting tools (JIRA/Confluence preferred).
- Audit & Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with internal/external audit processes and corporate governance frameworks.
- Analytical Skills: Strong data consolidation and reporting skills, with ability to synthesize insights for leadership.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
