Brief Description
Candidate will have to contribute technically to Portfolio/Program management client engagements. Role will include actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. He/she will be expected to identify any potential business opportunities for the team and the organisation within existing engagements.
- Drive and manage engagements at a portfolio level. Align programs, projects and objectives to strategic objectives
- Regular monitoring of the planning and execution of the optimal selected projects
- Establish and implement processes and methodologies based on best in class industry practices
- Ability to devise PM processes for clients based on requirements
- Device Plans to address the challenges PMs may face during the course of practice adherence
- Study, Research and continuously evolve the PM processes on par with Industry Best Practices - be a continuous improvement champion
- Build strong internal relationships within Ernst and Young Consulting Services and with other services across the organization
- Be an active evangelist of the GDS Consulting PPM practice
Key Responsibilities
- Perform the relevant portfolio/program management processes - i.e. initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and close, and the supporting processes e.g. scope, cost, time, issue, risk, resource, communication, stakeholder management
- Analyse current PM practices and suggest/define process improvements aligned with clients priorities/goals
- Tailor/ define PM methods, processes & deliverables
- Create and maintain resource plan with respect to the project by creating and maintaining the project’s Work Breakdown Structure
- Setup structured and periodic review & Control mechanism to track the progress of projects
- Define and execute RAID processes; Identify and highlight risks & issues pertaining to projects and discuss them during review meetings.
- Perform analysis on the data & metrics from programs/projects and generate reports pertaining to resources, critical paths, project schedules, budget v/s actual spends, etc.
- Generate and publish Program health dashboards to various stakeholders.
- Conduct management review to appraise management on the Program statuses, risks & Issues for decision making
- Track and Report benefit realization Planned Vs Actual during the project and after closing the project
- Make sure change management is handled properly
- Interface and communicate with program/project team, management and stakeholders
- Close the engagements to formalize acceptance of the program/ result and release program/project resources
- Work within defined governance processes
People responsibilities
- Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for reporting team staff. Contribute to people-related initiatives including recruiting and retaining Program Management professionals
- Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills of staff
- Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures•
Core Skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 12-15 years of experience in the areas of portfolio/program management within professional services
- Excellent project management skills with demonstrated experience of successfully managing large-scale complex cross-functional team within in a global environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and stakeholder management skills including experience presenting to executive sponsors and to all levels of technical and non-technical staffs
- Experience working with Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector
- Knowledge of Wealth Management / Investment / Commercial banking / Regulatory / Core Banking
- Experience working with Markets & Securities Services, Lending & Transaction Management
- Experience in SDLC delivery methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban
- Knowledge of Agile project delivery experience, good to have experience working in Scaled Agile frameworks, Portfolio, Product management using Agile tools and methodologies
- Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies as per the project and program needs
- Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), MS Project, MS Server
- One or more of Industry certifications - PMP, Prince 2, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, SAFe, CSPO
- Knowledge of Primavera / Clarity/ Jira / Confluence / Azure DevOps/ Power BI is an added advantage
Soft skills
- Strong, professional communication skills, able to approach senior stakeholders using appropriate level of detail, terminology, and style
- Strong planning and organizing, ability to see the big picture
- Ability to work in a continuously changing environment
- Focus on details, errorless delivery, logical reasoning
- Proactive with can-do-attitude
- Searching for solutions not offenders
- A strong team player, proven team leadership potential
- Willing to step out of own comfort zone
- Fast learner with ability to adapt to change quickly
Good to have skills
- Knowledge of MS SharePoint is an advantage
- Knowledge of working with industry EPM tools like Primavera / Clarity/ HP PPM is an added advantage
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