Nokia PSO Lead 

United Kingdom 

742889040

• Leads Program Support Office team for the project

• Assure PSO operations, finance (budget tracking, sales forecast, etc) and cost control for the project

• Manage project planning and progress, manage risks, change request, cost control and raise warnings/action points when required

• Provide PMO services to project director and project team, supporting project follow up meetings and reporting (internal and with customer)

• Provide continuous improvement programs, applying best practices and promoting Lesson Learnt.

• Develops and implements appropriate Nokia Project Management methodology, processes, tools, improvement and efficiency programmes to ensure all customer / internal projects are delivered according to contractual obligations, within forecasted costs, time and required quality based on adequate mode of operation.• Ensures governance practices are in line with adequate Nokia project management (PM) and according to BG specificities to ensure visibility of operational KPIs and performance / efficiency.• Supports One CDM/BG DM and their teams during pre-sales and delivery phases by implementing adequate practices.• Ensures the availability and application of proper tools in customer / internal projects including availability of needed training and support in use phase.• Drives continuous appropriate Nokia project management processes and tools improvement by collecting requirements including applicable loop back to global process / tool owner.• Ensures availability of project / programme executive level information to CDM and their teams and appropriate geographical organisation by establishing / using reporting solutions.• Creates and implements proactive cost management practice supported by engagement into operational reviews, action planning and follow-up.• Supports / coordinates resource demand activities inside customer team, ensuring proper forecast and information availability.• Develops PM capability management with appropriate external and internal certification portfolio.• Supports PM community in capability and competence management activities including planning and implementation of PM capability framework.• Coordinates PM competence development and certification programmes in respective BG / market.• Drives PM knowledge management and best practice / lessons learned sharing within PM community.• Develops and manages PMO communication and communities across global and market organisations.• May act in Cost and Progress Management assignment: Performs supporting role in proactive progress and cost control for services in customer contract(s) for a large and / or more complex projects with moderate / low risk.• Supports Customer Project Management in end-to-end cost management including monitoring, reporting, analysing and managing the project execution progress against time, milestones, cost-related performance indicators and invoicing schedule agreed in the customer contract.• Supports Customer Project Manager in project closing to ensure financial closure of the project.* The term “customer project” refers generally to all forms of Nokia customer contracts, projects with a definitive start and end, and programmes as collections of projects managed together for business benefits which may contain an ongoing operations business.

Individual Contributor: Performs and/or coordinates day-to-day activities to meet departmental/project objectives. Carries out root/cause analysis in more complex problems. Can develop and implement recommendations. Managerial/Supervisory: Direct supervisory responsibilities for people. Typically first level (and lowest level) of solid line management. Carries out variety of complex activities according to plan within broader area of responsibility, analyses problems. Decision-making typically according to established solutions.Accepts responsibility for and demonstrates support for delegated decisions. Requires minimum supervision. Uses non standard approaches to resolving issues. Suggests improvements and seeks opportunities for innovation. Demonstrates initiative & adaptability to changing business environments. Is willing to take on new roles or jobs appropriate to skill set in different environments and/or locations.Works to influence others to accept job function’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with functional leadership regarding team & technical matters. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues.Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindsetManagement experience / Achieved advanced skills and knowledge within a specific professional discipline involving the integration of theory and principles with organisational practices and precedents. Typically requires 4-6 years relevant experience and/or a graduate equivalent (or higher) degree.

Good Knowledge of Excell and Power BI and analysis of big amount of data to take actions based on them

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• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
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