Mgr, Project Mgmt

Job Summary The successful candidate will be part of Aspire GCFO Change PMO Team taking complete ownership and accountability for PMO functions for the Journey he she is assigned to which includes budget controls for all projects within the Journey and complete accountability of all the processes of the project from conception stage to implementation and post-implementation review Ensure all necessary governance steps are followed and completed as per the standards What we are looking for in the candidate Candidate background - The candidate must have at least 10-12 years of relevant experience With banks Financial Institutions or Consulting firms with strong project management skills Key expectations Strong Project management expertise Should have strong expertise in Project Financials Governance RAID management Resource management Hands-on skill on any PPM application such as Clarity etc Key Responsibilities Strategy Representing budget control for each projects for full year Ownership and accountability of the project from conception through to post-implementation review ensuring all necessary governance steps and testing practices are followed correctly and completely Take ownership for the delivery of agreed business outcomes according to time budget and scope Enforce a structured approach to project delivery within the team to realize synergies and efficiencies where possible Complete project definition in line with Programme level strategy Throughout the life of the project review and prioritise to ensure ongoing alignment Ensure development of benefit profiles and active management of benefit realisation Ensure robust and transparent programmatic controls including resource financial schedule and quality management status reporting and governance - including use of automated tooling Clarity Ensure interdependencies with other projects and programmes are managed effectively Ongoing management of project capitalisation ratio s and forecast Business Ensure KPIs for the respective projects are green for all the parameters Stakeholders management - communication Processes Ensure project financials are always up to date Create monthly forecast in collaboration with ITO PMO and the PM to ensure variance is below 5 People Talent Allocation of the resources to the activities tasks as per project requirements Establish a communication strategy to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project Provide updates reports on weekly and monthly tasks Support any ad hoc requests from the Program office project managers and workstream lead Ensure resource availability and allocation Risk Management Engage with Delivery SPOCs and updates to RAID log in the tool on defined frequency Governance Review Control Metrics and QPR fortnightly dashboard and act as required Governance activities for Customer Go live Governance around Project setup and Closure Regulatory Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics including regulatory and business conduct across Standard Chartered Bank This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with in letter and spirit all applicable laws regulations guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct Effectively and collaboratively identify escalate mitigate and resolve risk conduct and compliance matters Key stakeholders Central PMO Journey PMO Leads Delivery leads Qualifications Extensive experience in a project management role or PMO role Certified Project Management Professional a plus Experience in managing projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodology Resilient and able to adapt changing priorities and conflicting requirements Must have strong time management skills including multi-tasking and be able to prioritize and control activities and deliver results within budgetary and resource constraints Must have experience of managing project finances - forecasting actuals accruals estimating Must possess excellent reporting written oral communication Skills and Experience Communication verbal - written Project Financials - Monthly forecast Variance analysis budget preparation Project Management and Governance activities Clarity Microsoft Excel Confluence JIRA ADO About Standard Chartered We re an international bank nimble enough to act big enough for impact For more than 170 years we ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients communities and each other We question the status quo love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before If you re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference we want to hear from you You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can t wait to see the talents you can bring us Our purpose to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity together with our brand promise to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours When you work with us you ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion Together we Do the right thing and are assertive challenge one another and live with integrity while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle continuously striving to improve and innovate keeping things simple and learning from doing well and not so well Are better together we can be ourselves be inclusive see more good in others and work collectively to build for the long term What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental physical financial and social wellbeing Core bank funding for retirement savings medical and life insurance with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations Time-off including annual leave parental maternity 20 weeks sabbatical 12 months maximum and volunteering leave 3 days along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday which is combined to 30 days minimum Flexible working options based around home and office locations with flexible working patterns Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind a market-leading digital wellbeing platform development courses for resilience and other human skills global Employee Assistance Programme sick leave mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical virtual and digital learning Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity across our teams business functions and geographies - 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