Global Projects Portfolio Manager
Global Projects Portfolio Manager
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Job Description
As the Global Projects Portfolio Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery governance and strategic alignment of the finance project portfolio. This includes process improvements system implementations (e.g. ERP planning tools) compliance initiatives and organizational changes. The role ensures that all finance-related projects are prioritized resourced executed and tracked to deliver measurable business value.
Key responsibilities encompass but are not limited to:
1. Portfolio Management:
- Maintain a central view of all finance initiatives across regions functions and programs.
- Prioritize and balance projects based on strategic value dependencies and capacity.
- Ensure resource allocation aligns with portfolio priorities and timelines.
2. Governance & Execution oversight:
- Define and manage portfolio governance frameworks templates and reporting standards.
- Monitor project status risks budgets and timelines across all finance initiatives.
- Facilitate portfolio review boards and support executive decision-making.
3. Performance Tracking:
- Track KPIs reflecting performance of projects (timeliness productivity etc.)
- Lead portfolio-level reporting dashboards and executive updates.
4. Stakeholders & Change Management:
- Act as key liaison between Finance leadership project sponsors PMs and global functions.
- Drive alignment across Finance IT HR and other supporting functions.
- Support communication plans and organizational change activities for key initiatives.
5. Project Delivery Support:
- Coach and support finance project managers and SMEs to apply best practices.
- Standardize and improve finance project management methodologies (e.g. Agile Waterfall).
- Lead or co-lead complex or cross-functional finance transformation initiatives as needed.
6. Reporting & Insights: Provide timely and insightful reports on project status KPIs and interdependencies
7. Methodology Enablement: Train and support project managers in applying PMO methodologies and agile/hybrid practices
8. Change Management Support: Partner with change teams to ensure stakeholder readiness and adoption in the region
9. Tool & System Stewardship: Ensure correct usage of project management tools (e.g. MS Project Kanbanize Service Now)
10. Capability Building: designing adjusting and deploying PM standard and driving PMO maturity growth leveraging internal and external resources
Qualifications :
Mandatory:
- Bachelors degree in Finance Business Economics or related field (MBA or PMP is a plus)
- Minimum 3 years of experience in project/portfolio management (preferably within Finance) and 5 years in Project Management with exposure to various functional projects and c-level stakeholders.
- 5 years in leadership roles or managing a team as Project Manager
- Fluent English speaking and writing
- Experience in multinational corporations (MNCs) or large matrixed organizations ($5B revenue)
- Proficient in portfolio/project tools (e.g. MS Project Smartsheet Power BI JIRA)
- Strong stakeholder management skills including working with senior finance leadership
- Strong understanding of and ability to apply best practice for portfolio governance & reporting
- Resource & capacity planning
- Risk Issue and dependency management
- Benefits tracking & KPI management
- Ability to present in a comparable way project value to enable prioritization of the pipeline
- Cross functional collaboration and a good team player
Preferred:
- PMP / Prince2 / Agile preferred
Additional Information :
- We provide hybrid working environment.
- Opportunity to work with a global leader in inspection verification testing and certification.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Analysis
- Banking
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Property Management
- Contracts
