PMO Manager

Role: PMO Manager
Location: Los Angeles CA Hybrid and 3 days onsite
PMO Manager with below key experiences

PMO (Project Management Office) management & Governance
Good at Financials (Accruals/Reaccruals Invoices validation etc.)
Must be local to Los Angeles CA as the Job is onsite visit office thrice a week
The Opportunity:
The customer is one of the largest Energy & Utilities company in USA. Below are the key requirements for this role:
As a PMO Manager you will use a combination of outstanding leadership thought clarity analytical skills crossfunctional partnership business judgment and strategic thinking to accomplish success of projects providing management reports establishing guidelines project governance efficient utilization of resources and help a business in achieving strategic objectives. We are looking for a selfstarter and a team player who can lead various business process scenarios but can still work closely with crossfunctional teams to effectively prioritize and deploy projects and programs to a desired outcome.
Responsibilities:

Specific requirements:
Vendor Management Contract Management value realization Portfolios and budget management
Concept planning and creating Business cases.
Establish Project guidelines and governance framework.
Efficient utilization of resources ensure projects are staying within the planned time and budget and help business in achieving strategic objectives.
Risk assessments and mitigation across all projects
Reporting overall progress and health of projects to key stakeholders and management
Provide clear reporting of project status including timelines milestone tracking budget status risk & issue identification and resource management.
Status of milestones and deliverables across the portfolio
Financial information about the budget forecast actuals margins etc.
Design and track various program and portfolio performance KPIs e.g. Operational efficiency project performance etc.
Ensure that the programs and portfolios are aligned with operational and strategic objectives.
Projects are selected and prioritized as per these business goals.
Forecast Plan & schedule resources and enable resource capacity planning.
Streamline and automate processes and workflows.
Help in managing programs / portfolio.
Focus on Creating and reviewing Concepts Approaches & Business cases.
Manage the daytoday operational aspects of projects including scope schedule resources.
Working with PM to ensure all concepts and Business case are reviewed submitted as plan.
Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Determine and define clear deliverables roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects or initiatives.
Present to stakeholders reports on project progress as well as problems and solutions.

Skills & Basic Qualifications:
15 to 20 years of experience with IT industry
Strong Handson experience as PMO Manager in Vendor Management Contract Management and value realization.
Excellent communication problemsolving conflict/resolution management active listening time management and interpersonal skills required.
Attention to details and ability to manage ambiguity.
Preference of working under pressure while managing multiple tasks and organizing work effectively
Great meeting facilitation skills and effective team player.
Mastery level understanding software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodology.
Previous experience with project management tools like MS Project or similar.
Strong written and oral communications skills
Strong computer literacy and experience with office software such as MS Word Excel PowerPoint Google Docs Google Sheets etc.
Customerfocused mindset with Coaching mentality and willingness to learn.
A PMP Prince2 or CSM will be an added advantage.
Good to have experience in Utility domain.