Seeking a seasoned PMO analyst with a proven track record of PMO or Project Management within the Finance or Consultancy industry. In this fast-paced and constantly evolving environment, you must be able to prioritize tasks, work within deadlines, take a pragmatic and considered approach, pay close attention to details, employ strong oral and written communication skills. Documentation preparation & review, strong knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word in particular) is required.
Job Background/Context
The Services, Markets & Client Chief Data Office (CDO) seeks to support *** on its journey to adopt a data culture and data-driven mindset by organizing, simplifying, and enabling quality data for the Institutional Clients Group (Services, Markets & Client). The Services, Markets & Client CDO Portfolio Management team governs and monitors the Services, Markets & Client CDO book of work and acts as a centralized point of contact across the other Services, Markets & Client CDO Program Management Office (PMO) teams to ensure that work is driven in an effective, consistent, and timely manner. The Services, Markets & Client CDO Portfolio Management team interacts heavily across *** with various PMOs, the Transformation Office, Services, Markets & Client Transformation, the Enterprise CAO/Chief Data Office organization, Project Managers, and Stakeholders in the Business, Finance, Risk, and Technology.
Focus on these skills: • project and portfolio management • strong communication (oral and written) • PowerPoint and Excel • Finance experience (Those w/o this exp don't do well with the volume of work) • Big consulting firms - Client, EY, Client, PwC, etc. • Must be a strong independent contributor
Key Responsibilities:
The PMO analyst will be accountable for the following responsibilities: • Project coordination for several PMO competence areas across Services, Markets & Client CDO program/project portfolio • Assist CDO leads and project managers in managing a large portfolio of programs and projects • Enforce a culture of PMO best practices across the CDO group, including adherence to processes and procedures from various governance groups • Serve as liaison between multiple domain areas within Services, Markets & Client to synthesize information for communications / presentations • Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures • Continue to update and improve project methodologies, provide mentoring and training to other PMs and act as an SME • Support team members in the planning, directing, and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs • Liaise with a range of teams from Data Program PMO, Transformation Program Office, Program Execution Management, Services, Markets & Client Central Transformation, and Program/Project Managers, providing insightful financial and business analysis and developing senior management reports, to define and track key operational/program metrics and to help drive business decisions to achieve goals • Proactively follow escalation and change control processes, when necessary • Utilize proficient Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivots, formulas) and PowerPoint skills to provide effective reporting and documentation including dashboards and scorecards • Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to effectively communicate issues, risks, and progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders • Self-initiate, work productively when unsupervised, and multitask across multiple concurrent projects
Req. Qualifications • Educated to bachelor's degree level or equivalent • PMP or similar project management certification preferred • Ability to proficiently use MS Office products, particularly Excel and PowerPoint • 5-7 years of relevant experience
Skills • Strong listening, presentation, communication, and influencing skills; Articulates with confidence to senior management • Strong attention to detail in supporting management reporting with clear and concise data analysis and presentation • Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thoughtful leadership and strong critical thinking skills • Ability to multitask, pivot quickly, and work across various groups globally • Ability to deliver efficiently against compressed timelines