Portfolio lead / Manager

Overview

The role holder is responsible for managing the bank’s wide program roadmap and portfolio(s) as well as assuring proper governance is set across the bank’s various programs and projects via developing a structured approach to govern the various strategic program portfolios, projects and initiatives . Additionally, he / she will lead the prioritization of all projects as per strategic business objectives and ensure proper governance on project managers, and facilitate team collaboration and communication. In addition to that, the role holder will be responsible for leading the bank’s annual CAPEX exercise and hence manage the spent of the allocated amounts across the various departments. The role holder will also carefully look after the various operations across bank's overseas branches and ensure proper execution is done.

Core Responsibilities

• EPMO
• Programs and Projects’ Governance
• Strategy Implementation and Realization (Optional)
• Bank-Wide Capex and Projects Budgeting (Optional)

Manage the assessment and streamlining of the projects pipeline monitoring processes and metrics (inception to execution to success measurement). Streamline the management and reporting of risks, issues and change processes and work with leaders to create alignment on mitigations and corrective actions needed. Assist the Group EPMO in leading the communication of monthly projects’ status reports and their execution status to the Project Steering Group. Lead the production of regular reports for EPMO Senior Manager and Bank's management and advise on the current as well as future projects that have been submitted for evaluation, as appropriate. Assist the EPMO Senior Manager in managing the day-to-day activities of the EPMO unit and support project planning and management of various projects. Oversee the implementation of change initiatives / projects and ensuring adherence to timelines, budget and agreed standards. Ensure that project managers appropriately plan, manage, and execute projects according to the approved PMO framework and standards. Ensure project changes are updated by project managers in their project plans. Understand overall impact of project changes and communicate accordingly. Understand, analyse and integrate project changes into the master plan. Harmonize and control project communication with key stakeholders. Review project resource requirements, advise on resource changes and ensure efficient and effective resource allocation and utilization. Ensure project quality assurance is conducted and project deliverables adhere to quality standards. Ensure knowledge capturing and transitioning throughout the project and check knowledge transfer at project closure

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or in any other subject or equivalent is required

Master’s degree in IT, Accounting / Finance / Economics or in any other subject is preferred

Professional qualification related to banking, or function is required

Minimum 7-8 years of practical experience in a bank with 3 years in the same or similar function

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