Job Description

Seeking a seasoned professional with 10+ years (12+ without certifications) of proven track record of PMO or Program/Portfolio Management within the Technology, Banking or Consultancy industry. In this fast paced environment, you must be able to prioritize tasks, work within deadlines, taking a pragmatic and considered approach, paying close attention to details, you will need to employ strong oral and written communication skills. Coaching, Mentoring and leading a team of PMO to deliver on tight deadlines. Position includes taking an active part in delivery itself as well. Documentation preparation & review, strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall/Traditional, Agile & Hybrid) required. Job Background/Context: Markets Data, Risk & Controls Technology is a front to back IT team that works with our Markets businesses & the CAO (Chief Administrative Office) to design cutting edge solutions. Key Responsibilities: This role will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Establish best practices and Citi approved PPM procedures at organization PMO level
• Lead a team of PM\xe2\x80\x99s & PMOs to ensure delivery of projects in accordance with Citi\xe2\x80\x99s SDLC procedures which include many regulatory and compliance mandates.
• Manage release cycles, write project documentation and other project admin related tasks
• Project coordination for several areas within the Rates program/project portfolio
• Assist technology leads and project managers in managing a large portfolio of programs and projects
• Managing several project metrics \xe2\x80\x93 Gantt / burn charts and associated KPIs periodically
• Enforce a culture of SDLC best practices across the technology group
• Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures
• Continue to update and improve project methodologies, provide mentoring and training to other PM\xe2\x80\x99s and act as an SME
• Organize and facilitate closure of project and complete benefit analysis at the end of the project
• Liaise with a range of teams from COO, Technology Central Business Office, Technology Leads, and Management Office team, providing insightful financial and business analyses and developing senior management reports, to define and track key operational/program metrics and to help drive business decisions to achieve goals
• Utilize proficient Microsoft Excel 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
• Has the confidence and ability to convincingly structure, summaries, defend and present recommendation

Req. Qualifications:

• Educated to bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree level or equivalent (technical/STEM subjects preferred)
• PMP or similar project management certification preferred
• 10+ Years relevant experience with PMP or similar certification, 12+ years of relevant experience without certification

Skills & Preferences:

• Expert level experience with SDLC processes \xe2\x80\x93Agile/Waterfall methodology
• Expert level experience with managing projects, tasks, workflow and reporting in Jira
• Comfortable in using PPM tools such as Planview, Clarity etc.
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong skills in data mining & analytics platforms like Qlikview, Knime etc.
• Strong listening, presentation, communication, and influencing skills. Articulates with confidence to senior management
• Strong team building and management skills.
• Strong attention to detail in supporting management reporting with clear and concise data analysis and presentation
• Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thought leadership and strong critical thinking skills
• Strong EXCEL and PowerPoint skills

Preferences:

• Some experience in working with large project management data sets to uncover insights is preferred
• Having directly managed a dev team in the past is a plus

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