Acceleration Center - SPMS - PMO - Operations Lead

Qualifications: 

Preferred Knowledge/Skills: 

Demonstrates extensive knowledge and/or a proven record of success in planning and execution management, for a Big 4 or like consulting organization, specifically for large global clients, including the following areas: 

Planning and Execution Management 

• Leading a team to consistently deliver high-quality results 

• Establishing project governance 

• Helping build engagement teams  

• Utilizing an accurate view of project schedules to drive execution and plan effectively 

• Identifying the anticipated impact to project delivery through an effective risk management process 

• Establishing proper change management guardrails 

• Utilizing the knowledge of Statement of Work (SOW) and Change Order constructs to establish work performed is in scope and at the agreed upon level 

• Defining and delivering the end to endend-to-end support model with all key stakeholders across multiple delivery organizations 

Financial & Value Management 

• Establishing standardized processes for the continuous generation and intake of project and product ideas 

• Implementing an approach to capturing and accurately forecasting project actuals and budgets 

• Developing a uniform project estimation process to facilitate effective prioritization and informed decision-making 

Asset Management 

• Possessing a clear end-to-end understanding of the procurement process 

• Optimizing resource allocation and utilization to ensure efficient delivery 

• Establishing effective processes for vendor management, as needed, and ensuring effective procurement and contract management 

• Providing fully documented services which are updated and maintained throughout the life of the service and are aligned to project management industry leading practices 

• Establishing that appropriate lifecycle resourcing, training, tooling, support and documentation is delivered with a formal project sign-off from all key stakeholders 

Communication & Knowledge 

• Driving stakeholder engagement and expectations optimized for project outcomes  

• Preparing and delivering regular status reports to stakeholders, providing updates on delivery 

• Establishing measurement and performance metrics such as KPIs and OKRs 

• Creating rapidly repeatable delivery and reporting standards 

• Ensuring active sponsorship and business readiness to effectively drive projects forward 

• Developing multi-level relationships with client and team members to establish project delivery goals are met as planned