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Job Purpose

Planning, managing, and ensuring a portfolio is delivered on time and within budget. The Portfolio will contain a specific collection of projects and programs in which the bank has chosen to invest in that is aligned to the strategy. The Portfolio Manager (Head) collaborates with all functions of the office (Talent & Change, Value & Reporting, Integration & Governance) to ensure that its portfolio has what it needs for execution.

Key Accountabilities

Responsible for planning a portfolio.

• Engages with Business/Technology/Enablement & Control teams outside the office to understand portfolio’s strategic objectives
• Ensure portfolio projects are aligned to bank’s strategy and provide quantifiable business value
• Engages with Business/Technology/Enablement & Control teams outside the office to initiate annual demand process
• Participates in demand prioritization with Value & Reporting team for the portfolio and provides support in consolidating all requirements
• Reviews financials of portfolio with 360 Value team
• Defines a master resource plan to understand what skills and number of people are required to run the portfolio of projects successfully and reviews it with Talent & Change Workforce AVP

Responsible for managing and ensuring a portfolio is delivered.

• Works with Integration & Governance team to develop a master plan for the portfolio of projects
• Identifies interdependencies and engages with Business/Technology/Enablement & Control teams outside the office to ensure alignment and action on dependencies swiftly
• Educates and provides support to Business/Technology/Enablement &Control teams outside the office on PMO processes and templates
• Proactively engages with Talent & Change team to ensure staffing is available for current and future projects and to measure and track team’s productivity
• Upon a project closure within a portfolio, ensures project is transitioned to Value & Reporting team for value tracking and realization
• Prepares Portfolio-level status reports and participates/presents in portfolio-level governance forums
• Provides relevant data requests / updates to Integration& Governance AVPs/VPs as required on an ad hoc basis
• Work closely with program managers to resolve issues and handle escalations
• Proposes best practices on how to ensure efficient management principles, processes, tools, and templates and continuously maintained

Experience and Qualification

• University Degree in Technology, Management or equivalent
• MBA or equivalent master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience of working with Banking IT or PMO
• Total experience of 10-12 years
• Minimum 4 years of experience in managing portfolios, project governance and delivery
• Experience in managing a team size of 5-10 people
• PM Certification is a plus

Skills

• Expertise in portfolio management and portfolio planning
• Experience in handling multiple programs with interdependencies and an ability to proactively resolve issues
• Experience in managing various project management delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
• Experience of working with a cross-functional team 
• Good stakeholder management capability and working with senior management
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications; PowerPoint, Excel, etc
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and deliver within tight deadlines
• Willing to learn, collaborate, go the extra-mile, and demonstrate a high level of integrity with the ability to handle highly confidential information appropriately
• Supervises, coaches, and develops junior team members
• Demonstrates high level of integrity and ability to handle highly confidential information appropriately