PMO-Consultant (Bengaluru)

Provide necessary program/ portfolio/ project management support to project managers, which includes standardizing the project-related governance processes, supporting project resources, methodologies & tools. Responsibilities: - Project Governance - Demonstrates ability to drive PM related discussions with engagement leads/engagements independently - Coordinate & Schedule meetings, document and track actions and decisions, communicate updates, and monitor progress. - Maintain RAID Log to assist project teams with the timely identification, management and resolution of risk, assumptions, issues and dependencies - Drive seamless project workflows by optimizing project management tools (like JIRA, Smartsheet, SNOW, MS Project) - Regular follow ups with the team to ensure adherence to compliance items and proactively raise red flags to the team leader - Resource Lifecycle Management - Reporting & Metrics - Create project metrics in terms of SLA/KPI reports/dashboards based on client governance model using tools like SNOW, JIRA, PowerBI - Performs data analysis and provides useful insights - Independently prepare project and program communications like QBR, WSR, AHM decks, PTO mailer etc. - Exposure to budget, forecast and resource management - Deliver accurate, high-level status updates for executives - Automation and Process Standardization - Generates and implements process improvements / optimization / efficiency gains on PM tasks wherever feasible - Leverage standard templates readily available to use to meet client requirements - Others - Drive CIMP compliance and tracking - Drive employee engagement activities - Support Leadership/ client calls by collating required inputs from the team to be presented during such calls - Accountability to take up ad-hoc tasks as required by leadership and complete the same with effectiveness and efficiency - Drive project Orderboard and staffing by collaborating with resource managers and recruiters - proactively monitor demand forecasts to identify potential gaps early - Govern the end-to-end onboarding/offboarding process, maintain resource roster and other resource related processes such as odd hour allowances, timesheets reconciliation, R&R;, PTOs, etc. - Contractors management - Drive employee engagement activities Skills/ Qualifications: - Must Haves: - A Bachelor's Degree - 3-5 years of relevant experience - Intermediate level of experience with MS Office Advanced Excel, Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio - Shows intermediate skills in JIRA, PowerBI, Remedy/Snow, Tableau, Smartsheet and advanced skills in SharePoint, Microsoft Project Plan (MPP) - Effective handling of highly sensitive, and often highly confidential, information using exemplary judgment, tact and diplomacy - Knowledge of SDLC methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall - Positive written/ verbal communication including effective interpersonal skills - Good to have: - CAPM or CSM Certification - Working knowledge of SAFe .