Program Management Support for the Global Program Management Office - The Ashlar Group
WARREN, NJ 07059
About the Job
Client - Major Financial Firm
Role - Program Management Support for the Global Program Management Office
Rate - $59.26/HR on W2 (OT past 40 hours = $88.89/HR)
Duration - 6 months- possible RTH
Location - Warren NJ
(Please note that this is a hands on position. You are expected to actively participate in the items listed below versus developing strategic vision)
Background
The Global Program Management Office is an enterprise-level organization at Client. The Global Program Manager delivers and manages the end-to-end life cycle of critical enterprise programs globally aligned to key strategic and regulatory initiatives. Engaged at the request of Executive Management, the Global Program Manager has a unique opportunity to work across product, functions, businesses, and a book of work that is a rapidly changing mix of process innovation, regulatory compliance, customer product creation, financial control and business reengineering engagements. He/she is responsible and applies best practices in definition, initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of programs. This position requires exemplary communication and influencing skills, the ability to work independently or as part of a PM team depending on the size and need of the engagement, and strong leadership abilities. Comprised of over 45 experienced PMs, the GPMO Program Delivery organization currently works with sponsors in ICG, GCG, EO&T, Financial Control, Corporate Compliance, OT Risk Management, Client Ventures and Innovations, and Corporate Branding.
The position will provide support to end-to-end oversight and management of enterprise-wide and cross functional key Client initiatives, ensuring timely issue identification, escalation of risks, and effective remediation solutions. The individual will provide support to complex, global programs -- either independently or as part of a PM team -- and effectively support successful completion of all programs through management reporting and initiative or program level support.
Required skills
1. Experience with project or program management in a large corporate setting.
2. Good working knowledge of project artifacts (risk, issue, change logs) and PMBOK knowledge areas.
3. Ability to produce professional PowerPoint presentations for executive level audiences.
4. Advanced knowledge of Excel including but not limited to the use of the "Formulas”, "DATA” and "Table Tools” tabs
5. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project including but not limited to baselining, tracking and creating custom fields and formulas.
Initiative/Program Management Support (Please note that this is a hands on position. You are expected to actively participate in the items listed below versus developing strategic vision)
1. Act as part of the program team to support project and program activity, governance and reporting.
2. Act as single point of submission for all PMs on weekly basis for submission of project plans and status reports.
3. Program support:
a. Maintain project and program plans. Consolidate into executive level BoW and drive excellent data quality, program management reporting, and ad hoc reporting, as needed/requested
b. Change management - review plans and progress identify changes, drive process compliance and approvals. Escalate and report as needed.
c. Maintain program level risk/issue log
d. Risk management- Proactively review plan content and changes to aid in identification, impact analysis and mitigation of risks and issues
e. Manage critical program documentation including engagement letters, governance charts, charters, RASCI charts, communication plans, budgets and metrics.
f. Ensure compliance with Client's project policies and standards and maintain compliance repositories.
g. Capture minutes of key meetings/discussions for artifacts and distribution
4. Reporting:
a. Independently drive progress and status reporting process across projects and programs of complex initiatives.
b. Facilitate the collection of status reports and aggregation into required reporting packet for consumption by senior management team and use in various committee meetings.
i. Review status reports submitted for relevancy, correctness, and provide challenge to content with the submitter to enable quality reporting.
ii. Analyze documentation, data and metrics provided to identify risk, performance and quality issues and significant variances and trends and develop reports for senior management.
iii. Generate Metrics reporting to demonstrate progress against objectives.
c. Generate and maintain regulatory reporting as needed.
5. Maintain status in bank systems like LMPT, iCAPS and other risk management systems
Role - Program Management Support for the Global Program Management Office
Rate - $59.26/HR on W2 (OT past 40 hours = $88.89/HR)
Duration - 6 months- possible RTH
Location - Warren NJ
(Please note that this is a hands on position. You are expected to actively participate in the items listed below versus developing strategic vision)
Background
The Global Program Management Office is an enterprise-level organization at Client. The Global Program Manager delivers and manages the end-to-end life cycle of critical enterprise programs globally aligned to key strategic and regulatory initiatives. Engaged at the request of Executive Management, the Global Program Manager has a unique opportunity to work across product, functions, businesses, and a book of work that is a rapidly changing mix of process innovation, regulatory compliance, customer product creation, financial control and business reengineering engagements. He/she is responsible and applies best practices in definition, initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of programs. This position requires exemplary communication and influencing skills, the ability to work independently or as part of a PM team depending on the size and need of the engagement, and strong leadership abilities. Comprised of over 45 experienced PMs, the GPMO Program Delivery organization currently works with sponsors in ICG, GCG, EO&T, Financial Control, Corporate Compliance, OT Risk Management, Client Ventures and Innovations, and Corporate Branding.
The position will provide support to end-to-end oversight and management of enterprise-wide and cross functional key Client initiatives, ensuring timely issue identification, escalation of risks, and effective remediation solutions. The individual will provide support to complex, global programs -- either independently or as part of a PM team -- and effectively support successful completion of all programs through management reporting and initiative or program level support.
Required skills
1. Experience with project or program management in a large corporate setting.
2. Good working knowledge of project artifacts (risk, issue, change logs) and PMBOK knowledge areas.
3. Ability to produce professional PowerPoint presentations for executive level audiences.
4. Advanced knowledge of Excel including but not limited to the use of the "Formulas”, "DATA” and "Table Tools” tabs
5. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project including but not limited to baselining, tracking and creating custom fields and formulas.
Initiative/Program Management Support (Please note that this is a hands on position. You are expected to actively participate in the items listed below versus developing strategic vision)
1. Act as part of the program team to support project and program activity, governance and reporting.
2. Act as single point of submission for all PMs on weekly basis for submission of project plans and status reports.
3. Program support:
a. Maintain project and program plans. Consolidate into executive level BoW and drive excellent data quality, program management reporting, and ad hoc reporting, as needed/requested
b. Change management - review plans and progress identify changes, drive process compliance and approvals. Escalate and report as needed.
c. Maintain program level risk/issue log
d. Risk management- Proactively review plan content and changes to aid in identification, impact analysis and mitigation of risks and issues
e. Manage critical program documentation including engagement letters, governance charts, charters, RASCI charts, communication plans, budgets and metrics.
f. Ensure compliance with Client's project policies and standards and maintain compliance repositories.
g. Capture minutes of key meetings/discussions for artifacts and distribution
4. Reporting:
a. Independently drive progress and status reporting process across projects and programs of complex initiatives.
b. Facilitate the collection of status reports and aggregation into required reporting packet for consumption by senior management team and use in various committee meetings.
i. Review status reports submitted for relevancy, correctness, and provide challenge to content with the submitter to enable quality reporting.
ii. Analyze documentation, data and metrics provided to identify risk, performance and quality issues and significant variances and trends and develop reports for senior management.
iii. Generate Metrics reporting to demonstrate progress against objectives.
c. Generate and maintain regulatory reporting as needed.
5. Maintain status in bank systems like LMPT, iCAPS and other risk management systems
Source : The Ashlar Group