Position Description
Under the IT COO office, this role is responsible for delivering strategic programs, governance on all IT projects -& act as a primary liaison between IT COO and headquarters.
Key Areas of Responsibilities
- As a PMO, be accountable for governance of IT projects as per the PMO guidelines.
- Work closely with headquarter to liaise IT programs to ensure strategies are carried out smoothly
- Manage and deliver enterprise level programs (from funding, to SDLC, to closure)
- Govern the projects as per the PMO guidelines and policies
- Provide regular updates to department heads and Beijing HQ
- Prepare project status reports on a regular basis for various stakeholders
- Translation of governance reports to higher management of parent company
- Review existing guidelines and policies and update them as per need of the firm
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in business related discipline
- Around 10 years of relevant experience in Investment banking, Brokerage or Technology firms
- Less experience could be considered as PMO Manager
- Excellent analytical skills, logic and numeracy
- Strong communicator, organized and methodical by nature
- Bilingual in English and Mandarin is a MUST
- Proficiency in Excel (pivots, reconciliation of large data sets, basic analytics)
- Strong understanding of PMO role & function
- Candidate must be able to articulate the value-add they can bring to the PMO function and organization
- Experience and knowledge of Investment banking front-back office functional flows is preferred
- Experience with project management tools, budgeting, working with vendors and/or off-shore teams will be an advantage