PMO Lead
IBM - United Arab Emirates
Total years of experience :8 years, 7 Months
Monitoring the performance of the 100+ project team members, ensuring that the operations meet the clients' standards and internal regulations with maximum productivity and efficiency. Center budget and allocate materials and resources accurately, maintaining a record of expenses and costs forecasting. In addition, coordinating with the clients, discussing project adjustments or additional tasks as needed, and lead project execution and deliverables by determining the team's needs and concerns, and enforcing strategic procedures.
• Working closely with Chief Researcher and the leadership in driving strategic initiatives, process improvement, and operational excellence across the organization
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams/departments to ensure project success and alignment with strategic priorities
• Develop and implement change management strategies to ensure successful adoption of new processes and initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement in project management processes and practices
• Monitor performance metrics and develop strategies to improve operational efficiency and management satisfaction
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and standards of practice
• Collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure alignment on project priorities and objectives.
• Managing monthly financial utilization reports and all related finance queries for the center
• Onboarding new vendors/membership to fulfill organization requirements and needs
Responsible for monitoring, reporting, and overseeing projects or accounts at a company or organization. Works within the project management office (PMO) and provides guidance and support to executives, project managers, and staff.
• Led and motivated talented project teams, consistently achieving against KPIs.
• Upheld quality excellence by monitoring and correcting work, delivering projects on time and to meticulous standards
• Tracked and communicated project status, timelines, budgets and action items from project inception to delivery
• Determined project schedules and maintained timeline efficiency using proactive adjustments to workflow
• Expertly managed desires and expectations for key stakeholders across numerous high-value projects
• Designed project presentations and reports for executive teams
• Led meetings with department executives to review project status, drafting action plans to deliver proposed changes
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft strategic, realistic project schedules and plans
• Delivered projects on time and under budget
• Trained and mentored junior team members, leveraging previous practical experience for optimal project progress
• Analyses industry trends to identify process improvements and business opportunities
• Provided weekly performance feedback on resource allocation, risks, issues and schedule adherence, keeping project teams on track.
• Negotiated with suppliers to reduce costs