Lead PMO

Our client, Deutsche Bank, is a global banking business with strong roots in Germany and operations in over 70 countries. Their large but focused footprint gives them an established position in Europe plus a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific. Deutsche Bank offer their clients commercial and investment banking, retail banking and transaction banking as well as ground-breaking asset and wealth management products and services.

On behalf of Deutsche Bank, AMS are now looking for a Lead PMO to work in their DWS Technology team based in London on a PAYE basis on an initial 6 month contract. The role is hybrid with 2 days working in the office.

The position is within the Programme Management Office (PMO) of DWS Technology. The Programme Management Office is the information hub for projects and programmes within the portfolio and involves tracking/reporting, assurance/quality control, information management, financial tracking, risk/issue tracking, change control, support and knowledge management/learning.

Overview:

The role of PMO specialist is to support the Programme Management Office Team including: tracking status of project deliverables and milestones; supporting the adoption of the project lifecycle and deliverables; project/programme level risk and issue co-ordination; monitoring the status of projects transitioning into normal service; financial tracking; coordination of the regular project and programme level reporting cycles; co-ordination of project governance arrangements, post project review and programme level workshops.

Additional responsibilities include assisting the PMO Manager with defining and updating the project management processes, standards and governance, assisting Project Managers on managing projects, contributing to Quality Reviews, and co-ordinating activities in support of quality objectives.

A successful candidate should have strong program management and PMO skills, the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate, and to get up to speed with content quickly across a number of topics and areas. Strong writing and presentation skills and a keen eye for detail are essential

Key responsibilities:

Project Support

• Participate in the end to end planning, delivery and control of projects or programs
• Ensuring project plans are created and maintained, deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilisation is monitored
• Organise and host progress meetings and produce minutes
• Support the project management team with ad hoc requirements
• Identify risks, issues and discrepancies and take action accordingly

Financial Management

• Tracking actual spend on projects and review variance analysis on a monthly basis - budget/plan v forecast v run rate, exit rates
• Analysis of benefit case and KPI data and ensuring these are of a good quality
• Quarterly cost benefit tracking, reporting and analysis

Governance & Standards

• Implement governance standards across the portfolio, including tracking, monitoring and updating the status of project deliverables
• Participate in the automation of PMO processes
• Change Control Governance (Scope, Costs, Schedule, Benefits)
• Develop strong relationships with all project/programme stakeholders

Reporting & MIS

• Preparation of project reports including status reports, RAID logs and project dashboards, tracking and analysis of budgetary information across the full project portfolio
• Support the wider team to prepare all materials for Investment Governance and Risk Change Portfolio Management
• Monitoring and reporting on progress of the project to key stakeholders

Skills:

• Experience working as part of a globally distributed team
• Flexibility, ability to plan and organise, responsiveness, creativity, self-starter
• Ability to integrate well into a team and build relationships with senior stakeholders
• Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation
• Capable of handling different important tasks simultaneously, with ability to challenge & prioritise
• Skills in cost accounting in complex environments; forecasting, demand management
• Good knowledge of the MS Office Suite, in particular strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience of using PPM and project management tools (e.g. Clarity / MS Project / Project Server)

Deutsche Bank's Values:

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs, and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

Please note that for the duration of this assignment you will be working as an external resource engaged by AMS based on site at Deutsche Bank.

AMS's payroll service is in partnership with Giant, we have worked with them for many years and have good processes in place to ensure you get the best service. If you are successful in your application for this role, your contract will be via Giant.