PMO Manager/Senior Manager

He/she will achieve this mission by:
Driving, guiding and consulting initiative owners in planning, execution and tracking of projects
Providing deep-dive support on select initiatives with value-added analysis and business insights to drive initiative progress towards strategic goals
Communicating with GCA management regarding initiative progress, risks, and recommended future actions
Highlighting and communicating during regular Steering cadence how initiatives support and drive the overall GCA Strategy Roadmap

Project Planning
Coordinate and manage initiative development, planning and prioritization processes across functions
Engage with senior management to identify initiative owners and core team members
Drive, guide and consult initiative owners to set initiative objectives, develop detailed plans and define KPIs
Ensure project objectives are aligned with strategic direction of the organization
 
Project Management / Support / Communications
Engage with initiative owners and senior management to determine role and contribution for each initiative
Manage and guide the overall project life-cycle from start to finish
Proactively recommend and align on additional support to be provided
Work with initiative owners to build high quality and constructive project updates for management review
Act as liaison and communication bridge across the organization to build alignment on initiative direction and priorities, and to manage cross-initiative interdependences 
Proactively share best practices and escalate any potential issues, risks and new opportunities identified
 
Systems and Processes
Provide active process management and value-added analysis – typically focused on initiatives that require:
New or custom process development
Ad-hoc data analysis and insight
Heavy cross-functional alignment and management
Prepare regular updates to senior management on overall initiative progress
Coordinate with Human Resources on initiative KPI and performance evaluation
 
People Management
Provide senior management with objective perspective on progress, priorities and directions while managing their expectations
Provide advice and feedback to initiative owners and core members to ensure high quality, timely execution
Act as communication bridge across the organization to build alignment on initiative direction and priorities, and proactively escalate any potential issues, risks and new opportunities identified
 
Training
Drive and guide initiative owners to further develop project management skills and discipline
 
KPIs:
Initiative achievement, contribution to initiative teams, and overall business impact
Overall project leadership, communications, goal-oriented, problem solving, strategic influence.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 
Strong process and project management skills – organized approach but also able to be flexible to meet changing needs;
Solid business sense and analytic/critical-thinking skills – able to solve problems using both conventional judgment and ad-hoc analysis;
Strategic thinking and problem solving
Team leadership – able to lead and influence project teams across different functions towards a common objective;
Strong multi-tasking ability to handle multiple projects across various topics at the same time;
Willingness to learn and adapt –to build business acumen and develop general management competency;
Initiative & entrepreneurial – take initiative and proactively seek opportunity for improvement;
People oriented – ability to work with, service, and navigate across a wide network throughout the organization;
Confident communicator and presenter, especially to senior management

Job Requirements

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
 
University degree or above
MBA or other business-related qualification
6-8 years of general business experience
Experience with leading consumer brand
Experience in leading management consulting firm is a plus
Solid skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.
Basic statistics and modelling knowledge
Strong communication skills – written and spoken English and Mandarin