Manager, Project Management Office

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Your day at NTT DATA

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures project management standards within the business.
• Designs and develops best practices, processes, and policies related to project management.
• Oversees the prioritization of projects according to business objectives, organizes projects into a portfolio and develops governance processes.
• Provides guidance on tools, measurement strategies, surveys, and scorecards.
• Directs the processes that the business uses in order to make them as effective and repeatable as possible.
• Fosters strong working relationships across business areas and / or geographies.
• Manages and executes all stages of highly strategic internal projects.
• Identifies and communicates critical project risks to senior management.
• Performs due diligence on potential new projects and / or programs.
• Allocates resources within negotiated project budgets and timelines.
• Supports the implementation of repeatable process methodologies to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Contributes to facilitating team building and group collaboration and provides feedback and coaching to less experienced PMO team members.
• Helps teams confront challenges and performs conflict management.
• Contributes to making strategic and data-based decisions as required.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Detail-oriented and has excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Advanced understanding of project management methodologies and processes.
• Advanced understanding of the organization's vision, goals and industry context.
• Advanced leadership and people management skills.
• Advanced ability to actively listen to team members, senior leadership/management, and other senior stakeholder groups.
• Excellent ability to create a collaborative and motivated project team.
• Advanced ability to navigate organizational dynamics and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Advanced ability to resolve conflicts and driving towards consensus.
• Advanced ability to make informed choices on data and strategic alignment.
• Advanced ability to analyze highly complex issues and finding effective solutions.
• Excellent ability to extract insights from project dashboards.
• Advanced ability to adapt and transform focus as the PMO matures through different stages of growth.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in project management or Business or Information Technology or a related field.
• Relevant Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Required Experience:

• Advanced experience in project management in a cross-business area capacity.
• Advanced Project Management experience including high complexity, cross business area projects.
• Advanced experience using with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Advanced experience with flowcharts, technical documentation and schedules.
• Advanced experience managing the entire project lifecycle.

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About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

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