Direcciónand key accountabilities
The Project and Portfolio Delivery (PPD) in partnership with the business to deliver projects and portfolios that drive Colt’s success.
We are brave in what we do, trusted by the business, and creative in our thinking.
The PPD team are responsible for :
- Process optimisation and re-engineering;
- Business delivery and business acceptance of key strategic projects and programmes and training of the operational teams on new technologies;
- The PPD team is organised into key business portfolios , each responsible for project delivery and process transformation;
- The PMO sits within the PPD, guiding the portfolios through the delivery of projects and programmes in line with our project methodologies;
the PMO are responsible for providing quality assurance, reports and tools and leading the portfolios through all planning activities.
The Portfolio Manager is responsible for the successful management and execution of a portfolio of projects from initiation through to delivery, ensuring that the projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
The ideal candidate for this position will have extensive experience in project management, as well as experience in leading and managing a portfolio of projects.
The candidate will also have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Key Accountabilities : -
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all matters related to the assigned portfolio
- Oversee and manage a team of analysts, and Project / Program managers
- Conduct regular reviews of the portfolio to ensure that it is performing in line with expectations and make recommendations for changes as necessary
- Responsible to run the impact assessment workshops during project ideation to estimate resource, system, process and cost impact.
Help Project owner in Business case creation
- Ensure project and portfolio governance in place.
- Identify the optimal grouping of deliverables to maximize the risk-adjusted portfolio in the given budget
- Portfolio Planning Optimize the sequencing and timing of approved projects based on resource constraints and dependencies
- Resource Capacity Management and Planning Compare future resource utilization of project resources against available capacity to do work
- Portfolio Risk and Issue Management assess the risk nature of projects and manages portfolio level risks, escalate issues where needed
- Portfolio Budget Management and Forecasting Roll up project forecast and actuals and oversee Portfolio Budget
- Portfolio Communication Communicate all aspects of project and portfolio progress
- Portfolio Reporting and Analytics Analyze and report against the value and progress of the portfolio
- Portfolio Monitoring Measure and track the portfolio health and performance, managing any escalations, including stakeholder issues and risks
- Contribute to the establishment of common practices, tools, and templates for portfolio and project management, and ensure adherence to company and legal standards
- Facilitate Project and Portfolio reviews and checkpoint meetings
- Analyse key performance indicators to produce reports on portfolio and projects
- Direct line management of multiple levels of resources such as project managers and Business / Process analyst to deliver the portfolio under management.
- Develops strong business relationships with key stakeholders; utilising these alliances to drive delivery in line with the business strategic vision.
Essential requirements skills, experience, qualifications
- Demonstrable experience in developing project specifications, agreeing project plan baseline including scope, key activities, deliverables, resource requirements, milestones, and deadlines
- Strong Stakeholder relationship management
- Proven track record of success in managing and growing a portfolio of clients
- Extensive knowledge of investment products, services, and strategies
