NatWest Group Hiring for PMO Officer at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a PMO Officer

Joining a highly collaborative team, this is a unique opportunity to make a difference to our customers and the bank

With exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, you’ll be supporting the management of a number of projects, products and programmes, enabling teams to focus on developing and delivering solutions and removing impediments

It’s an opportunity to build your network across the bank and gain great exposure for you and your work

This role is available at associate level

What you’ll do

Supporting the Release Train Manager or Programme Manager, you’ll be planning activities by capturing and tracking the key programme planning outputs, including objectives, business value, milestones, risks and dependencies. As a PMO Officer, we’ll look to you to collaborate well with others by cross sharing best practice and learnings with colleagues and adhering to all standards and policies as required.

You’ll also be:
Helping to develop and maintain roadmaps

Providing guidance and support to teams on essential financial management activities, including purchase order management, forecasting, budgeting and time recording

Ensuring an alignment between the financial reporting systems and project reporting systems, and challenging any financial variances

Building positive working relationships with stakeholders across multiple domains, franchises and functions and at different levels of hierarchy

Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

The skills you’ll need

We’re looking for someone with at least six years of IT industry experience in performing PMO activities. We’ll expect proven experience in resource management, SOWs, contracts, managing third parties, recruitment, finance management, invoices, and coordination with multiple and large teams.

We’ll also look for experience in working with global teams across India and other geographies, as well as strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work with and manage senior stakeholders. Excellent communication skills are essential, and you’ll be able to challenge constructively, while developing and maintaining strong and open working relationships.

You’ll also need:
Expertise in project management tools like MS Excel, Pivot, VLookUps, Excel Macros, MS Office, Power Point slides and MS Project

A good understanding of Agile methodologies, with experience of working in an Agile team

The ability to operate effectively within an environment of change and provide clarity and insight to complex discussions and debates

Strong prioritisation skills across multiple work streams and a proactive approach to work

The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to others