Portfolio Manager

Job Mandate

• Pro-actively manage the day-to-day activity and delivery of the IT Project Managers to ensure that projects are delivered

within the committed scope, schedule, budget, quality and compliance to project management standards.

• Help improve the success rate and performance of IT Project Managers in executing and managing their projects using the

Project Management and SDLC framework and tools.

• Work with IT Governance and the IT Project Managers in addressing/closing the gaps on compliance to project management

and SDLC standards.

• Actively support the implementation of an effective Project Management framework.

• Maximize the use of Project Management tools to capture demand management, manage scope, schedule, budget and

quality, flag issues, risks and dependencies and critical action items.

• Actively support the continuous process improvement initiatives of the project management process/framework to increase

effectiveness and increase success rate of the IT Program/Project Managers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with IT Program/Project Managers and IT Governance in checking and improving project performance and compliance

to project management standards.

• Ensure clear communication on expectations on how the Program/Project Managers will be measured on project execution.

• Work with the IT Program/Project Managers in ensuring that the right project resources/providers are assigned to their

projects based on skill sets and project requirements.

• Communicate any improvements on process and performance metrics.

• Facilitate project management forums, workshops, pocket discussions, and change management activities to ensure

adoption of improved processes/framework.

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology or related courses

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in a financial services environment

• Experience in managing people across different levels within the organization

• Experience in managing high profile or strategic programs/projects with heavy

collaboration with cross functional teams

• Familiarity with a global project management framework/discipline, methodologies

and tools, such as PMI, PRINCE2, or Six Sigma

• Strong leadership skills and experience managing cross-functional teams

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• People and conflict management skills

Collaborative, positive thinker, solution-oriented, and has work-life balance (has hobbies or is part of non-work-related organizations)

Preference on Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner

BDO Unibank, Inc. provides equal opportunity to all qualified candidates. Hiring decisions are based on job requirements and candidate qualifications, and shall not be influenced by any consideration  of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national or ethnic origin, or disability.                                                                                                                       Requisition ID: 19833