Royal & Ross

This is a long term contract (from now to 2028) for our Oil & Gas client based in Houston, TX.

This position is onsite 2 days a week.

Program Manager (PMO Office)                                            Business/Location: Finance                   

This role will support the successful delivery of the overall ERP transformation program through implementation & management of program metrics, reporting cadence, risks and issues identification and escalation. This role will facilitate cross-track level operational processes, execution, and continuous improvement in program delivery (inclusive and beyond core ERP scope).

Main Accountabilities: 

• This is a highly visible role supporting project delivery across the transformation.
• •       PMO Management.
• •       Build out standard status reporting
• •       Roll out reporting to the project team
• •       Build overall governance framework— includes program, template, and deployment governance
• •       Construct program decision-making framework
• •       Roll out governance framework to wider community
• •       Begin to facilitate and lead Change Control Board
• •       Own and facilitate transformation assurance services by external auditor
• •       Manage governance of solution
• •       Drive overall change control process
• •       Drive overall schedule of program against agreed upon timeline, roadmap, and resourcing
• •       Manage escalations and raise areas of concerns to Accountable Executive
• •       Support status meetings, steering committee meetings, etc. (Obeya, Weekly Status, etc.)
• •       Confirm and establish cadence of status reporting with team
• •       Confirm and establish cadence of reporting to Accountable Executive
• •       Confirm and establish the risk and issue management process and cadence
• •       Own and facilitate transformation assurance services by external auditor
• •       Continue to facilitate and lead Change Control Board
• •       Collect inputs to Change Control Board and act as gatekeeper into this meeting
• •       Push teams to collect all attributes for each change and verify preparedness for each CCB
• •       Continuously drive for standard solution and minimize changes, only accepting changes were imperative
• •       Own and facilitate transformation assurance services by external auditor

Experience: 

• •       10+ years combined experience in project management, program management and PMO implementations.
• •       Excellent understanding of project and program management tools with a focu on supporting ERP implementation projects.
• •       Proven process improvement, and data analytics skills.
• •       Ability to understand and demonstrate knowledge of data mining, statistical, and/or data mining methods and tools
• •       Excellent leadership and managerial skills to lead / manage matrix teams in multiple geographies.
• •       Ability to travel, to be defined based on overall program plan and timelines.

Qualifications:

• •       Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management or operations required; PMI Project Management Professional certification preferred.

  •       Adept at working in a matrix project structure, providing support to multiple teams.

  •    Experience working across multiple levels of an organization and can present succinct messages to leadership but also has the patience to understand details from team members.

  •       Ability to drive consensus and resolve conflicts across multiple parties.

  •       Performs project management of program, in line with our client’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process.

  •       Ability to work with external auditor in the application of transformation assurance services.

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• Key Skills:  
• •       Problem Solver
• •       Great attention to detail
• •       Excellent Analysis skills
• •       Open to Change
• •       Remarkable Leadership/ Interpersonal Skills
• •       Pro-active Team Player
• •       Enquiring, Questioning and Inquisitive
• •       Good Communication Skills – written and verbal
• •       Self-Starting and easily gains respect & co-operation
• •       Customer facing, both external and internal Customer
• •       Ownership, initiative, proactive behavior and positive approach (can-do attitude)
• •       Proven experience with complex planning, forecasting and product lifecycle programs
• •       Proven people skills required
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