Senior SAP Program Management Office (PMO) Specialist

Senior - SAP

Description

KPMG in India, a professional services firm, is the Indian member firm affiliated with KPMG International and was established in September 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, providing detailed knowledge of local laws, regulations, markets, and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, and Vadodara. 

KPMG in India offers services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focussed, and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment

KPMG Advisory professionals provide advice and assistance to enable companies, intermediaries, and public sector bodies to mitigate risk, improve performance, and create value. KPMG firms provide a wide range of Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory Services that can help clients respond to immediate needs as well as put in place the strategies for the longer term.

Projects in Program management office or independent program assurance mainly focuses on evaluation of the processes for designing and building business and technical requirements and execution thereof, planning project management activities, analysing information to keep projects on track, collaborating steerco meetings, provide financial reports and budget outlines to Executives, evaluate projects to ensure they are meeting company standards, adhere to budgets, and meet deadlines. 

Responsibilities

JOB ROLE: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) AND INDEPENDENT PROGRAM ASSURANCE (IPA)

 Requirements:
• MBA / B.Tech./ Bachelor degree from a reputed college with minimum 2-6 years of experience in Program management office or Independent Program Assurance.
• Candidate should be well versed with the technical knowledge and day to day functioning required for PMO. Certification in project management domain like Prince2, PMP would be an advantage.
• Candidate should have done or part of SAP Implementation/Conversion/Transformation as team member or PMO
• Must have good business process knowledge and excellent communication skills
• Work experience in a Big4 – EY, PwC and Deloitte or service based companies (Infosys, HCL, Siemens, IBM, Accenture, Wipro, TCS) would be an advantage
• Knowledge and working on Project Management tools like Primavera, MPP, etc is a must. Knowledge of visualization tools like Jira, ALM, Asana etc. is plus.
• Quick learner, adapt to new client situations quickly and work under a competitive environment

Must have problem solving skills, a strong drive and resilience and excellent documentation/ report writing skills Responsibilities As part of PMO activities:
• Manages complex projects and /or programs that align with the client expectations and business needs. Projects may include multiple disciplines and/or significant business process re-engineering efforts.
• Create complete project plans with milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate project operations, maintain excellent communication with stakeholders, and handle any difficulties or conflicts that emerge.
• Monitor project progress and performance indicators, identify risks, and adopt mitigation techniques as necessary.
• Communicate project scope, goals, and responsibilities to project teams.

Qualifications

Minimum of 2-6 year of experience in following areas:
• Planning project management activities, analysing information to keep projects on track, collaborating steerco meetings, provide reports and budget outlines to Executives, evaluate projects to ensure they are meeting company standards, adhere to budgets, and meet deadlines.
• Project Quality Reviews
• Independent assessment of Project stages to identify risks and adopt mitigation techniques as necessary.
• PMP certification would be a plus point.
Selection Process Candidates should expect 2-3 rounds of personal or telephonic interviews to assess fitment and communication skills.

Equal Opportunity 

Employer KPMG India: 

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