Corporate Program Management Lead - Office of Transformation Management

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The Office of Transformation Management (TRM) has been established to strengthen critical corporate governance and support functions linked to the digital transformation of the Fund through IT-intensive capital investment. The Corporate Program Management (CPM) unit is one of three units within TRM, which will also include expertise in change management, knowledge management, and business process improvement.

The goal is for CPM to set out governance arrangements for IT-intensive capital projects, including through establishment of related policies, procedures, and templates to support effective project management; serve as the secretariat to the Committee on Business and Information Technology (CBIT); provide training on core program management requirements for key project participants; provide project specific monitoring and compliance, including direct support in key cases, with a focus on transformational projects; prepare periodic reports on progress and risks related to the Fund's modernization efforts for CBIT, management and the Executive Board, and provide independent assessment for project-specific Steering Committees; convene stakeholder groups to facilitate effective coordination and knowledge sharing among projects; coordinate with Office of Internal Audit (OIA) and Office of Risk Management (ORM) to ensure effective and efficient oversight arrangements; and provide input into the development of the IT capital budget. CPM will work in close partnership with the IT Department (ITD), which plays a lead role in the Fund's transformation and broader IT-intensive capital agenda, together with the departments that sponsor individual programs.

The Corporate Program Management Lead will be responsible for the planning and execution of major transformation initiatives, bringing best-in-class project management expertise to support the Program Chief in managing schedule, scope, budget, and risk. The CPM Lead collaborates closely with the Program Chief, Program sponsors, Steering Committee members and other members of the transformation initiative to ensure successful implementation of both business process and technical workstreams. Operating a dual role, while being embedded in the Program Team, the CPM Lead will also provide independent oversight and reporting on risks and progress of the initiative. The Lead will support the Program in implementing a robust value realization strategy and will lend expertise to the wider project management community on this topic.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, implementation, and execution of major transformation initiatives.

• Provide independent oversight and reporting, ensuring that risks and issues are flagged promptly, and mitigation plans are developed in collaboration with partners.

• Support production of project management documents, focused on setting the foundations for objective project monitoring related to status, risk and financials.

• Provide project resource requirement estimates and monitor resource capacity once projects are approved.

• Coordinate core day-to-day status reporting (schedule; budgets; delivery against program objectives; risk and issue logs) through standardized weekly reporting and ensuring a regular cadence for status meetings, drawing on inputs from integrated team and oversight offices.

• Coordinate preparation of change requests with input from the Program Chief and the Integrated Delivery team.

• Work in close partnership with the Tech Product Owner and Tech Lead to ensure full integration/ timely resolution of IT-related issues.

• Collaborate with other key stakeholders to ensure that program management tracking covers effective stakeholder engagement and explicit incorporation of end-user needs at all stages of the process, including schedules, functional requirements, and to-be processes; user stories and use cases; the approach to data migration; coverage of end-user success metrics in user acceptance testing; and in the approach to risk mitigation.

• Prepare independent status/risk summaries as part of broader team updates for Steering Committees and other senior stakeholders. Assist in defining lessons learned and sharing results with other program management practitioners or transformation programs to enhance internal good practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Educational development, typically acquired through the completion of an advanced university degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related field of study or equivalent, plus a minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience; or a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field of study plus a minimum of 14 years of relevant professional experience, is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or MSc in IT or related field preferred
• PMP or PgMP certification or equivalent qualification preferred
• 7+ years working in a program management at an enterprise level, including scoping timelines/project plans, participating and or leading cross-functional teams, and owning deliverables
• Proven track record of success in leadership positions
• Exceptional project management, organizational, and communications skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders

This vacancy shall be filled by a 3-year Term appointment in accordance with the Fund's new employment rules that took effect on May 1, 2015.

Department:
TRMAI PM Office of Transformation Management Corporate Project Management Unit

Hiring For:
A13, A14

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