Senior Manager Strategy PMO

Qatar National Bank (QNB) Doha, Qatar Posted 3 hours ago In-Office Permanent Competitive - Senior Manager Strategy PMO **About QNB** Established in 1964 as the country's first Qatari-owned commercial bank, QNB Group has steadily grown to become the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. - QNB Group's presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 28,000 serving up to 20 million customers operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of 4,300 machines. - QNB has maintained its position as one of the highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies including Standard & Poor's (A), Moody's (Aa3) and Fitch (A+). The Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading international specialised financial publications. - Based on the Group's consistent strong financial performance and its expanding international presence, QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa, according to Brand Finance Magazine. - QNB Group has an active community support program and sponsors various social, educational and sporting events.**Role Description**: Assist in establishing a group wide project management office for all planned and ongoing projects in QNB. Assist in developing the overall project management methodology, set up and manage the overall project portfolio within the QNB Group covering Doha, Branches, Representative Offices and Subsidiaries. Monitor, steer, track all projects in order to ensure that projects are implemented and completed within the defined time, budget and scope with the support of the originally allocated resources. Prepare management information reports on all planned and ongoing projects on a continuous basis to brief Executive Management on the status of project completion and suggest corrective action if required. - **Essential Duties & Responsibilities by Dimensions**: **A. Shareholder & Financial**: - Assist in developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to successfully monitor and track the Group's portfolio of ongoing projects.- Implements KPI's and best practices for Senior Manager, Strategy PMO. - Promote cost consciousness and efficiency and enhance productivity, to minimise cost, avoid waste, and optimise benefits for the bank.- Act within the limits of the powers delegated to the incumbent. **B. Customer (Internal & External)**: - Build and maintain strong and effective relationship with all other related departments and units to ensure the successful completion of ongoing projects within defined time frame- Act as the unique hub in QNB to collect all project requests for new projects for approval - Prepare presentations of new project proposal for Executive Management approval - Follow-up on potential project issues with concerned parties - Assist the VP Strategy PMO in all project related matters (collection of data, liaison with project managers, preparation of relevant material and information)- Liaise with all divisions in order to set up new projects (i.e., critical path, milestones, project organization, budget, resources, etc.)- Follow-up on potential project issues with concerned parties and ensure resolution of issues within defined time frame- Effectively communicate relevant project/ practice information to superiors and peers - Assist in introducing the new project management methodology successfully within QNB Group, jointly with EVP Strategy & Business Development- Coordinate and align with the subsidiaries with respect to input for Cap Ex planning and Strategic PMO portfolio updates- Train all project responsible parties on the new project management methodology within QNB Group - Train subsidiary strategy execution team on the process to manage all components of the project lifecycle: initiation, kickoff, execution, and project closure and associated templates and documentation - **C. Internal (Processes, Products, Regulatory)**: - Manage the development and preparation of all policies/ processes and procedures as well as standards - Assist in the creation and maintenance of an inventory of projects incl. all related and necessary documentation and information- Assist in introducing the new project management methodology successfully within QNB Group - Assist and support in the development and introduction of all documentation, project control and reporting templates related to the set up of a project management office (PMO)- Support Group Strategy with the annual Cap Ex, manpower, and project planning - Regularly update project information through the preparation of project status reports - Participate in relevant project/ team meetings as and when required - Assist in defining, developing and introducing all documentation, project control and reporting templates related to the set up of a pro