Regional Transformation PMO Lead, GSC Cairo

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Regional Transformation PMO Lead GSC Cairo

Principal responsibilities

• Develop and lead core PMO processes including project reporting, risks & issues management, project governance processes, planning and dependency management, financial reporting, resources planning and tracking.
• Work with programme management to produce regular and ad hoc reporting for presentation to a range of levels within the organization.
• Perform Control Monitoring activities on MENAT and other in-scope initiatives.
• Improve and maintain an effective change execution risk control environment.
• Train and upskill MENAT transformation team knowledge to ensure adherence to change framework standards.
• Maintain working understanding of the objectives, plans and risks of the wider MENAT programmes.
• Develop effective relationships with key programme stakeholders.
• Provide input to related initiatives governance forums, to advise stakeholders on status, delivery feasibility, plans, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Identify relevant contributors to the project reporting processes, and ensure they are fully engaged and understand their required inputs and timelines.
• Clearly communicate progress, issues and successes to stakeholders.
• Deliver an effective and efficient project reporting process, including management of operational risks associated with the programme.
• Ensure adherence with Change Framework and use of standard project management tooling e.g. Clarity.
• Manage all regulatory and compliance matters and Non-Financial Risks (NFRs). 
• Implement best practice in risk policies and governance frameworks.
• Track progress of mitigating actions for risks/issues/ dependencies and highlights any scope change.
• Anticipate risks/ issues/dependencies that are not easily evident and help others to recognize them.
• Create an environment which anticipates risk, ensuring action is taken to quantify and mitigate them.
• Communicate changes in policy and governance effectively, reinforcing risk processes within the project / programme team.
• Overseesthedevelopmentofwell-defined programme and projectplans: coordinatesplanningwith deliverypartnerteams.Planseffectivelyarounddelivery constraintsandoptimizestheplantomaximizebenefitsand minimizerisk.
• Workswithleadership toobtainbuy-in,collaborating with and influencingseniormanagementstakeholdersforallkeyplans,commitmentsand changes.
• Proactivelydetermines,analysesand identifiesperformance metricsandmeasurementsanddictatesimprovementplansto trackanddriveon-timedeliveryandadherenceto budget.
• Activelymanagesandco-ordinatestheprogramme roadmap,handlingchangesastheyariseandkeeping stakeholdersfocusedontheagreedchangeoutcomesand benefits.
• Challengesandinterveneswhere thereis scopecreep,budgetoverrun,planslippageand threat to benefit realization.
• Obtainssponsorandstakeholdersign-offfordeliverables, formallyclosesprojects,assessesstakeholdersatisfactionand captures lessons learnt.
• Anticipatesandidentifiesexistingoremergingrisks & issues.
• Oversees the tracking of project risks, issues & dependencies, assesses the impact on the benefit realization for the project and takes action to minimize impact, actively challenging and removing obstacles.
• Plans and manages the implementation of the change, to ensure business benefits are realized and that the transition from current state to target state is smooth.
• Ensures that the organization and other change audiences are ready, willing and able to function in the new business environment.
• Providestimelyreportson projectstatus,risksand issues,evaluatingprojectperformancebasedon managementinformation.
• Managesandreportsontheprojectbudget,actingonany varianceandpromotinggoodbudgetcontrol.
• Workscloselywithdeliverypartnerson planning,designand estimating,bringingtogetherdeliverypartner teams;activelymanagingdependenciesbetweentheseteams andotherprojectsandprojects.
• WorkswithRegionalTransformationteams tosourceprojectsupport as required.
• Ensuresprojectandprojectteamsfollowthe bank’s Change Framework.
• Promotespaceandenergywithintheteam and leadsby example.