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Position : Project Specialist

Experience : 5 - 6 years

Position Type : Full-Time

Location : Mohali

Job Overview :

The PMO Specialist – PMO Governance is responsible for driving PMO governance, portfolio reporting, process excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Global PMO. The role partners with Project Managers, Delivery Leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure governance standards, reporting accuracy, portfolio visibility, and operational excellence are consistently achieved.

The position independently owns assigned PMO initiatives, governance transformation projects, reporting automation, and PMO maturity improvements while providing functional guidance, knowledge sharing, and governance support across the PMO team. The role enables executive decision-making through accurate portfolio insights, governance compliance, risk visibility, and standardized PMO practices.

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Key Responsibilities

- Lead implementation and continuous improvement of PMO governance standards, policies, templates, and project lifecycle processes.
- Ensure governance compliance across assigned projects and portfolios through regular governance reviews, documentation audits, and quality assurance activities.
- Own executive portfolio reporting, governance dashboards, KPI reporting, RAID reporting, and portfolio health analysis for leadership.
- Independently manage assigned PMO initiatives, governance transformation projects, reporting enhancements, and process improvement programs.
- Drive PMO maturity through process optimization, reporting automation, AI adoption, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Act as functional PMO lead by supporting workload planning, knowledge sharing, mentoring, and governance consistency across PMO team members.
- Administer and continuously improve PMO tools including Zoho, Jira, SharePoint, Power BI, MS Project, and reporting platforms.
- Design, maintain, and automate dashboards, governance reports, executive scorecards, and portfolio analytics.
- Monitor project compliance with organizational governance standards, internal controls, ISO, CMMI, and audit requirements.
- Facilitate governance meetings, portfolio reviews, steering committee reporting, and executive governance forums.
- Track project risks, issues, dependencies, actions,



and governance exceptions while ensuring timely escalation and closure.
- Collaborate with Finance, Delivery, HR, Quality, Operations, and Business stakeholders to improve governance effectiveness.
- Maintain PMO repositories, governance documentation, SOPs, lessons learned, and organizational knowledge assets.
- Support onboarding, cross-training, succession planning, and capability development across PMO functions.
- Recommend strategic improvements that enhance delivery governance, reporting efficiency, stakeholder visibility, and organizational PMO maturity.

Required Skills

Technical / Process Skills

- Advanced PMO governance and project lifecycle management
- Portfolio governance and executive reporting
- PMO compliance, audit readiness, and documentation management
- Performance analytics, KPI reporting, and dashboard development
- RAID governance and portfolio health management
- Process improvement, Lean thinking, and operational excellence
- Reporting automation and workflow optimization.
- PMO maturity assessment and governance standardization

Functional / Behavioural Skills

- Functional leadership and team coordination
- Strong stakeholder management across multiple business functions
- Executive communication and presentation skills
- Decision-making based on data and governance insights
- Excellent planning and organizational capability
- Coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharing
- High ownership and accountability
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Continuous improvement orientation

Tools / Systems / Technical Knowledge

- MS Excel / Google Sheets (data analysis, trackers, dashboards)
- MS PowerPoint / Google Slides (presentations, reporting)
- MS Word / Google Docs (SOPs, documentation)
- Data visualization tools (Power BI / Tableau – preferred)
- Project management tools (Jira, MS Project, Asana, or equivalent)
- Workflow automation tools (preferred)
- Collaboration platforms (Microsoft Teams / Zoom)
- Knowledge management systems

Decision-Making Authority

- Independently manages assigned PMO governance initiatives and reporting deliverables.
- Recommends governance improvements, reporting enhancements, automation opportunities, and process optimization.
- Reviews governance compliance and recommends corrective actions where required.
- Supports leadership through portfolio analysis, executive reporting, and governance recommendations.
- Makes day-to-day operational decisions related to governance execution, reporting quality, and PMO processes.

Problem-Solving Complexity

- Handles moderate complexity tasks involving data inconsistencies, process gaps,



and reporting challenges.
- Resolves operational and compliance issues through structured analysis and coordination.
- Expected to identify root causes and implement preventive measures.
- Requires the ability to work under evolving requirements and tight reporting timelines
- Balances multiple governance priorities while supporting executive reporting, portfolio visibility, compliance requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Management / Influence

- Internal Stakeholders: PMO Leadership, Project Managers, Program Managers, Delivery Leadership, Finance, HR, Quality, IT, Operations, Executive Management
- External Stakeholders: Customers, Audit Partners, Technology Vendors (where applicable)
- Acts as a trusted PMO governance partner for delivery leadership.
- Facilitates governance meetings and executive reporting forums.
- Influences governance adoption through collaboration, reporting insights, and process improvements.
- Drives alignment across multiple business functions to improve portfolio governance and delivery performance.
- Provides functional guidance and governance support to PMO team members.

Education & Certification Requirements

Mandatory

- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, IT, Operations, or related field

Preferred

- Lean / Six Sigma preferred

Experience Requirements

- 5-6 years of experience in PMO Governance, Portfolio Management Office, Project Governance, or PMO Operations.
- Experience supporting enterprise-level project portfolios and governance frameworks.
- Strong experience in executive reporting, dashboarding, KPI reporting, and portfolio analytics.
- Experience implementing PMO process improvements, governance standardization, and reporting automation.
- Exposure to PMO maturity models, governance audits, ISO/CMMI environments, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Hands-on experience with Zoho, Jira, MS Project, Power BI, SharePoint, and reporting platforms.
- Experience facilitating governance forums and collaborating with senior leadership.
- Experience mentoring team members or providing functional leadership is highly desirable.

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