Vice President - PMO

The role is with one of the leading GCC Firm.Title - Vice President - Portfolio Management LeadReporting to - Head Capability Center OperationsWork Mode - RemoteAbout the RoleThis role will lead the PMO function, ensuring strategic alignment across the portfolio, enabling leadership effectiveness, and embedding robust governance and change management practices across the Capability Centre Operations team.Responsibilities:Strategic Planning & Portfolio AlignmentEstablish and govern a centralized portfolio of strategic initiatives, transformation programs, and special projects.Lead annual and quarterly planning cycles, driving OKR development, initiative prioritization, and strategic investment decisions.Partner closely with the Head of GRS CCO and senior leadership to ensure alignment of project outcomes with business objectives.PMO Leadership & Project DeliveryDefine, implement, and continuously improve PMO frameworks, governance models, and best practices to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability across global teams.Provide ownership over the development and delivery of high-quality dashboards, status reports, and executive briefings to communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders.Team LeadershipLead, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of project managers, ensuring capability building, succession planning, and career development within the PMO function.Foster a collaborative, accountable, and performance-driven culture while ensuring consistent application of project management best practices across portfolio.Strategic Leadership SupportAct as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the GRS CCO Leadership team.Drive clarity and focus around organizational priorities, translating vision into execution.Prepare executive briefing materials and coordinate leadership team offsites, meetings, and agendas.Change Management & Transformation EnablementLead change management planning and strategy for major initiatives impacting the GRS.Develop GRS CCO stakeholder maps, initiative specific and CCO-wide communication plans, and engagement strategies.Cross-Functional Coordination & CommunicationServe as a primary liaison for initiative coordination across GRS CCO and global stakeholders.Provide oversight over the design and delivery of dashboards, performance reports, and scorecards to provide clear visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.Qualifications17+ years of overall experience with majority of experience in project/program management, strategic operations, or organizational change.Experience working in a Global Capability Center (GCC) or Shared Services environment.PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification preferred.Strong understanding of PMO frameworks, Lean Portfolio Management, and Agile methodologies.Required SkillsStrategic thinking with strong analytical, problem-solving capabilities and ability to translate vision into actionable plans.Proficiency in modern portfolio and project management tools (Smartsheet, Power BI, MS project, JIRA, Confluence) with the ability to leverage data for decision-making.Deep understanding of PMO and transformation frameworks (Agile, Lean and Portfolio Management, OKR and continuous improvement).