PMO Lead

The Horizon PMO Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the Horizon Project Management Office (PMO) driving project governance across all squads and streams. The role has an end-to-end view of program delivery, the program roadmap and works closely with the Metcash Program Director to ensure Program Horizon is delivered on time and to the agreed scope and budget.

**What you’ll do**
- PMO Leadership & Strategy - Develop and implement the PMO's strategic vision, goals, and objectives in alignment with the Program’s overall strategy
- Establish and maintain governance frameworks, policies, and procedures for project management activities
- Project Management - Oversee the management of the workstreams and dependency alignment for external dependent projects (Portfolio), ensuring projects are prioritized, resourced appropriately, and delivered on time and within budget.
- Conduct regular reviews to evaluate project performance, risks, and resource allocation.
- Methodology and best practices - Develop and promote project management methodologies, standards, and best practices.
- Resource Management and capacity planning - Work closely with workstream leads, project managers and functional leaders to allocate resources based on project priorities and availability in accordance with work plans.
- Stakeholder Management & Communication - Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders to understand their needs, expectations, and strategic objectives. Communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
- Risk, issue, dependency & decision management - Develop and implement a robust risk, issue, dependency and decision management framework. Identify, assess, and prioritize project risks and issues, and develop mitigation and contingency plans.
- Performance Monitoring & Reporting - Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure Program, workstream, project performance.
- Change, training & communications management - Support organisational change, training, and communications initiatives by providing project management expertise and guidance.
- Collaboration & knowledge sharing - Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across project teams and stakeholders.

**What you’ll bring to the role**
- Proven experience & success in managing program delivery in a complex, matrix environments
- Advanced planning & organisation skills
- Disciplined approach to program and project management whilst remaining flexible in approach to getting the job done
- An ability to influence & gain stakeholder buy-in by building strong & effective internal and external working relationships
- Strong strategic planning and commercial acumen to enable input into key program business decision making to priorities work across the program
- Ability to solve problems, assist the business in decisions through use of analytical and robust decision making
- Comfort working with both waterfall and agile methodologies, as required
- Project Management Certification and/or Qualifications eg AIPM, PMI / PMP, PRINCE2, PROSI Accreditation, P30 and/or SAFe/Agile
- Intermediate MS Project Schedule skills
- Experience within FMCG industry desirable

**What we can offer you**
- Unique career opportunity - be involved in one of the biggest transformation projects in Metcash
- The opportunity to join a highly successful team of industry experts passionate about changing the independent retail landscape
- We’re BIG on flexible working - our teams enjoy hybrid working arrangement between home and office
- Free onsite parking for your office days (and close proximity to public transport)
- An extra week of annual leave each year after 12 months of service
- Gender-equal parental leave for primary carers
- Extensive wellbeing programs

**Backing our people**

We love to celebrate success and make sure that our team members feel supported. Here are just a few of the accolades we’ve received:

- WGEA Employer of Choice
- FlexCareers accredited FlexReady employer
- Mental Health First Aid Australia GOLD Mental Health First Aid skilled workplace

At Metcash, we believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. We help independent retailers be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars.

**_Make your Mark_**

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