Job Description
**Role: Project Management Office Lead
Location: Port Harcourt
Overview
The PMO Lead is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects across infrastructure, applications, and ERP domains. This role ensures alignment with organisational strategy, drives best practices in project management, and provides leadership to project managers and cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Supervise and mentor project managers and teams handling infrastructure, application, and ERP projects.
• Establish and enforce PMO standards, methodologies, and governance processes across all IT projects.
• Oversee project portfolio management, ensuring prioritization and resource allocation align with business objectives.
• Monitor project performance, budgets, timelines, and deliverables, providing regular status reports to executive leadership.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, facilitating timely resolution and escalation when necessary.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT leadership, and external vendors to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance PMO effectiveness and project delivery.
• Support organisational change management efforts related to IT projects and technology adoption.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, security standards, and organisational policies.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s degree advantageous).
• 10 years of progressive experience in IT project management, with at least 3 years in a PMO leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure, application, and ERP projects.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, or PRINCE2 are highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to drive change and deliver results in a complex, fast-paced environment
Preferred Skills
• Industry experience in utilities, government, or large enterprise environments is advantageous.
• Familiarity with ITIL, COBIT, or other IT service management frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet).
Key Attributes
• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented approach.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and build consensus across diverse teams.
Interested and qualified candidates can send their CVs to cv@wragbysolutions.com**
