Program Director - Financial Services

Join this leading Financial Services Co. as a Program Director! Own a key, pre-merger program inc. Strategy, Risk & Compliance (APRA), Change.

The primary purpose of the role Program Director, is to lead and manage a Project Management Office through a pre-merger program of work.
You'll be responsible for leading a PMO (C.10 staff) in developing and embedding enterprise project management governance, standardised processes, project portfolio management and reporting.
As Program Director, you'll own the appropriate governance reporting of the program of works to ensure the Board, Executive team and relevant Board, Management and Project Committees have accurate and timely information and data.
High level board mandate with some granular, hands on management and delivery - including Requirements, Design, Build, Test and Business readiness activities such as training and change management.
The Role -

• Lead the PMO and deliver key enterprise programs.
• Design, embed and oversee the frameworks and disciplines that will help deliver its programs of work.
• Working collaboratively with the business, to design, execute, and lead multiple projects through organisational change efforts of varying size and complexity.
• Ensure projects are operating within the approved project management frameworks, including key elements such as: Governance, Schedule Management, Change Request management, Test Management, Business readiness.
• Formulate project initiatives and plans aligned to strategy and business outcomes.
• Manage and track project progress, identifying and addressing any delays or challenges promptly to maintain the overall project timeline.
• Deliver PMO reporting to stakeholders including Board, Executive, relevant Committees and stakeholders.
• Work with the Senior Change Manager to lead, guide and support multiple workstreams through the design and implementation of targeted change strategies, including identification of change impacts to people, process, policy, and structure, stakeholder identification and alignment, appropriate communication and feedback loops, success measures, training, organizational readiness, and long-term sustainability.
• Chair the Project Steering Committee in accordance with committee charter.
• Manage relationships and activities in conjunction with business partners (HR, Comms, Finance etc)
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with key cross functional leaders and project team members.
• Report to -Chief of Strategy / Transformation
• Direct Reports · PMO- inc. Senior Change Manager, Project Manager, Business Analysts, Project Co-ordinators, Process Lead + Other resources to be determined.

You -

• Extensive leadership in a Project Management Office (PMO) lead role managing multiple streams working within the financial sector.
• Experience working on transformation projects.
• Ability to understand and interpret business data and strategy.
• APRA Regulatory reporting.
• Merger and Acquisition experience.
• Strong decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to adapt to communication methods and language at all levels of management and stakeholder types from both business and technical backgrounds.
• Focus on project finance and risk management.
• Strong skills in verbal and written communication, varied presentation styles and techniques (workshop facilitation experience desired).
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Tertiary qualification in project management or business management.
• Experience in a blend ofboth Agile (Jira / Confluence) tools and waterfall (Prince 2) delivery for large projects.

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