Address Job Title: Programme Management Office (PMO) Lead
Location: (including hybrid): Melbourne, Australia
Salary: $130,000 - $200,000
Closing date for applications: Friday 22nd March 2024
Kaluza wants to power a world where net-zero is within everyone's reach, by building the platform that will accelerate a sustainable, affordable and resilient energy transition. It's a huge challenge, but often the toughest problems are the most rewarding to solve.
Since launching in 2019, Kaluza's technology has been empowering some of the biggest energy suppliers to better serve millions of customers.
From revolutionising billing to smart electric vehicle charging, our real-time cloud platforms transform supplier operations, reducing cost to serve and boosting engagement. And most importantly, they enable suppliers' customers to drive decarbonisation with smart, low carbon technologies.
Kaluza is currently in an exciting growth phase, undergoing the next phase of our international expansion in Melbourne to further reinforce our capabilities as a globally distributed energy platform.
This means that you would be one of the earliest Kaluza employees on the ground in Australia, working directly with our clients in the region.
We're in the early days of building our team and so in-office presence to us is important - working really closely with our clients to forge a strong working relationship. Our team currently works from our office in Melbourne CBD (Spencer St) 2-3 days per week.
Our goal is to build a self-sufficient and empowered team here on the ground in Australia. We're well on our way, but until we get there we still have some reliances on our UK team. Being comfortable working flexibly for a portion of your working week to cover time zones is required.
Where in the world of Kaluza will I be working?
Kaluza's Programme Management Office work in Client Delivery. They are at the heart of delivering maximum value to our clients by orchestrating our major implementation programmes and ongoing professional services projects. In this role, you'll facilitate work getting done across multiple organisations, have strong empathy skills, commercial nous and, of course, be extremely organised. You'll be able to draw on years of experience working with clients to deliver complicated projects that contribute to transformation through technology.
You'll be helping support initiatives which are delivering Kaluza's Energy Retail platform and Kaluza's Flexibility platform.
The Energy Retail platform is a SaaS technology platform that aims to revolutionise the operating platforms for energy retailers globally. This platform has been built with scale and technical quality in mind and is the foundation for decarbonisation efforts by Kaluza's customers.
Our Flexibility platform is to be the nervous system connecting energy retailers, grid operators, and consumers, Flex will aid us in creating the distributed, consumer-centric, dynamic energy system of the future. Bridging the gap between distributed renewable generation and smart devices, it helps consumers shift their energy consumption to times when there's more renewable energy. This not only saves them money, but enables society as a whole to meet the challenge of decarbonising transport and residential heating/cooling. We're also supporting this vital shift by building the innovative technology behind unique, market-leading customer propositions like Vehicle to Grid and Drive Anytime Energy Plan with our energy retailer partners.
What will I be doing?
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced project professional to establish and run an effective and successful Programme Management Office (PMO). A PMO Manager at Kaluza sits at the centre of programme delivery, looking to add value in all directions - involved in reporting progress to senior leadership, interacting across client programme functions and working closely with Kaluza's project managers and delivery teams.
Your main responsibilities will be:
Coordinating the programme operations to ensure they deliver successfully
Enhancing and driving project governance standards and processes to ensure consistency and compliance across programmes.
Supporting planning and the management of schedules at programme level.
Providing document and configuration management (knowledge management).
Supporting identification and mitigation of programme risks, working closely with project managers and stakeholders to develop risk mitigation strategies.
Monitoring project performance metrics, highlighting successes, challenges, and areas for improvement.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment of expectations.
Engaging with project managers, delivery teams and broader stakeholders to educate and champion programme ways of working.
Driving continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and methodologies.
Kaluza is currently in an exciting growth phase, undergoing the next phase of our international expansion. This will further reinforce our capabilities as a globally distributed energy platform and means that you would be one of the first Kaluza employees on the ground in Australia!
Is this the job for me?
Ideally you'll have the following skills:
Organisation - comfortable working in a dynamic environment and striking the balance between bringing structure where needed while embracing an Agile mindset.
Programme operation - highly capable of managing the operations of complex programmes.
Communication - excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Problem solving - will approach obstacles from all possible angles to create a solution.
Persuasive - ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation to develop and promote a successful programme culture.
Proactive - recognise what is important, do it, and communicate progress without needing to be asked.
Ideally you'll have the following experience:
Multiple years' experience of working within complex B2B software programmes, whether as a PMO, project, product, or program manager
Comfortable working with diverse stakeholders, traversing between solving issues at the task level through to engaging senior management and interfacing with clients.
Project management certifications highly desirable.
Track record delivering a range of initiatives
Demonstrable ability to respond to change and operate with a highly agile mindset
Experience in the energy or utility industry preferred, but not required
Kaluza Values
Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business:
We're on a mission, We build together, We're inclusive, We get it done, We communicate with purpose.
Our values are not words on a wall — they are at the heart of our culture. They are how we make decisions and how we treat each other. They are concrete and clear, and reflect what we as people, and as a business, really care about.
Kaluza's vision is to power a world where net-zero is within everyone's reach. Would you be interested in joining us to help achieve this?
From us you'll get
We're just getting set up in Australia for the first time, so we'll build out our full benefits offering in the coming months. Currently, from day one, you will get:
Progressive leave policies - including leave dedicated to the moments that matter to you the most
Annual discretionary bonus
Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
26 days holiday
Kaluza Share Scheme
We'll then build out our benefits and progressive policies soon to ensure your Total Reward package is highly competitive, and that you're well looked after.
We want the best people
We're keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.
We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.
Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.
