Head Of Pmo-(Hybrid/Remote)

Central 1 cooperatively empowers credit unions and other financial institutions to deliver banking choice to Canadians. Central 1 provides critical services at scale to enable a thriving credit union system. We do this by collaborating with our clients, developing strategies, products and services to support the financial well-being of their more than 5 million diverse customers in communities across Canada. For more information, visit www.central1.com.

What we offer:

• One time allowance to set up your office for remote first employees
• Top-notch flexible benefits plan
• Subject to employment agreement
• Hybrid work environment
• Career development opportunities
• Variable annual incentive plan
• Corporate discounts
• Wellness Flex Fund to support personal interest and activities
• Retirement Plan, matched contributions at 6%
• Day off to volunteer in your community and other paid time off options
• Generous annual vacation allotment
• Access to a learning platform and educational assistance support
• Work-life flexibility

Job Summary:

Get ready for an exciting opportunity as the Head of the PMO at Central 1! We are seeking someone who can provide dynamic leadership and expert guidance to drive us towards the achievement of our business goals.

As the visionary leader of our Enterprise Project Management Office, you will take the lead in developing and implementing innovative project management methods and frameworks, specifically tailored to our product and software development lifecycle. With your unwavering commitment to excellence, you will set unprecedented standards, inspire and mentor our talented project managers, and ignite a transformative wave of continuous improvement across our project, program, and portfolio management practices. Join us on this thrilling journey and leave an indelible mark on the future of Central 1!

What you’ll be doing:

• Tracking and managing resource allocation and utilization rates across individual projects and the overall portfolio, as well as project dependencies and risks, including issue escalation to stakeholders and leadership for visibility and resolution
• Leading the Central 1’s overall project stage gate review process
• Leading enterprise-wide portfolio prioritization reviews for all enterprise projects, including business projects with or without an IT component.
• Developing vision and strategy for Central 1's EPMO governance, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Maintaining and enhancing end-to-end portfolio governance aligned with annual planning and budgeting.
• Having accountability for organization-wide EPMO policy compliance and performance monitoring, engaging leaders at all levels for delivery and portfolio governance oversight.
• Establishing standards for SDLC deliverables including project management approaches and reporting.
• Fostering career development opportunities for team members
• Curating and promoting best practices, processes, templates, lessons learned, and historical project data, driving their adoption through effective change management
• Establishing scoring systems to ensure project quality through evaluation and measurement of performance against predefined criteria.

What you’ll have:

• 15+ years of project management, portfolio management, and project/program management office experience in the financial services sector, specializing in portfolio management and governance of large multi-million-dollar portfolios
• Proficient in financial management at both program and project levels
• Diplomatic approach in influencing stakeholders at all levels, fostering lasting relationships by mediating disagreements and negotiating agreeable solutions.
• Proficient in project, product, and program lifecycles, employing various development models such as agile, waterfall, hybrid, and more.
• Deep expertise in managing complex portfolios, including formalized programs, projects, and out-of-cycle requests, all while implementing industry best practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to facilitate executive-level discussions.
• Extensive experience in developing comprehensive performance measures and metrics for evaluating program and project performance, encompassing objectives, strategies, cost, quality, schedule, resources, and return on investment.
• Proven track record in project and portfolio management and consistently delivering successful outcomes through effective planning, execution, control, and closure
• Leading enterprise-wide Project Management Offices (PMOs) strategic approaches, and effectively representing the EPMO to senior leaders while advocating for governance practices aligned with enterprise strategy and priorities.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing detailed project plans, allocating resources, identifying risks, planning contingencies, assigning tasks, and optimizing resource planning efficiency.

Central 1 is an equal opportunity employer and committed to building an inclusive workforce by creating an environment where everyone feels like they belong and has the opportunity to be successful. We welcome of all applicants to join our diverse workforce and we will provide an accessible candidate experience including, but not limited to accommodations to interview sites and alternate formats upon request to our Recruitment team.