PMO Senior Manager

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The Opportunity

​The purpose of this role is to lead the integration and execution of global strategic priorities and roadmap, ensuring connectivity and transparency between Group initiatives and Divisional plans. This role involves managing portfolio objectives, benefits, and initiative governance on behalf of the global team, while also overseeing project managers and enhancing agile delivery capabilities within the function. Additionally, the role involves providing project and program management support to projects under the function as required to meet business needs.

• Location: USA – WI – Sun Prairie
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid  
• The salary range for this role is:  $134,500 - $201,500

Your New Role

• Understand the organisational environment and strategic goals to shape business cases and initiatives.
• Ensure project documentation complies with processes and procedures, and produce regular management reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage initiatives effectively on a day-to-day basis.
• Maintain consistent templates for project management and reporting to ensure best practice.
• Monitor program compliance with reporting standards and escalate issues when necessary.
• Manage and evolve portfolio mechanisms to measure delivery impact and benefit realisation.
• Track risks, issues, and dependencies across initiatives to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
• Employ best practices for portfolio management and evolve digital ways of working.
• Stay updated on emerging trends to optimise planning and transformation capabilities.
• Actively support talent development and build people's capability for the future.

Work Experience:

Necessary Work Experience includes:

• Some relevant work experience.

Preferred Work Experience includes:

• Experience portfolio management practices.
• Experience within a PMO.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders cross diverse and geographically spread teams.
• Proven experience of managing reporting cycles.
• Experience of providing assurance on programs across multiple business units.
• Knowledge of project management disciplines.
• Extensive experience managing planning and change functions, including PMOs.
• Demonstrable ability in managing internal and external stakeholders with conflicting demands and understanding the commercial/financial implications and business impact of alternative People solutions.
• Proven record of analytical thinking and business/commercial acumen.
• Significant experience supporting multi-year change programs across different countries and cultures with diverse populations to achieve desired results.

Qualifications:

Necessary Qualifications include:

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
   

Preferred Qualifications include:

• CAPM, PMP, or P30 certification.
• Qualifications in project management related disciplines.

Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.  

Benefits 

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office. 

• 22 weeks of paid leave depending on the circumstances in growing your family with 12 of those weeks available to all parents, on a gender-equal basis 

• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8% 

• Well-being Programs: Enjoy monthly Guided Meditations and a Well-being Rebate Program for gym memberships, fitness programs, and more.  

• Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education through certifications, external professional development and degree related college courses. 

To learn more, click here: Benefits | QBE US. 

Why QBE?  What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? 

At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success. 

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. 

Join us now, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours! 

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Commitment to Diversity  

At QBE, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where each person is valued and respected for their authentic selves. If you require any assistance, such as alternative interview accommodation during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to inform our Talent Acquisition team.  

Equal Employment Opportunity: 

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates. 

Skills:

Business Case Development, Coaching for success, Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing Ambiguity, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Process Improvements, Project Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management, Team Management

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.