Executive PMO- Banking

Job Description – Senior PMO / Executive PMO

Location

India (Hybrid)

Role Summary

We are looking for a high-calibre Senior PMO who can operate as a trusted advisor to programme leadership. This role requires an individual who excels at executive stakeholder engagement, builds world-class Excel-based reporting and dashboards, and confidently drives senior governance forums. The successful candidate will combine analytical rigour with executive presence to provide meaningful insights, influence decision-making, and continuously improve programme governance.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders, including Directors, Managing Directors, and Executive Sponsors.
• Act as the primary PMO interface for programme leadership, ensuring timely communication of programme status, risks, decisions, and dependencies.
• Influence stakeholders through data-driven insights and structured recommendations.
• Prepare executives for governance meetings by developing concise briefing notes and decision papers.

Executive Governance & Leadership Forums

• Own the planning, coordination, and facilitation of Steering Committees, Executive Governance Boards, Programme Reviews, and Leadership Forums.
• Develop executive-ready governance packs, presentations, and decision logs.
• Drive governance cadence, ensuring actions, risks, and decisions are tracked to closure.
• Challenge programme teams where required to ensure governance standards and delivery commitments are met.

Advanced Reporting & Excel Analytics

• Design and maintain sophisticated Excel dashboards using advanced formulas, Pivot Tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, data modelling, and automation.
• Produce executive dashboards that provide meaningful insights into programme health, financials, milestones, risks, dependencies, and KPIs.
• Transform complex datasets into clear, visually compelling reports for senior leadership.
• Continuously improve reporting by introducing automation and reducing manual effort.

Programme Governance & PMO Excellence

• Manage programme plans, RAID logs, milestones, dependencies, and governance artefacts.
• Ensure adherence to PMO standards, methodologies, and reporting frameworks.
• Support portfolio planning, resource management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking.
• Maintain accurate programme documentation and audit-ready governance records.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve programme governance, reporting, and delivery effectiveness.
• Recommend and implement practical, scalable process improvements.
• Introduce innovative reporting techniques, automation, and best practices that enhance decision-making.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement across the programme.

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory

• 15+ years of PMO, Programme Management, or Portfolio Governance experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting C-suite or Executive-level stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead senior governance forums and executive steering committees.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills, including:
• Advanced formulas (INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP, SUMPRODUCT, etc.)
• Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts
• Power Query
• Power Pivot
• Dynamic dashboards
• Data modelling and automation
• VBA/macros (preferred)
• Exceptional PowerPoint skills with experience creating board-level presentations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with executive-level presentation skills.
• Ability to synthesise complex information into concise executive insights.

Preferred

• Experience in Financial Services, Banking, or large consulting-led transformation programmes.
• Power BI or Tableau expertise.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, or Clarity.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Scrum certifications.

Key Competencies

• Executive stakeholder management
• Executive presence and influencing skills
• Advanced Excel and dashboard development
• Executive reporting and storytelling with data
• Governance leadership
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical problem solving
• Attention to detail
• Process improvement mindset
• Strong ownership and accountability