Senior ePMO Specialist

About CLS Group:

CLS Group is a leading provider of risk mitigation and operational efficiency solutions for the global financial markets. Our innovative technology and expertise enable clients to manage risk, improve operational efficiency, and reduce costs.

As a Vice President, ePMO Specialist, you will play a critical role in driving the success of our ePMO team. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the effective execution of change initiatives, including projects, programs, and small changes, in adherence to our Project Management Policy and Pegasus governance of projects.

You will work closely with the project team to monitor and report on the execution and tracking progress of individual projects, track milestones, schedule deviations, overall costs, risk, and issues. Your expertise will be essential in providing advice and guidance to the project manager to ensure the project adheres to procedures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deploy and apply a set of consistent ePMO processes, tools, and templates across projects and the overall portfolio.
• Ongoing independent quality assurance of projects within the portfolio, working with all stakeholders to define, develop, and implement a quality framework.
• Provide guidance in identification and tracking the RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) process.
• Interface with 2nd and 3rd lines of defense.
• Effectively implement ePMO best practices.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training on ePMO controls and Project Management practices.
• Ensure consistency of governance, reporting, and control disciplines across projects.
• Brings to resolution any potential problems and escalates issues to the appropriate stakeholder or governance forum.
• Lead change initiatives and carry out ad hoc tasks as required.

Requirements:

• Formal training or certification in Project Management (MSP/PRINCE2/PMI/P3O, etc.) - preferred.
• Understands and has practical experience of both running projects/programs and supporting portfolio/programs/projects in an ePMO capacity.
• Strong Change Management skillset.
• Proven experience supporting major programs, projects, and portfolios, preferably requiring interaction with regulators, either from a policy or supervisory perspective.
• Previous experience working within a highly regulated industry (ideally Financial Services).
• Proficiency with project tools, including but not limited to MS Project, Enterprise PPM tools (e.g., Planview PPMPro, Smartsheet, Jira, Clarity PPM, etc.).
• Advanced in Microsoft: PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Experience in solutions planning, project management methodologies, and performance metrics.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High ethical standards and a profound sense of integrity and confidentiality.
• Champion and drive change in a rapidly developing environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Confident, assertive with the ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrable ability to work in a pressurized and challenging environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills essential.
• Have professional presentation skills, including excellent public speaking capabilities.
• Ability to lead (e.g., individual stakeholder sessions, group workshops, etc.).

About CLS Group:

CLS Group is a global leader in risk mitigation and operational efficiency solutions for the financial markets. Our innovative technology and expertise enable clients to manage risk, improve operational efficiency, and reduce costs.

We celebrate diversity and consider it one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued.

All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 'life days' (in addition to bank holidays).
• US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programs and support services.
• Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
• Affinity Groups (including our Women's Forum, Black Employee Network, and Pride Network) in support of our organizational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
• Hybrid working to promote a healthy work-life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don't.
• Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
• Monthly 'Heads Down Days' with no meetings across the whole company.
• Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
• Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
• Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organization.
• Annual flu vaccinations.
• Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
• Discounted Gym membership - Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
• All employees have access to Discover - our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.