Finance Strategy & Operations IT PMO Manager

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com. PwC South East Asia Consulting helps businesses to work smarter and grow faster. We partner with our clients to build effective organizations, innovate and grow, reduce costs, manage risk and regulation and, leverage talent. Our aim is to support businesses in designing, managing and executing lasting beneficial change. PwC’s South East Asia Consulting practice provides a comprehensive range of professional services and experience to deliver large scale, cross territory transformation projects, wherever our clients need us to be – from strategy through to execution About the role As a PMO you are expected to visualize and manage the overall project workstream, including planning and overseeing tasks performed by yourself and other team members, and proactively driving project delivery in Global system implementation projects. Engage in effective and strategic communication with key project stakeholders to lead the smooth execution of the project. Oversee the overall project scope, plans, budgets, and timelines to ensure that company standards and client expectations are met, and to ensure the quality of end-to-end delivery. Lead the development of project plans, optimize the allocation and distribution of resources including team members, and drive overall project delivery Provide appropriate project status reporting and escalation to internal Senior Managers and Directors, and effectively facilitate and control decision-making processes. Lead the preparation of key deliverables such as steering committee materials and other critical reports for clients. (Optional) Provide guidance and mentoring to team members (Senior Associates / Associates) and contribute to improving overall team performance. About you Proven work experience as a PMO or Project Manager, with a track record of leading end-to-end project delivery At Least 3 years of consulting experience in Finance Industry Preferably with experience in banking systems or operations Have handled big projects and has exposure handling global projects Demonstrated experience in leading effective communication and building relationships with diverse stakeholders, including clients and internal senior management, to drive alignment and consensus Experience in managing a team of 2 or more members Experience or involvement in proposal development and business development activities is a plus Business-level proficiency in English and Japanese to support effective communication with Japanese-speaking internal and external stakeholders