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Job Description:

Mars Global Services (MGS) remains a critical enabler for Mars Inc. delivering business value through industry best processes, technologies & data insights. The Enterprise Applications & Analytics team partners closely with the Corporate & MGS service lines to deliver key strategic priorities enabled through ‘best in class’ connected technologies & capabilities.

Program & project management continues to fundamental capabilities supporting such significant digital change, and as a result this has created an exciting opportunity for a PMO Senior Analyst to join the Digital Technologies Enterprise Applications & Analytics (EAA) team. This role will be responsible for embedding industry best PMO standards, driving consistency within the portfolio & optimizing PMO frameworks in support of enterprise applications and analytics delivery agenda.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related field.
  • Proven portfolio, program, and project management skills/experience.
  • Previous experience designing and scaling PMO processes and standards.
  • Proven track record of delivering PMO standards within multinational organisation.
  • A project management professional qualification (PMP, Prince2 or equivalents) – highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of project management & demand management tools (Smartsheet, ServiceNOW PPM, JIRA, MS Project Management)
  • Ability to work cooperatively at all levels in a matrix environment, maintain positive relationships required to accomplish organizational goals
  • Excellent communication skills and interpersonal/team effectiveness
  • Experience providing work direction and leadership to people and teams in a management role
  • Excellent understanding of industry standard project management methodologies (e.g. SDLC, Waterfall, Agile (Kanban, Scrum, SaFe)
  • Strong influence management skills; communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to succinctly and accurately communicate to various levels of management and employees

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Manage EAA portfolio reporting processes, running operational & periodic portfolio reporting cycles (L1 POAP, RAID, Resource and Financials Analysis, KPIs).
  • Establish PMO standards & tools across Enterprise Applications & Analytics portfolio. Optimizing frameworks & processes to support enterprise applications and analytics delivery teams. 
  • Track Portfolio KPI’s & resource utilization (e.g. Value, Operational, Delivery, Financial). Support portfolio manager to quantify the portfolio health via KPIs/metrics within performance dashboards.
  • Assure SDLC framework & PMX frameworks are being followed, set up tracking mechanism/reporting to indicate deviations & ability identify and course-correct.
  • EAA process owner for demand management & project prioritization frameworks, governance etc.
  • Establish and co-lead PM community of practice.
  • Maintain PM vendor relationships, lead PM training for EAA associate & contingent workforce.
  • Manage shared PM resources & services.
  • Manage capability for retaining portfolio knowledge & content.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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