Director, Head of Project Management Office (PMO)

Primary ObjectivesA Project Management Director oversees the development of projects/products development from start to finish to ensure they meet the Product Committee‘s needs and preferences. Main duties include determining the overall vision of projects/products, managing various backlog items, and deciding which features each project will have according to the Product Committee‘s expectations.Main responsibilities1. Project Management duties and responsibilities• Job description entails a range of administrative and management tasks to assist the Head of Operations or Project Director of an organization.• In performing their duties, assist the project director in providing clerical support to projects.• Follow up on stakeholders, take minutes during project meetings, and analyze statistical data as required.• The project director usually performs tasks that are salient to smooth project operations.• Involves preparing project performance reports, weekly progress updates, and ranking reports.• As part of their responsibilities, assist the director on the project and deliver presentations to team members on social media marketing tools and strategies.• Also entails maintaining accurate records of project management operations, schedules, and expenditures.• Collect, develop, and analyze data useful in setting team objectives/targets.• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement action plans essential to proper time, budget, and process management.• Withdraw the attention of Directors to limitations that may hamper the progress of a project.• Assist in documenting established project goals and communicating them to the project team.• Design and manage systems that are vital to quality review and control, and also develop and implement programs for continuous project improvement.• Conduct research to investigate elements essential to the progress of a project.• Keeping track of project progress by using IT systems to monitor performance is also part of the description of assistant project management. 2. Product Management duties and responsibilities• Collaborating with prospective users and stakeholders to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements.• Defining the vision for the team‘s product.• Creating a product road map based on this vision.• Managing the product backlog and prioritizing them based on changing requirements.• Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development.• Developing user stories.• Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process.• Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates.• Participating in Scrum meetings and product sprints.