Position: Agile Portfolio Management and Planning PMO (Relocation to the Netherlands)
Company: Global IT Support
Category: Project Manager
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**About the client:**
We want to make the difference in sourcing, to enable the best professional match between its customers and candidates. We recruit for permanent roles via a network of top professionals who are experts in their fields and who know what drives their fellow professionals. This enables us to get the right professional in the right place more quickly.

**Requirements:**
Bachelor/Master degree;
6-10 years relevant experience;
International Portfolio and Change management;
Experience (Operational/Tactical & Strategic);
Relevant Agile experience and on Portfolio Mngt (preference on MoP - Management of portfolios);
Experience in working within a complex international organization;
Strong communication, interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate communication and collaboration between leaders of teams regarding portfolio management (e.g. demand), prioritization and value realization (customer focus);
The knowledge and experience in reporting and tooling (JIRA/Service Now PPM) that fits the Agile way of working;
Analytical, creative, proactive, outcome driven and has a quality- and customer-oriented attitude;
Ability to engage people to foster an open and safe environment to work effectively and efficiently;
Demonstrated strong organizational skills;
An attitude of always raising the bar by continuously looking for ways to improve, also by staying abreast of external trends in the subject area;
Understanding of how to challenge the battle between the longer term vision and short term goals;
Promoting and demonstrating core principles of collaboration, reflection, prioritization, team accountability and visibility (being an Agile ambassador);

**Portfolio Mngt organisational development:**
Ensures that portfolio standards (e.g. on value mngt or PI/Big room plannings), frameworks, solutions are defined, documented, issued & cross shared across the organization (including relevant examples);
Support the team to build up and drive a portfolio mngt capability/knowledge centre within D&T;
Drive operational process improvements related to finance and HR;

**Responsibilities:**
Will organize and oversee the full Portfolio Management cadence of one or more functions, with the aim to optimize and track the value delivered;
Will manage and drive the functional & regional D&T prioritization in the portfolio board meetings / Portfolio Synchronization meetings;
Will proactively engage with stakeholders (e.g. regional, in/outside function) to make sure the Portfolio Management processes are continuously improved (with Agile mindset) and adjusted to developments in the company & market;
Ensures proper (actionable) insights are available to support Portfolio Management (with all relevant key drumbeats and functional/regional requirements);
Always with a holistic view and as much as possible standardized;
Ensures One Way Of Working within the teams, to have their full support and being normative as much as possible;