Project Management Officer

About Company:

Our Client is a leading professional services firm offering Tax, Assurance, Accounting, Outsourcing, Advisory and Technology-led Services for both domestic and international clients across a range of industries. Bringing innovative thinking to a digitally evolving market is helping us reinstate and better offer our long-standing promise of delivering quality driven by value and up-to-date thinking. We bring an unwavering commitment to quality and integrity. With a focus on helping companies tread their growth trajectory strategically and sustainably, our suite of services and solutions is designed to support businesses through each phase of their growth cycle, enabling them to navigate existing challenges whilst readying them for future opportunities.

Job Description:

Job Title: PMO Lead

Location: Gurugram

Experience: 8+ yrs.

Employment Type: Contract to hire

Work Mode: On-Site(Work from Office)

Notice Period: - Immediate joiners

Roles & Responsibilities:

Primary Skills: Program/Project Management, PMO governance, enterprise IT migration / integration programs

Secondary Skills: Strong understanding of enterprise IT landscape (O365/Azure, Active Directory, Network, Endpoints, Security, Data) and cross-functional dependencies

Tools: Advanced Excel (tracking & governance), PowerPoint (CxO reporting), MS Project / Smartsheet / Jira

Fit: High ownership, structured thinker, ability to operate in ambiguity, strong stakeholder management in high-pressure environments

Role Expectation:

• Drive end-to-end PMO governance for a complex technology integration / migration program in an M&A or transformation context

• Build and manage a single integrated master plan, including milestones, interdependencies, and critical path across all workstreams

• Run execution cadence (war rooms, weekly reviews, steering committees) with strong follow-through and accountability

• Proactively manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and ensure timely resolution of critical items

• Coordinate across multiple workstreams (applications, infrastructure, network, security, endpoints, data) and align vendors, OEMs, and client teams

• Support execution of transition planning, cutover readiness, and post-integration stabilization

• Ensure minimal business disruption during migration and integration phases

M&A / Transformation Exposure in Role:

• Support Day 1 readiness, transition roadmaps, and integration / separation planning

• Assist in technology due diligence, risk identification, and mitigation tracking

• Contribute to synergy tracking, cost alignment, and TSA-related program tracking (where applicable)

• Work across enterprise architecture, IT operating model alignment, and transformation priorities

Governance, Reporting & Quality:

• Deliver crisp, insight-led executive reporting with clear risks, decisions, and actions

• Track scope, timelines, and deliverables against plan and flag deviations early

• Drive issue resolution and escalation management with structured recommendations

• Ensure documentation completeness (project plan, RAID logs, RACI, migration reports, KT artifacts)

• Support alignment with security, compliance, and audit requirements

Non-Negotiables:

• Must have led PMO for large-scale IT / infra / cloud transformation or integration programs

• Strong understanding of cross-functional dependencies across enterprise IT environments

• Proven ability to drive execution under pressure and manage senior stakeholders

• Not a reporting PMO—must demonstrate execution ownership and outcome delivery

Nice to Have:

• Experience in M&A (integration, carve-outs, TSA management, due diligence)

• Exposure to enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HRMS), cloud, and cybersecurity environments

• Certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, ITIL, TOGAF, Azure/AWS)