Wing Head – Project Management Office (VP)

"The Nation's Bank", National Bank of Pakistan aims to support the financial well-being of the Nation along with enabling sustainable growth and inclusive development through its wide local and international network of branches. Being one of the leading and largest banks of Pakistan, National Bank of Pakistan is contributing significantly towards socioeconomic growth in the country with an objective to transform the institution into a future-fit, agile and sustainable Bank.

In line with our strategy, the Bank is looking for talented, dedicated, and experienced professional(s) for the following position inthe area of Information Technologybased in Karachi.

The individuals who fulfill the below basic-eligibility criteria may apply for the following position:

Position / Job Title:
Wing Head Project Management Office (VP)

Reporting to:
Divisional Head Strategy, Risk & Governance

Educational /Professional Qualification:

• Minimum Bachelors degree in IT / Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent and / or Graduation with a Masters degree in IT / Computer Science or equivalent, from a local or international university / college / institute recognized by the HEC of Pakistan

• Recognized Project Management certification such as PMP / PgMP / PRINCE2 / MSP or equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum 08 years of experience in implementing and managing Project Management Office

• Candidates having experience of leading the PMO function will be preferred

Other Skills / Expertise / Knowledge Required:

• Strong knowledge of PMO setup, project governance, and portfolio management frameworks

• Understanding of IT governance, risk, and compliance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, ISO standards)

• Exposure to Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall delivery methodologies

• Proficiency in PMO tools, dashboards, and MIS reporting

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills

• Knowledge of banking regulations, audit requirements, and internal control environments

Outline of Main Duties / Responsibilities:

• To define, establish, build, implement, and manage a supportive PMO ensuring successful implementation of the PMOs framework, guidelines, strategy, standards, methodology, responsibilities, services, and deliverables

• To evaluate, select and implement project management processes, methods, tools, metrics, guidelines & standards, and establish a Project Governance & IT portfolio management framework

• To guide and deliver continuous improvement of IT PMO methodologies, processes, templates, and toolkits

• To drive better efficiency in delivering applications and services by evolving existing frameworks and processes

• To create tangible, repeatable, long-term benefits to the Bank through tailoring and evolving project and portfolio management processes and methodologies

• To align project and portfolio management frameworks to corporate strategy and culture

• To enable sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and techniques for project success across the Bank

• To coach, mentor, train and provide oversight for Project Managers and staff

• To demonstrate effective project management techniques and champion a project management culture across the organization

• To develop reporting dashboards and tools to facilitate data and insight driven strategic planning, mitigate execution and operations risk, and improve speed to delivery and solution quality

• To learn and introduce new tools and processes, as and when required and drive new or changed tools and processes to continually improve performance across ITG

• To drive culture of continuous improvement across ITG through ongoing end-to-end process oversight, improvement and reengineering

• To manage the performance of managers and professional staff through goal setting, ongoing assessment and experienced coaching

• To leverage the performance management cycle to motivate subordinates, support achievement of objectives and coach team members

• To produce ongoing reporting MIS / Data on a regular and ad-hoc basis

• To identify learning and development needs and recommend a training plan on an annual basis

• To ensure that all assignments are duly performed as per schedule & Bank procedures

• To perform any other assignment as assigned by the supervisor(s)

Place of Posting:

Karachi

Assessment Interview(s)

Only shortlisted candidates strictly meeting the above-mentioned basic eligibility criteriawill be invited for panel interview(s).

Employment Type:

The employment will be on contractual basis for three years which may be renewed ondiscretion of the Management. Selected candidates will be offered compensationpackage and other benefits as per Banks Policy / rules.

Apply within 10 working days from the date of this job posting.

Applications received after due date will not be considered in any case. No TA / DA will be admissible for interview.

National Bank of Pakistan is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, religion, or disability.