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TescoHead of Portfolio Management Office - Finance Change and Enabling Functions
Dec. 2023Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
TescoHead of PMO - Enabling Functions
May. 2023 - Dec. 2023
Cynergy BankHead of PMO
Jan. 2023 - May. 2023
PMO Global AllianceUK Ambassador
May. 2021
Micro FocusHead of Finance PMO
Apr. 2021 - Jan. 2023-Established a PMO that became a central resource pool of project and programme managers for Finance, including governance activities, such as: ○ KPI reporting, ○ Data Analytics, ○ Milestones, Benefits, Costs, Resources and RAID tracking and reporting and Training & Development and Diversity & Inclusion programmes. -Designed, implemented and change managed the end to end migration and consolidation from 4 existing Service Portal providers to a single one. -Designed and delivered the Initiation and Planning Phases of the automation of Credit and Collection services and Legal Entities Rationalisation programme across Finance. -Project Managed the end to end activities of the Finance Incident Change Management Project. -Responsible for Payroll Department Governance, including tracking and reporting on Payroll risks and issues, introduction of Payroll KPI reporting, Costs- Benefits Analysis and Resource Availability & Tracking. -Responsible for Payroll Transformation Programme Governance, acting as the main point of contact with external payroll providers, facilitating Steering Committees and Leadership meetings. -Responsible for change management activities and development of communications frameworks for use across the Finance Department. -Responsible for Recruitment, Retention, Workforce Reduction, Promotions & Salary Increases Tracking and Reporting across Finance. -Responsible for Finance Transformation Governance, including tracking and reporting on KPIs, milestones, risks and issues, exit to BAU plan and management of BAU activities. -Acted as an executive coach across MicroFocus, with focus on developing a coaching, training and development programme for Finance (including workshops, new Intranet coaching page and seminars). -Responsible for Finance Project Management and coordination for internal projects, including strategic alignment to GPOs in IT and Data departments.
Ocado GroupPMO Lead
Jun. 2020 - Apr. 2021Developing and driving PMO best practice and governance.
Continuously improving reporting tools and implementing a PPM tool across all streams within New CFC delivery.
Providing PPM expertise including training and administration.
Conducting data analysis and validation to ensure accurate reporting and continuity.
Implementing a full suite of reports measuring the programme and portfolio position (pre and post installation of PPM software)
Regular project analysis, portfolio and programme level reporting.
Interpreting and presenting the impact to the programme and portfolio view.
Conducting data analysis and validation to ensure accurate reporting and continuity.
Conducting project health checks.
Eudemonia Coaching Ltd.Founder & CEO
May. 2020I am Certified as a Strategic Interventionist Life Coach from Robbins Madanes Training Centre, the official Coach Training School of Anthony Robbins, the world's most famous life and business strategist. I help my clients unleash their potential by providing them with the right tools and knowledge to help them reach their next level both in the personal life as well as their business.
PMO Global AlliancePMO Global Awards Judging Committee
Jan. 2020
Financial TimesPMO Manager
Apr. 2016 - Jun. 2020London, United KingdomSet standards for how projects and programmes are run.
Ensure Portfolio Management standards are followed.
Production of reporting for presentation and review at Management Groups and Investment Board.
Line management of a team of 7 PMO Analysts and Support Coordinators, who can adequately and confidently act as source of guidance for stakeholders.
Managing and facilitating Portfolio Management Process.
Implementation of full restructuring plan to ensure alignment of PMO to strategic and departmental goals.
Driving the expansion of an Agile PMO Office outside the Technology Department to Facilities, Print Site, Finance and HR Departments.
Financial TimesPMO Analyst
Feb. 2014 - Apr. 2016Coordinating and prioritising resources across programmes.
Providing FT technology Programme Leads with information regarding forecast, expenditure and budgeting of programmes.
Working with Finance stakeholders to ascertain we track benefits for programmes and we provide a complete and accurate benefits review.
Tracking programme changes and updating programme workbooks.
Reviewing and tracking risks and issues, as well as dependencies for programmes.
Coordinating with director of Portfolio to ascertain smooth running of Programmes and delivery of projects in timely and cost-effective manner.
Providing the Director of Portfolio and Board with reports, matrices and analyses on risks, issues, value created by active Projects, Programme Financials and Programme Resources.
Reviewing Business Cases prior to their submission.
Ensuring Programme objectives are aligned to business strategy and overall departmental vision.
Responsible for the roll-out of our Portfolio Management system to Pearson English departments across different geographical locations, including training of Project Managers and Programme Leads, resources allocation and availability and coordinating with Pearson English stakeholders to make sure the roll-out process is run as smoothly as possible and tasks are prioritised as required.
Financial TimesPMO Assistant
Jun. 2013 - Feb. 2014Coordinating and prioritising resources across programmes.
Providing FT technology Programme Leads with information regarding forecast, expenditure and budgeting of programmes.
Tracking programme changes and updating programme workbooks.
Reviewing and tracking risks and issues, as well as dependencies for programmes.
Coordinating with director of Portfolio to ascertain smooth running of Programmes and delivery of projects in timely and cost-effective manner.
Providing the Director of Portfolio and Board with reports, matrices and analyses on risks, issues, value created by active Projects, Programme Financials and Programme Resources.
Reviewing Business Cases prior to their submission.
Ensuring Programme objectives are aligned to business strategy and overall departmental vision.
K3-Cubed Ltd.Education and Training Manager- Project Coordinator
Jan. 2013 - May. 2013I have been working as an Education Manager- Project Coordinator for K3-Cubed Ltd., a company which stands for the delivery of knowledge management solutions and training and development practices. I have been responsible for providing guidance and support to organizations and raise awareness on the importance of knowledge, skills, behaviours and expertise for today’s resilient companies. My main interest has been to identify solutions and current challenges, share strategic planning processes and risk assess organizations, through our wide range of services.
Listening Books- The National Listening LibraryRecruitment and Membership Assistant
Jul. 2012 - Dec. 2012London, United KingdomI have been recruiting members for the e-learning organization, taking on the tasks of researching, cold calling, sourcing, initial telescreening, market mapping and networking. I have been taking into account the specific requirements and membership criteria to target relevant organizations across the UK. I have been responsible for preparing and forwarding membership application forms to new members. Ad hoc administrative tasks and especially corresponding with members or sponsors, cd labelling and creating and organizing member files are also entailed in my duties.
University of EdinburghAssociate Project Coordinator
Sep. 2011 - Dec. 2011I assisted in the coordination of an International Knowledge Event. This was organized by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Scottish Government.
I sourced potential attendees for the Event, through networking and cold calling companies. I communicated with attendees, who were exclusively Senior and Executive Managers from medium-sized and large-sized organizations across the UK and the rest of the world.
O2 UK (a Telefónica Company)Research Project
May. 2011 - Aug. 2011I conducted a survey and performed interviews with Senior Human Resource Managers and Customer Service Managers.
I coded and analysed the results of the survey.
I identified the limitations and suggested possible improvements in the existing recruitment and selection processes of the firm.
National Centre for Social Research, GreeceResearch Assistant
Sep. 2009 - Mar. 2010Athens, GreeceI collected, elaborated and recorded Statistic Data in the Research Project "Evaluation of Epidemiological Data and Analysis of Quality and Use of Dental Services in Greece".
I assisted in the preparation of Research Projects for the final submission to the OECD.
I wrote, corrected and elaborated articles in English regarding the research projects which were about to be published.
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