Senior PMO Consultant

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

The position

HBK is currently looking for PMO Program Management officer for a permanent or 2 years temporary position, to join our Legato Transformation program team, implementing our new business processes and technology SAP S/4HANA/ERP system and Salesforce/CRM system, enabling HBK to optimize how we operate across all our global sites. The Program Management officer, reporting to the Program Director, plays a pivotal role in ensuring, that we deliver to our promise.

In this role, you will work closely with the Transformation Leadership team, Work Stream Leads, Global Process Owners, and external vendors to ensure that all adheres to our approved Governance foundation, assist stakeholders and engage with these, provide tools and techniques and assist stakeholders in governance understanding and - adherence – a central part of our entire delivery team.

This role is well suited to an experienced candidate looking to support HBK’s strategic ambitions over the next years, and being a part of the opportunity to provide assistance on current procedures and governance.

The incumbent will ideally be based in our office in Virum, Denmark although other European locations can be considered for the right candidate. In line with our ‘Work From Anywhere’ approach, flexible home working applies to all of our locations 

Primary responsibilities

Your daily work includes:

• Ensure that the Legato team members use the right tools and techniques (understanding how to operate through levels of ownership, PMO processes, escalation forums and ad hoc trainings)

• Drive for a single source of truth; with transparency in plans, status, risks, issues​

• Keep an eye on the future as well as an eye on the present – making sure we are ready for the next set of activities at the right time and act on early warning signs of challenges ahead​

• Act as a central engine for the program – connecting our teams across organizations

• Provide insights to the Program leadership team – present complex information in a clear, meaningful and accurate way to all levels of stakeholders  ​

• Onboarding of program management team​

• Change control management, implement change control process and track change requests approval and rejects​

• Being involved in the impact assessment to the baseline scope, timeline, budget and business case performed by our implementation partner

• Quality Management and Quality Assurance, i.e., Stage Gate reviews​

Other elements includes:

• Track of program milestones and deliverables ensuring  compliance of program governance, towards effective execution of deliverable approval tracking process, etc.

• Facilitation and oversight of Change Control process for items affecting Scope (design), Services and budget changes to the baseline.

• Assisting change request owners through the process

• RAIDD Management and governance providing support to the team members on the individual RAIDD items

• Program reports to different stakeholders, including management reporting

• Stage exit and entry Gates governance and tracking for HBK

• Coordinate preparations for the next phase of the program whilst the current phase is getting close to an end

• Maintain overview of project risk register in the RAIDD, to ensure those risks are effectively being reviewed to minimize their impact on schedule and scope of the workstreams and program

Methodology, resource mgmt., risk mgmt., change control, quality mgmt., governance, status reporting, plans

Professional qualifications

The ideal candidate has the following:

• Extensive Project Management experience, including supporting complex projects
• Prior experience working in an international environment
• Previous exposure to an ERP implementation project is favored
• Prior stakeholder management experience at various levels in an organization, including C-level
• Excellent English skills

Personal skills

• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills across seniority levels
• Natural proactivity and eagerness to learn
• Excellent communication skills

Application deadline

Please submit your application and CV by using the direct application link.

Please note that we will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis.

We offer

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.

One company – HBK

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,500 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK is a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.

HBK is a division of Spectris plc, a UK-based productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company serving leading aerospace, automotive, medical, and other customers. Spectris plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.