Project Support Officer - BNP Paribas Fortis
Description
The Senior PSO/PMO supports the Lead Program Manager and Initiative Owners within BNP Paribas Fortis's strategic Data Transformation Program. The role helps manage the program day to day and provides structure, visibility and control across all transformation streams. It coordinates governance bodies, steering committees, management committees and program review meetings. It also ensures that decisions, actions and execution commitments are followed through.
A major part of the assignment is consolidated planning and executive reporting. The consultant maintains the program roadmap, consolidates planning from three initiatives and monitors progress against key deliverables. KPIs, milestones, budget information, dependencies and risks are brought together in executive dashboards and steering packages. Clear management presentations are prepared for senior stakeholders and Executive Management.
The role also owns important documentation and tooling disciplines across the program. Governance artefacts must remain current, available and under proper version control, while project and portfolio tools such as Excel, Planner and SharePoint are supported. The environment calls for at least five years of relevant experience, strong organization and comfort with senior management. Experience in Data, Reporting or Analytics programs and in banking, insurance or regulated environments is advantageous.
Top Reasons to Apply
Strategic data transformation
Executive stakeholder exposure
Enterprise program governance
Hybrid working model
Cross-initiative coordination
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Maintain action logs
- Maintain decision registers
- Follow up decisions
- Follow up actions
- Follow up commitments
- Maintain program roadmap
- Maintain program planning
- Consolidate initiative planning
- Monitor deliverable progress
- Identify management deviations
- Prepare management reporting
- Prepare steering packages
- Consolidate executive KPIs
- Consolidate program milestones
- Consolidate budget information
- Consolidate program dependencies
- Consolidate program risks
- Produce management presentations
- Ensure reporting standards
- Ensure documentation management
- Ensure version control
- Support portfolio tooling
- Maintain governance artefacts
General skills
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
- Master's degree or equivalent experience.
- Sound knowledge of English as well as at least one local language (Dutch and/or French).
- Highly structured and detail-oriented.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Communicative, especially for reporting.
- Team player with a collaborative mindset.
- Comfortable working with senior management.
- Experience supporting large programs or strategic initiatives.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and management committees.
- Strong understanding of program governance and reporting processes.
- Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and delivery teams simultaneously.
Technical skills
- PMO or Program Governance experience.
- Portfolio and project management methodologies.
- Budget tracking and financial reporting.
- Executive reporting and presentation preparation.
Tools
- Advanced PowerPoint skills.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- SharePoint and collaboration tools.
- Project and portfolio management tooling such as Excel, Planner, SharePoint or equivalent.
Preferred experience
- Experience in Data, Reporting or Analytics programs.
- Experience in banking, insurance or regulated environments.
- Consulting or transformation office experience.