Area Major Project PMO Director, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Turkey and Africa (APM)

Company

Did you know KONE moves two billion people every day? As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities. In 2024, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.1 billion.

Why this role?

The Area Major Project PMO Director drives area’s project management capability to achieve and maintain competitive advantage through excellence in customer project management. The role will guide and collaborate closely with the countries PMO, project managers and project management teams.

The person will monitor and support project and portfolio management, project execution and portfolio performance in the geographical area of Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (APM). Own the Project Management Governance model with planning, forecasting and reporting. Work with Pricing to support Sales in developing winning tenders for specific opportunities.

What will you be doing?

Customers

• Establish and promote service-minded culture and outside-in thinking in customer project management, and drive the adaptation of best practices related to customer journey and customer experience management
• Capture and feed Voice of Customer throughout the customer project; especially related to how KONE manages the project

Project Management Governance

The MP PMO Director owns the MP Project Management Governance model and is responsible for its review, updating and deployment across the APM Area. The model defines the responsibilities and accountabilities of both Area and Front Lines and specifically includes:

• Project Audits
• Risk and Opportunity (R&O) Management analysis, from pre-tender through to the Project execution period
• Tender reviews and sign-off
• Project financial reviews
• Project Steering Reviews
• Project monitoring reviews, such as PCGs
• Start-up meetings

Program and Project Management

• Measure, monitor and support project portfolio planning, forecasting and execution
• Facilitate portfolio governance
• Provide guidance in tender development and project planning, execution and governance
• Optimize project management resources and their allocation across the portfolio
• Support and coach project managers, perform project reviews
• Ongoing review of Project Management tools and where required drive development and deployment

Leadership and People Development

• Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making to develop and implement a strategy for MP Project Management that is aligned with the organization’s overall vision and its current and long-term business objectives.
• Project management development across APM leading to internal / external certifications
• Develop a pipeline of Senior Project Managers who can take on larger, more complex projects in differing FLs/countries.
• Lead and develop the PMO team and project management professionals to achieve budget, safety, quality and customer satisfaction goals. Identify and address competence development needs for project managers, planners, project and order admins, and quantity surveyors
• Contribute to Delivery Operations strategic planning and decision-making to drive project management capabilities in line with the overall vision and business objectives

Delivery Operations Management

• Work with other Delivery Operations staff and teams to ensure correct and consistent use of project management policy, processes and tools, and appropriate resource allocation to support this

Business Performance

• Measure and monitor project portfolio performance, identify improvement opportunities and drive actions to improve business performance
• Set targets for and manage the performance of the PMO team
• Establish PMO budget and monitor customer service, safety, quality and financial performance to optimize resources and prioritize investments
• Provide input and feedback about changes needed to KONE Way

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of related experience, with at least 3 years as a PMO Director or Project Director for large-scale projects.

• Customer relationship management skills and experience
• Customer project management and portfolio management skills and experience
• Knowledge of construction industry contracts, business practices and their management
• Financial, business and process management knowledge
• Basic knowledge of installation methods and site management
• Experience and are comfortable working in a matrix environment, ability to influence stakeholders, develop strong collaboration to move projects forward.
• Experience in project management forecasting, cash flow management and understanding the risks and opportunities within projects.  
• Ability to coach and develop Project Managers / Director for countries within APM.
• Knowledgeable and proficient in project management tools.

Note:  To be based in Singapore, applicants must either be a Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR).

If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit your application by 6 April 2025, Sunday.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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