Are you an expert in aligning projects with the company's strategic direction?
Do you want to drive portfolio management that supports high-impact change initiatives?
Would you like to join a stable company with a pleasant working environment?
If you answered yes to these questions, this job offer is made for you!
VBS is currently looking for a strategic and collaborative Project Portfolio Manager.
As a Project Portfolio Manager, your main objective is to oversee the company's project portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, accurate prioritization, and effective governance.
You will play a key role in capturing initiatives across teams, facilitating decision-making, and promoting best practices to enhance overall project delivery and resource allocation.
You will report to the Head of Change Management.
The ideal candidate should share our core values: accountability, trust, and client satisfaction, embodying them in their daily actions and decisions.
Key responsibilities:
* Manage the project portfolio to ensure alignment with company strategy, accuracy, completeness, and prioritization according to corporate objectives;
* Liaise with all VBS teams, departments, and Senior Management to capture items for inclusion in the project portfolio;
* Continuously collect feedback from teams to adapt and improve the framework, processes & tools;
* Maintain and ensure the application of project portfolio and project management governance;
* Communicate, train, and coach internal teams on the defined governance, processes & tools;
* Provide reporting to company management on various components of the project portfolio;
* Provide staff capacity reporting to support resource allocation by team supervisors/managers;
* Prepare & steer Portfolio Review Committee & Capacity Planning Committee;
* Facilitate project portfolio escalation and decision processes;
* Facilitate coordination and collaboration for change management activities.
To be successful in this role, you need:
Professional experience & technical skills:
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience in PM, Change Management, or Business Transformation. A first relevant experience as PMO is required.
* Solid knowledge of portfolio management methodologies and governance frameworks;
* Strong analytical skills for prioritization, reporting, and resource allocation;
* Experience with project and portfolio management tools such as Jira, MS Project, or similar;
* Advanced proficiency with the MS Office Suite and digital collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint).
Languages:
* Fluent in English (spoken and written); French is a strong asset and German is a nice to have.
Soft skills:
* High sense of autonomy and accountability, with a commitment to building trust with stakeholders at all level of the company through responsible actions;
* Excellent leadership and facilitation abilities for cross-team collaboration;
* Strategic and feedback-oriented approach to evolving governance;
* Effective communicator with strong stakeholder management and coaching skills;
* Resilient and comfortable navigating complex organizational dynamics.
Top reasons to work with us:
* Victor Buck Services is a proud subsidiary of the POST group. Our mutual success comes from our shared expertise, solidity and synergies between the many entities and subsidiaries of the group.
* Work on high-impact portfolio management and change initiatives;
* To join a flexible, dynamic, human-sized organization with ambitious plans;
* To work on great projects with great people;
* To be important to our clients and to us.
In our team your talents will be valued, your ideas heard, and your professional growth encouraged in a stimulating and collaborative environment.
Please be aware that in accordance with the law of July 23, 2016 we will ask the selected candidate to provide us with a criminal record before signing the contract