.Prodrive Technologies is a world-leading company in the design and manufacturing of high-quality electronics and mechatronic systems. We specialize in delivering innovative solutions across various industries, including automotive, healthcare, semiconductor, and renewable energy.As part of our further professionalization, a PMO Center of Excellence has recently been established to drive excellent project, program, and portfolio management across PT's Business Lines and R&D.PMO Center of Excellence (CoE)The PMO Center of Excellence:Drives the direction and strategy of project management competency for the organization.Ensures PM competency development of all PM staff and the expansion of PM knowledge across the organization through learning and development initiatives.Acts as a central hub for project management best practices, project management systems, standards, guidance, and tools.Ensures continuous improvement of the internal PM practices and related business processes.Provides advisory and coaching support to PM staff and project stakeholders on the application of the PM practices.Acts as champion and advocate for the PM best practice.PMO Excellence specialistWe are looking for an experienced project manager/PMO expert to reinforce our central PMO CoE. The candidate will work up to 40% of the time as a Project Manager in one of our Business Lines. Key responsibilities:Co-create & deploy a new standard for excellence in project executionImprove and implement project management standards and processes, e.G. related to project planning, finance, risk management, reporting, change control.Develop, deploy, and maintain new tools and templates.Creating training materials and instructions.Provide training (train-the-trainer).Drive discipline in executionDrive process and tool usage and data accuracy.Supports continuous embedding of our business processes.Drive compliance with internal and external regulations.Organize and plan steer meetings, drive a timely and thorough preparation of documentation by PM, maintain minutes of the meeting.Create management reports for portfolio steering.Continuous improvementAct as a contact person for improvement initiatives.Drive a culture of continuous improvement.Bridge the gap between business processes.Personal SkillsTakes ownership, gets things done and pro-actively drives improvement.Excellent communicator, being able to influence without hierarchical power, and creative in managing a large and diverse range of stakeholders.Ability to guide, coach, and advise at all organizational levels to effect sustainable change.Comfortable with high speed of change and uncertainty.Maintains personal effectiveness and people focus under pressure.Team player who enjoys working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams with the ability to work independently.ProfileMaster's degree (MSc) in technical and/or PM direction