PMO Lead - Project Finance & Governance

About the role

NCS, an AI tech services company and subsidiary of the Singtel Group, is looking for an experienced PMO Lead with more than 10 years of PMO experience to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment. The role combines strategic and tactical leadership to drive project delivery excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain a central PMO repository of tools, templates, workflows and governance processes for project managers.
• Monitor project health across internal tools and forums, flagging red, troubled or high-risk projects for watchlist tracking and escalation.
• Run regular project health reviews and keep senior stakeholders informed on risks, issues, recovery actions and progress.
• Analyse monthly project financials, including revenue forecast, revenue landing, forecast gaps and submission accuracy.
• Track billing, ageing, deferred revenue, collections and accounts payable to give management visibility.
• Partner with Delivery Leads, Project Managers, Finance and Operations to validate forecasts, challenge assumptions and identify project or supplier dependencies.
• Prepare dashboards, reports and executive insights on project performance, financial exposure, resource constraints and escalations.
• Follow up on resource issues, customer complaints and Service Improvement Plans until closed.
• Use Excel and reporting tools to automate and streamline PMO reporting, analysis and governance.

Required profile

• Degree in Finance, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 7-8 years of demonstrated PMO or related leadership experience.
• Experience gathering project data and producing executive reports, and hands-on project management with proven execution.
• Project financial management experience with direct P&L impact.
• Track record of training and mentoring delivery operations members.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills and synthesis of financial, project and delivery data

What we offer

• Work on cutting-edge AI products with teams across research, engineering and design.
• Continuous learning and career development.
• A culture built around the AEIOU values of Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership and Unity.