Project Management Officer

at  Lombard International

ABOUT LOMBARD INTERNATIONAL GROUP

Lombard International Group (‘the Group’) is the leading European provider of cross-border wealth, estate and succession planning solutions, based on Luxembourg unit-linked life insurance. Our 30+ years’ experience combined with our award-winning solutions and services are highly sought after and valued by our clients and their advisers. What truly matters to them is being able to protect, preserve, and pass on their wealth for future generations.
With our presence in 7 countries, the Group has an internationally diversified footprint serving over 15 markets across Europe. Our dynamic international team of 450+ experienced wealth structuring specialists, subject-matter and technical experts consists of 50 different nationalities, speaking over 30 languages.
We are a proud multicultural, diverse, and inclusive Group, driven by a values-based culture of performance, ambition and curiosity, where innovation is not just supported but actively encouraged. We invest in talented teams who develop their expertise, curated through support and training, and fostered through a people centred culture. Our people truly are our greatest asset!
Lombard International Group operates through two divisions:

YOUR PROFILE – HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICER?

• Master or Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Project Management or any related field.
• 1-4 years of experience in project management support within professional services.
• Good understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Excellent knowledge of Jira application (Atlassian) for agile project management.
• Strong knowledge of Confluence application (Atlassian) for collaboration & knowledge sharing.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to gather, interpret, and present data effectively.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality documentation.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders.
• Autonomous and curious, faster learner and constantly seeking for improvement.Fluent in English with excellent communication both written and verbal.

WE OFFER YOU

Sitting at the crossroads of private banking, asset management and insurance, we operate in a well-established and fast-growing segment of the financial services industry. We offer a thriving and entrepreneurial work environment, with the opportunity to work across multiple geographies, learn valuable new skills, develop great expertise, and establish long-lasting relationships. It is an exciting opportunity to build a network of contacts across the organisation in a collaborative and diverse workplace. At Lombard International Group we have a diverse team of over 50 nationalities. We are always looking for exceptional talent to join our team. Because our people are our greatest assets, you will enjoy reward and recognition packages. We also offer you the possibility to shape your professional career in line with your own goals and the opportunity to work with the top talent in the industry. We are committed to extending equal employment opportunities to all individuals.
Be a part of our community!
Lombard International Groups an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, colour, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Given the sensitive nature of our business, industry sector and the role as described, the selected candidate is required to provide a criminal record (Bulletin n°3 for Luxembourgish residents). This excerpt will be kept by Lombard International Assurance S.A. in compliance with article 8-5 (2) of the law of 23 July 2016 and for no longer than one month from the conclusion of the employment contract; otherwise it will be destroyed without any undue delay should the candidate not be hired.
Should you be interested in pursuing this opportunity, please send your application in full confidence to Lombard International Assurance S.A, https://www.lombardinternational.com/en-US/Careers/Job-Board
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A Project Management Officer is responsible for overseeing, controlling and supporting the timely and effective execution of projects. The PMO plays a central role within an organization by supporting Project Managers and Business Analysts and maintaining a consistent project management approach through the standards, methodology and documentation defined in the company’s change management policy and procedure.
This path could therefore lead to the role of Project Manager or Business Analyst.

Your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Updating the portfolio dashboard and department KPIs by collecting relevant information on projects from Project Managers.
• Maintaining the Obeya Corner up-to-date, making sure information on all change initiatives is clearly visible to everyone within the organisation.
• Assisting the Head of Project Management in preparing the Product Increment Planning e.g. by collecting all the projects/requirements prioritised by the Project Managers and their related workload estimates provided by the IT scrum teams.
• Following up the sprints by scheduling the Sprint Status Review Meetings and verifying beforehand the status of planned requirements with the Project Managers.
• Performing regular reviews on project documentation/controls and raising inconsistencies to Project Managers and Head of Project Management.
• Continuously performing sanity checks in Jira (through the use of dashboards, reports and advanced roadmap feature) to ensure project data quality.
• Ensuring adherence to the Change Management policy and procedure and maintaining/developing project management and business analysis templates & tools.
• Monitoring the team mailbox to answer simple queries or redirect more complex ones related to projects and the Transformation Plan.

• Collecting the agenda points and formalising the minutes for each weekly PMO team meeting and monthly Transformation Office team meeting.Scheduling, preparing and minuting the synchronisation meeting with the other support functions such as Finance and Risk.