Assoc. Director - AAGI P&C Organization Management - Central Project Office

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Senior Associate Director role at Allianz in Bangkok, leading project portfolio management and PMO.

Drive governance, budgeting, stakeholder engagement, and project execution for global impact.

Role Summary

Support the CPO Head in managing and controlling the company’s project portfolio in accordance with defined processes and procedures. This includes supporting key portfolio activities such as project initiation, business case development, project prioritization, approval, change control, completion, and monthly progress reporting to ensure overall portfolio success.

The role also contributes to strengthening project management capability across the organization by promoting best practices, methodologies, standards, tools, and providing consultation support to project managers and stakeholders.

Additionally, the role may act as a Project Manager and/or Project Management Office (PMO) for assigned projects, depending on project complexity, size, and organizational needs.

The position requires strong portfolio governance, management reporting, and coordination capabilities to enhance transparency, discipline, and decision-making. Strong English communication skills are essential to confidently lead discussions with senior management and C-level stakeholders, including international stakeholders.

The role also includes tracking project benefits and value realization, in addition to monitoring project progress, cost, and resource utilization.

1) Project Portfolio Management

• Support the CPO Head in managing the company’s overall project portfolio
• Align portfolio processes with corporate strategic direction
• Collect and maintain accurate data for all projects in the portfolio database
• Validate portfolio data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and strategic alignment
• Analyze and evaluate projects to support prioritization decisions
• Apply tools and templates for portfolio planning and prioritization
• Define transparent prioritization criteria to ensure optimal project selection
• Prioritize projects based on strategic alignment, investment levels, and resource constraints
• Recommend portfolio selection to CPIC for budget approval
• Support project approval decisions considering resource limitations and strategy
• Communicate selection outcomes and ensure stakeholder alignment
• Monitor and control portfolio performance to ensure overall success
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure delivery within scope, time, cost, and quality
• Track project progress and support resource coordination
• Consolidate portfolio status reports and prepare submissions for CPIC
• Identify and escalate key risks, issues, and dependencies
• Ensure project outcomes remain aligned with company strategy
• Enforce standard project management methodologies across all projects
• Drive continuous improvement in project management practices
• Provide structured portfolio insights for management decision-making
• Strengthen governance through timely monitoring of progress, changes, and completion
• Track expected benefits vs. actual value realization and highlight gaps

2) Budget & Resource Management

• Monitor budget and resource utilization against approved plans
• Collaborate with project managers on resource allocation and usage
• Incorporate investment and resource constraints into prioritization decisions
• Identify available capacity and support project rescheduling
• Provide guidance on cost tracking, financial reporting

3) Executive Reporting, Meeting Leadership, and Stakeholder Management

• Provide status reports to project sponsors and senior management
• Liaise with and provide progress updates to project boards and senior management
• Communicate portfolio selection decisions and project-related information to stakeholders
• Prepare executive dashboards, portfolio reports, and management summaries for governance forums
• Structure reporting in a concise, clear, and decision-oriented format for management review
• Lead and facilitate project and portfolio review meetings with C-level stakeholders
• Confidently manage discussions with international stakeholders, with at least 50% of participants potentially being non-Thai
• Utilize strong English communication skills (both spoken and written) to clearly present project, portfolio, budget, and resource information
• Capture actions, decisions, escalations, and follow-up items from leadership meetings to ensure timely closure

4) Enhancing Project Management Capability

• Provide project initiation advice and guidance to all departments to ensure alignment with CPO processes and procedures
• Promote the company’s standard program and project management frameworks
• Provide consultancy and professional support to project stakeholders in areas such as planning, requirements gathering, scheduling, work planning, communication, issue resolution, cost tracking, financial reporting, and change management
• Ensure all projects consistently follow standard project management methodologies
• Drive continuous improvement of project management processes and practices
• Act as a central point of contact and trusted advisor for project managers and stakeholders on governance standards and reporting expectations
• Strengthen organizational project management maturity through the application of practical tools, standards, and best practices

5) Project Management for Assigned Projects

• Manage projects assigned by the CPO Head
• Act as the Project Manager and/or Project Management Office (PMO) for assigned projects
• Take full ownership of assigned projects to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
• Prepare pre-study, feasibility, and business case documentation as required
• Define high-level project requirements, including scope, resources, timeline, and budget, for approval
• Acquire appropriate project resources and resolve related conflicts
• Identify and manage project stakeholders to ensure expectations are aligned and effectively managed
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans
• Manage deliverables in alignment with the project plan
• Lead, coordinate, and delegate day-to-day project team activities
• Track, manage, and elevate project issues as necessary
• Manage project scope and change control processes, escalating issues when required
• Monitor project progress and overall performance
• Provide regular updates to project sponsors and senior management
• Liaise with project boards and provide ongoing progress updates
• Conduct project evaluation and knowledge-sharing activities upon completion
• Collaborate closely with business users to ensure project outcomes meet organizational needs
• Obtain final approval and formally close project deliverables
• Position direct project management responsibilities as secondary to the core focus on portfolio governance

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in PMO, project management, or portfolio management
• Strong experience in budget tracking, resource planning, and executive reporting
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work with C-level and international stakeholders
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills
• Any AI-future skills e.g., ChatGPT, or CoPilot 365, will be an advantage.

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