Director of PMO

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire Project Management Office (PMO) function within the company.

• Establish standards for project management capabilities, criteria for measuring success, methodologies, and tools.

• Cultivate the PMO as a Center of Excellence that supports project management professionals and disseminates industry best practices.

• Lead the governance, reporting, and review frameworks for the PMO, encompassing organizational project activities, risks, and challenges.

• Prepare executive summaries for senior leadership regarding project and team performance.

• Build and maintain relationships with project leaders and senior stakeholders.

• Offer coaching, training, and support to enhance project and program management skills.

• Oversee the PMO gating process, GYR process, and project accountability.

• Ensure the successful execution and performance of both customer-facing and internal initiatives.

• Provide leadership, integration, and management of project management processes and functions.

• Recommend or approve budgets, expenditures, and reporting for projects and programs.

• Manage interdependencies among projects and coordinate efforts across them.

• Monitor deliverables, timelines, and key performance indicators; escalate issues as necessary.

• Lead quality assurance and post-completion reviews for projects.

• Identify and adopt innovative project management methodologies and tools.

• Recruit and manage staffing needs.

• Supervise the delegation of tasks to Project/Program Managers.

• Set annual performance goals and conduct performance evaluations.

• Personally spearhead select strategic initiatives for the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 10+ years of experience as a leader in Project Management, with expertise in budget management and dashboard reporting; a proven track record of innovative thinking and delivering projects to a high standard.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Experience in leading teams with direct reports.

• Proficient in budget management and reforecasting to aid in annual planning, as well as leading monthly reforecasting for project budgets.

• Extensive experience with both traditional and innovative project management processes, techniques, and tools, including agile, waterfall, and iterative methodologies.

• Familiarity with implementing governance practices.

• Experience in rapidly growing mid-market or technology companies.

• Scrum Master or PMI certification is preferred.

• A passion for and interest in people development is preferred.

• Experience in implementing resource management practices is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays.

• Paid Sick Time.

• 401K plan with Employer Match.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Company-provided Life Insurance, Short/Long-Term Disability.

• Supplemental Benefits Available.

• Collaborative work environment.

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a growing technology solutions and services company.