Director, PMO – Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of program management throughout the engineering organization, ensuring accountability for program health across various engineering portfolios.

• Lead client-facing delivery for the largest and most intricate enterprise engagements from pre-close through implementation and go-live.

• Act as a representative of engineering directly with customers, collaborating with Sales, Customer Success, and Product teams.

• Develop and manage a standardized company-wide program reporting system and a unified R&D leadership dashboard.

• Oversee the growth and management of a team of program and technical program managers.

• Set up program rigor, governance, and documentation standards.

• Foster partnerships with R&D leadership and promote cross-functional alignment.

• Shape the structure of the PMO, establish standards, governance for delivery, and long-term team development alongside the Chief Development Officer and R&D leadership.

• Personally oversee the daily execution of high-priority programs.

• Design, implement, and manage multi-step AI-powered workflows and PMO tools.

• Provide updates, highlight risks, and present strategic initiatives to senior leadership.

• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders on roadmaps, resource allocation, and capacity planning.

• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks and issues across strategic initiatives.

• Report directly to the Chief Development Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of program management experience.

• At least 4 years in a leadership role within a SaaS PMO or program function at the director level.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, with a preference for candidates holding an MBA.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, client-facing enterprise software implementations.

• Proven capability in managing and developing a team of program or technical program managers.

• Ability to establish trust and drive outcomes across engineering leadership without direct authority over delivery teams.

• Practical experience in building and managing multi-step AI or Cowork workflows.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

• Experience in managing and aligning program management functions and engineering teams across multiple locations.

• Direct involvement in high-stakes, large-scale enterprise deployments, managing complex, multi-million-dollar strategic customer engagements.

• Experience in scaling PMO operations, governance standards, and delivery frameworks during periods of rapid organizational growth or structural change.

• Background in fintech, private markets, fund administration, or regulated enterprise SaaS is preferred.

• Experience in establishing executive or company-wide reporting and dashboarding standards is preferred.

• Proven ability to turn around at-risk enterprise implementations is preferred.

• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification is preferred.

• Excellent executive communication skills.

• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence reporting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

• Life insurance.

• Mental wellness support.

• Assistance with fertility and growing family needs.

• Flex Time Off in addition to company-paid holidays.

• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies.

• Retirement savings plans.

• Allowance for customizing your work and technology setup at home.

• Annual professional development stipend.

• Annual bonus.

• Equity opportunities.

• Flexible work arrangements, from fully remote to in-office options.