Global PMO Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Oversee the company's most critical cross-functional programs from initial ambiguity to successful delivery.

• Convert business priorities into actionable plans alongside sponsors, stakeholders, timelines, dependencies, and success metrics.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to select and agree upon a targeted set of high-impact initiatives.

• Provide a comprehensive overview of initiative status, milestones, risks, resource limitations, and necessary decisions to executive leadership.

• Identify and escalate any blockers; clarify ownership, handoffs, and inter-departmental dependencies.

• Develop a streamlined, globally consistent operational model for prioritization, planning, execution, reporting, and escalation.

• Tailor the operational model for various functions and regions without enforcing uniform processes.

• Build upon existing weekly, monthly, and quarterly operational rhythms.

• Navigate competing priorities and resource limitations across the program portfolio.

• Assist leaders in making informed trade-offs.

• Recruit, nurture, and lead a team of program managers.

• Designate responsible program managers or execution owners for programs.

• Establish a service model that supports global and regional priorities while avoiding decision-making bottlenecks.

• Minimize redundant work and coordination overhead.

• Enhance the predictability of major initiative deliveries.

⛳️ Requirements

• Successfully led multiple high-priority, cross-functional initiatives from ambiguous requirements to successful outcomes.

• Developed, expanded, or significantly improved a PMO or enterprise program management function.

• Managed programs across diverse countries, business units, or distributed organizations.

• Collaborated directly with C-level executives and functional leaders to establish priorities, address conflicts, and drive execution without direct authority.

• Juggled competing initiatives and limited resources within a portfolio of programs.

• Managed and developed program managers or similar cross-functional execution teams.

• Implemented effective tracking, executive reporting, and accountability systems that enhanced delivery results.

• Experienced in a rapidly growing organization characterized by significant ambiguity and evolving structures.

• Comfortable transitioning between portfolio-level prioritization and detailed execution.

• Preferred experience in hardware, manufacturing, defense, government technology, or another complex delivery environment.

• Background in professional services or experience within a complex enterprise with substantial cross-functional dependencies preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work opportunities.

• Chance to establish and lead a global PMO team.

• Opportunity to engage directly with senior executives and functional/regional leaders.