Program Management Manager; PMO

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Full Time Regular Irvine, CA, US

7 days ago Requisition

American Vanguard
Corporation (NYSE: AVD) is a diversified agricultural and specialty products company focusing on crop protection, turf and ornamental markets, and public health applications. We are seeking a Manager -Program Management (
PMO
) to support our journey.

The PMO Manager
will support the company’s Business Improvement Initiatives by managing and driving a portfolio of multiple strategic projects designed to deliver financial and operational value. This is a hands‑on role that will focus on program management, risk identification and escalation and report on the progress, value and benefits across the organization. The role will require mastery of best-in-class PMO methodologies, overseeing the use of the appropriate methods and tools for program governance across the portfolio.

The PMO must demonstrate deep expertise in interdependency mapping, risk management and supervising complex programs to time and budget, with an ability to balance competing priorities. The role requires strong communication skills to consolidate information for executive meetings and the ability to adjust messaging from middle‑level management up to executive leadership. This position is onsite at the corporate office in Irvine.

• Work across Business Units (BUs), functions, and work streams to monitor KPIs, timing, dependencies, issues, and risks and to coordinate information sharing
• Aggregate end-to-end reporting on program progress across functions and work streams for the Board and Business Units Leadership
• Deliver monthly dashboards and monthly KPIs for each stakeholder and coordinate running the monthly Global Leadership meeting
• Manage overall program budget tracking, forecast variances, and report financial performance against approved business cases
• Establish and continuously improve PMO standards, templates, and governance frameworks to support a scalable and consistent operating model
• Monitor program health to identify roadblocks to value realization, elevate risks to appropriate stakeholders and ideate solutions
• Coordinate closely with Finance to validate reporting, business cases and investment decisions
• Apply project management best practices and ensure program / project teams are using appropriate tools and PMO methodologies
• Coordinate program support across organizational boundaries including engaging support functions company-wide on a global basis
• Communicate efficiently and effectively to key senior stakeholders and executive team members
• Partner with HR and business leads to support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and adoption tracking
• Manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and third-party partners engaged in transformation initiatives
• Provide overall delivery and oversight for improvement initiatives

• 5+ years of work experience in complex program management with demonstrated expertise in risk mitigation and governance while balancing competing priorities
• Skilled in using project management software (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, etc.)
• Strong background in understanding financial reporting, EBITIDA, gross margins, profit margins, - experience working in a publicly traded company meeting quarterly goals is a plus
• Ability to work independently and provide reporting and program management results across disparate stakeholder groups in a company with global offices and partnerships to track and deliver multiple, complex strategic initiatives
• Experience in change…