Sr. Director, PMO
Listed on 2026-08-14
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Management
Change Management, Operations Management, Project & Program Management, Corporate Strategy
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Reports To: Vice President, 8020 Profitable Growth
Direct Reports: Project Managers
Function: Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO)
Location: Remote based in US, preferably in ET and CT time zones
Travel: As required to support strategic initiatives, leadership reviews, project governance sessions, and business implementation activities.
Role Summary
The Senior Director, PMO is responsible for leading the organization's Project Management Office and establishing a best-in-class project execution capability that enables the successful delivery of the company's most critical strategic priorities.
This leader oversees the PMO team, project portfolio governance, project management standards, resource prioritization, execution methodologies, and reporting processes. The role serves as the central point of coordination for enterprise initiatives, ensuring projects are aligned with business strategy, appropriately prioritized, effectively resourced, and executed with discipline and accountability.
The Senior Director, PMO will build and lead a high-performing team of project managers while acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership. This role ensures strategic initiatives move from concept to execution through clear governance, robust project management practices, transparent reporting, and proactive risk management.
Success in this position requires exceptional leadership, executive influence, strong business and financial acumen, organizational effectiveness expertise, and the ability to operate comfortably in highly ambiguous environments while creating clarity and alignment across multiple stakeholders.
This role is accountable not only for project delivery but also for building the systems, routines, capabilities, and talent required to make disciplined execution a competitive advantage for the organization.
Key Outcomes
Strategic Priorities Are Successfully Delivered
Strategic initiatives are translated into executable project portfolios with clear ownership, timelines, milestones, and success metrics.
Enterprise projects consistently achieve business objectives and expected outcomes.
Leaders have visibility into project performance, risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
PMO Becomes a Strategic Capability
Project management standards, governance processes, and execution tools are adopted across the organization.
The PMO is viewed as a trusted business partner that accelerates execution and improves decision-making.
Project management becomes a scalable, repeatable capability across businesses and functions.
Resources Are Focused on the Highest-Value Work
Project prioritization is linked directly to strategic objectives and value creation.
Leaders make informed trade-off decisions regarding resources, timing, capital, and organizational capacity.
Non-value-added work is reduced while focus on strategic priorities increases.
High-Performing Project Management Team
Project Managers are developed into highly capable business leaders who can influence, execute, and deliver results.
Consistent project management methodologies and leadership expectations are established.
Team members demonstrate accountability, business acumen, and execution excellence.
Governance and Accountability Drive Results
Executive governance processes provide clear escalation paths and timely decision-making.
Risks and barriers are surfaced early and resolved proactively.
Project performance is measured through meaningful business outcomes, not merely activity completion.
Core Responsibilities
Lead the Enterprise PMO Function
Develop and execute the vision, strategy, and operating model for the PMO.
Establish enterprise-wide…
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