Head of Project Management ​/ Head of PMO (f​/m​/d

Purpose of Position

We are seeking a Head of Project Management to lead a globally distributed team of project management professionals responsible for delivering the strategic portfolio that powers Awin’s business objectives. You will directly lead the Senior Project Managers & Lead Program Manager, while overseeing the broader Project Manager and Project Operations functions.

Reporting to the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, business, and technology, with accountability extending well beyond people leadership. You will oversee the strategic portfolio delivery, drive the company-wide goal-setting framework, and lead executive and shareholder reporting cycles. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, you will bring clarity to ambiguity and translate strategic priorities to well-defined, executable programs and measurable outcomes.

Day-to-day, you act as the central connector across teams, driving alignment, influencing decision-making, prioritising resources, and removing blockers to execution. You will take a value-first mindset ensuring project success is measured not only by execution metrics, but by achievement of strategic, product, and commercial outcomes.

As a leader, you position the PMO as a centre of excellence, continuously evolving its capabilities to meet the changing needs of the business. Through an “always on” coaching approach, you will develop team capabilities and foster empowerment, continuous improvement, and learn-by-doing. You will maintain a strong understanding of Awin’s customers, technology landscape, and business model, using these insights to challenge thinking, shape priorities, and guide strategic decisions.

• Own the PMO portfolio, including the project intake process. Ensure initiatives are prioritised, sequenced, and resourced in alignment with company strategy, business value, and capacity.
• Lead the shaping and mobilisation of strategic initiatives, defining the early structure, scope and execution approach required for Project Managers to effectively ope rationalise and deliver.
• Own the executive reporting cycle, including the preparation of C-level updates, Supervisory Board materials, and strategic portfolio communications.
• Drive thoughtful and innovative use of AI to evolve the PMO function, reducing low-value work to increase focus on strategic thinking and value creation while maintaining strong critical thinking and human judgement.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Lead Program Manager and Senior Project Managers; partner with the Lead Program Manager to support the growth of the (Junior) Project and Operations Managers.
• Define and manage portfolio decision pathways, ensuring authority at the right level. Support escalation partnered with recommendations that blend data, subject-matter expertise and experience.
• Monitor portfolio-wide signals to proactively anticipate risk, ensuing timely escalation and mitigation actions aligned with the appropriate leaders, teams, and resources.
• Be a partner to senior leadership, applying independent, system-thinking to challenge assumptions, identify trade-offs, and advocate for what is right for the portfolio as a whole.
• Partner with the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy to lead the annual OKR planning process, ensuring organisational goals align with and are delivered through the strategic portfolio.
• Evolve the PMO strategy, ensuring it’s embedded into day-to-day operations and continuously drives towards a value-driven culture centered on knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

• 7+ years’ experience in Project or Program Management, including 3+ years in a people leadership role within a remote or hybrid digital environment. Experience leading people leaders and multi-layered teams is highly desirable.
• Deep, generalist project and program management experience across business and technology environments, applying pragmatic Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches. Able to operate credibly across multiple domains, translating between teams to drive alignment and execution.
• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or…