Senior Director, Project Management Office; PMO

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Senior Director, Project Management Office (PMO)

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving enterprise transformation and execution excellence? We are seeking a Senior Director, Project Management Office (PMO) to lead and evolve our enterprise PMO, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic, operational, regulatory, and transformational initiatives across a global organization.

Reporting to the Vice President, Business Transformation & PMO, this role will serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership, driving portfolio governance, organizational prioritization, resource optimization, and project execution excellence. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of PMO leadership, business transformation, and influencing outcomes within complex, matrixed environments.

What You'll Do

• Lead enterprise portfolio governance processes, including project prioritization, approval frameworks, portfolio reviews, and executive steering committees.
• Establish and continuously evolve PMO standards, methodologies, governance practices, and project delivery frameworks that drive consistency and accountability.
• Provide oversight of critical strategic initiatives, ensuring projects are executed effectively with strong risk management, stakeholder alignment, and predictable outcomes.
• Develop executive-level reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and portfolio analytics that enable data-driven decision-making and organizational transparency.
• Lead enterprise resource planning and capacity management processes to optimize prioritization, sequencing, and utilization of organizational resources.
• Partner with executive leaders to evaluate portfolio performance, identify risks and dependencies, and recommend strategic adjustments to maximize business value.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery capabilities, governance maturity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing PMO team while coaching project managers and business leaders on best practices in portfolio and project management.
• Support enterprise transformation initiatives and organizational change efforts that improve business performance and execution excellence.

What You'll Bring

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Management, or a related field

Preferred

• MBA or other advanced degree

Certifications

Preferred certifications include:

• PMP
• PgMP
• PMI-ACP
• Other project, program, or change management certifications

Experience

• 12+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management, portfolio management, PMO…