PMO Manager - ERP, Business Modernization

The Modernization PMO Manager is responsible for establishing, governing, and operating the Program Management Office for a large-scale ERP modernization. This role ensures disciplined program execution through standardized planning, reporting, financial management, risk governance, and delivery controls across all ERP work streams and projects.

The PMO Manager acts as the backbone of the Modernization program, enabling transparency, predictability, and executive decision-making. Working closely with the Modernization Program Director, business leaders, IT leadership, system integrators, and Organizational Change Management (OCM), this role ensures adherence to delivery standards, governance models, and enterprise PMO best practices.

• Establish and operate the Modernization program PMO, including governance structures, standards, tools, and delivery cadence.
• Define and maintain program management methodologies aligned to modernization implementation phases (Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Hypercare).
• Support Steering Committee (Steer Co) and executive governance forums through structured agendas, materials, and decision tracking.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise PMO, audit, and regulatory requirements.

• Own program-level integrated planning, including master schedule, milestones, critical path, and cross-workstream dependencies.
• Ensure consistent planning, estimation, and baseline management across all projects and work streams.
• Monitor schedule performance and proactively identify delivery risks and slippage.
• Support financial decision-making through scenario analysis, cost‑to‑complete estimates, and investment trade‑offs.
• Partner with the ERP Program Finance Manager to ensure alignment between scope, schedule, resources, and financial plans.

• Lead program‑level risk, issue, and dependency management processes.
• Facilitate mitigation planning and escalation of critical risks to executive leadership.
• Support scope and change control governance, ensuring impacts to timeline, cost, and benefits are clearly assessed and approved.

• Produce standardized, executive‑ready dashboards and status reporting for leadership and Steer Co consumption.
• Provide clear insights into delivery health, risks, financials, and readiness for key milestones.
• Enable fact‑based decision‑making through transparent and timely reporting.
• Early identification and escalation of delivery, financial, and execution risks.
• Support integrated resource planning across internal teams and external partners.
• Track utilization, capacity constraints, and resourcing risks.
• Coordinate closely with system integrators to ensure adherence to delivery commitments and contractual milestones.
• Coach project managers and workstream leads on PMO processes, tools, and expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement in program delivery effectiveness and governance maturity.
• Capture lessons learned and institutionalize best practices across the program lifecycle.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in program or project management within large‑scale ERP implementation environments.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience operating or leading a PMO for complex, multi‑workstream ERP programs.
• Proven experience supporting full‑cycle ERP implementations, including Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Hypercare phases.

• Proven experience leading PMO functions for large‑scale ERP implementation programs.
• Strong proficiency in program governance, integrated planning, and execution controls.
• Experience managing complex financials, forecasts, and enterprise budgets.
• Deep understanding of ERP implementation life cycles and system integrator delivery models.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience in regulated, manufacturing, or complex enterprise environments…