Director, Project Management Office
Job in
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listing for:
Career Techniques Inc
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-08
Job specializations:
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Management
Operations Management, Project & Program Management, Change Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
RESPONSIBILITIES Team Leadership and Talent Development
- Lead, coach, and develop Project Managers, including employees and contingent workers; set expectations, performance standards, and development plans.
- Build a collaborative, accountable, high-performing PMO culture and support recruitment, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning.
- Oversee project execution, governance, documentation, controls, and delivery performance to ensure projects are delivered with clear ownership, disciplined oversight, and measurable progress.
- Ensure consistent use of PMO methodologies, standards, tools, planning practices, risk management, change control, and communications across strategic projects.
- Coach Project Managers through complex delivery challenges, escalations, and recovery planning.
- Partner with Enterprise Portfolio and Resource Management to translate organizational priorities into executable plans, align capacity and capabilities, and support portfolio-level decisions.
- Provide visibility into delivery trends, dependencies, risks, resource constraints, skill gaps, and impacts to timelines or outcomes.
- Develop and continuously improve PMO processes, templates, tools, lifecycle standards, project health measures, and delivery reporting.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, variances, financial controls, risks, and escalations to support delivery within approved parameters.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and escalation point for sponsors, business leaders, stakeholders, and functional teams.
- Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues, both for purposes of relationship building and meaningful collaboration.
- Other duties may be assigned.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, delivery standards, financial management, risk management, scheduling, resource management, and change control.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop Project Managers, communicate effectively, solve problems, manage competing priorities, and influence in a matrixed environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, or related field required; PMP preferred;
PgMP or relevant certification and master’s degree preferred. - 8+ years of progressive project management experience, including complex cross-functional projects
- 3+ years managing, coaching, or developing Project Managers.
- Experience establishing or maturing a PMO, partnering with portfolio and resource management functions, and using project management platforms to support visibility and accountability.
Comp: $200-230K base
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