Sr. Director, PMO

Senior Director, Project Management Office (PMO)

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Reports To:

Vice President, 8020 Profitable Growth Direct Reports:
Project Managers

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
• PMO becomes a strategic capability
• Resources are focused on the highest-value work
• High-performing project management team
• Governance and accountability drive results

Core Responsibilities

Lead the Enterprise PMO Function

• Develop and execute the vision, strategy, and operating model for the PMO.
• Establish enterprise-wide project management standards, methodologies, governance models, and execution practices.
• Create scalable project management processes that improve consistency, effectiveness, and execution speed.
• Ensure projects are aligned with organizational priorities and strategic objectives.
• Continuously improve project management capabilities, tools, reporting, and governance processes.
• Build an organization-wide culture of disciplined execution and accountability.

Manage Project Portfolio and Strategic Prioritization

• Maintain oversight of the organization's portfolio of strategic initiatives and major projects.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate, prioritize, sequence, and resource projects.
• Ensure project investments are aligned with strategic goals and expected business outcomes.
• Facilitate portfolio reviews that assess progress, risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and value realization.
• Lead discussions regarding project prioritization and organizational capacity.
• Drive visibility and transparency regarding enterprise project performance.

Lead and Develop Project Managers

• Hire, develop, coach, and mentor a high-performing team of Project Managers and PMO professionals.
• Establish clear standards for project leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and execution.
• Conduct talent reviews, succession planning, and capability development for PMO team members.
• Create development plans that strengthen business acumen, leadership effectiveness, influence skills, and execution capability.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure project managers serve as trusted advisors to business leaders.

Executive Governance and Leadership Alignment

• Establish governance structures that ensure strategic initiatives receive appropriate oversight and support.
• Lead executive steering committees, portfolio reviews, and project governance forums.
• Provide concise, fact-based recommendations to senior leadership regarding risks, resources, project health, and decision points.
• Facilitate resolution of issues that span functions, businesses, or leadership teams.
• Ensure appropriate escalation and decision-making mechanisms are in place.
• Create executive-level reporting that enables informed and timely…