Sr. Manager, PMO

About the Role

The Sr. Manager, PMO plays a key leadership role in ensuring the successful delivery of cross-functional initiatives that enable our product development, operational efficiency, and business growth. This role leads a team of project managers, establishes scalable project governance practices, and partners with Precor leadership to align priorities, standardize execution, and maintain transparency across the project portfolio.

A successful candidate is a strategic thinker and strong people leader who thrives in matrixed environments, brings operational discipline, and can translate technical and business objectives into actionable plans that drive results.

Responsibilities

Department & People Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Project Managers, providing coaching, performance management, and ongoing skills development.
• Build a high-performing Project Management function that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Work with functional managers on resource allocation across projects, balancing capacity, business priorities, and team member development.
• Define department goals, operating rhythms, and KPIs to ensure consistent, predictable delivery across the organization.
• Champion a culture of transparency, communication, and disciplined execution.

Cross-Functional Program & Project Leadership

• Lead multiple complex, cross-functional programs from concept through delivery, partnering closely with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and other functions.
• Work with leadership to align on project objectives, success criteria, schedules, and resourcing.
• Build, maintain, and communicate integrated program and project plans, including key milestones, dependencies, risk assessments, and deliverables.

Project Portfolio Management & Governance

• Manage Precor's project intake, prioritization, and approval processes to ensure alignment with business strategy and available resources.
• Maintain the enterprise-level project portfolio, providing clear visibility into status, progress, risks, and cross-functional impacts.
• Establish and enforce consistent project management methodologies, templates, processes, and tools.

Risk, Issue, and Change Management

• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and issues across programs; drive mitigation plans and escalate when necessary.
• Ensure controlled and transparent handling of changes to scope, schedule, or resources, including clear communication to stakeholders.
• Facilitate cross-team problem solving to resolve complex issues impacting cost, schedule, or product integrity.

Operational & Strategic Contribution

• Collaborate with Precor leadership on annual planning, initiative prioritization, and long-term project roadmap development.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Operations, and Manufacturing to ensure efficient coordination throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Improve organizational maturity by designing and implementing operational frameworks, playbooks, and PMO best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging feedback loops, retrospectives, and performance metrics to optimize delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project or program management experience, ideally within product development, hardware, manufacturing, or technology environments.
• 3+ years leading a project management team or managing other project managers.
• Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional programs in matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to align executives, influence partners, and drive clarity in ambiguous environments.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a focus on problem-solving and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including crafting executive-level reporting.
• Expertise with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and tools for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with hands-on day-to-day execution.

Pay Range: $167,000 to $182,000

The pay range represents the low and high end of the anticipated pay range for this position based at our Woodinville, WA headquarters. The actual pay offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including individual performance, business objectives, and if the location for the job changes. Our pay is just one component of Precor's total rewards strategy that also includes region-specific health and welfare benefits.

As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and well-being of our employees and their families. To achieve this goal, we offer robust and comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off policy
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Access to Employee Assistance Program; including access to mental health services
• 401(k) including employer match
• Pet insurance and so much more!

About Precor

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