Director, Project Management Office
Director, Project Management Office
American Workforce Solutions
United States
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Director, Project Management Office
This is a Remote/Work from Home position in the US.
This new position plays a key role in leading and developing the PMO, ensuring adherence to rigorous project management standards and strategic alignment with organizational goals.
Role Overview & Highlights:
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive PMO capability, including processes, templates, and reporting to enhance project management execution and maturity.
- Oversee a team of 14+ direct reports, fostering leadership and development opportunities to elevate their skills and capabilities.
- Partner with executives and other leaders to drive process improvements and the adoption of PMO best practices across the organization.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate has 5+ years’ experience building and leading PMOs, in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential for driving organizational change.
The role offers potential growth into a more strategic, executive-level position over time.
What you will do:
- Craft and uphold project management methodologies, standards, and tools across the organization, ensuring consistency and excellence in project delivery.
- Direct and evolve the PMO’s shared services model, providing top-tier project management resources, including project managers and analysts, to various business units.
- Lead, mentor, and expand the PMO team, fostering a culture of high performance, continuous learning, and strategic project execution.
- Strategically allocate resources and prioritize projects, aligning with the organization’s strategic goals and maximizing organizational value.
- Monitor and communicate project progress, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership, ensuring transparency and proactive management of potential issues.
- Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating collaboration and alignment on project goals and strategies.
- Champion project management best practices and continuous improvement, enhancing the project management capability across the organization.
- Facilitate post-project evaluations, integrating lessons learned into future project planning and PMO practices
- Take an active talent management approach to onboard, mentor and inspire a diverse, highly engaged, and skilled team. Continually upgrade talent through timely talent management, development, succession planning and recruitment.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field.
10+ years of experience in project management within a leadership role, ideally within a PMO as a Director or similar.
Work Environment:
100% Remote: Work environment is at home.
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Seniority level
Director -
Employment type
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Job function
Project Management and Strategy/Planning -
Industries
Telecommunications
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