PMO Manager

About the Role

Leads and governs enterprise-wide project management standards, portfolio oversight, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement while enabling strategic alignment, effective resource allocation, and strong support for project managers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce project management standards, policies, and methodologies across departments.
• Ensure alignment of all projects and programs with the organization’s strategic goals.
• Monitor project performance using KPIs and dashboards; identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Facilitate project portfolio management, including project selection, prioritization, and resource allocation.
• Lead governance activities such as stage gate reviews, audits, and compliance checks.
• Coach and support project managers and team leads to ensure successful project delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement by collecting lessons learned and updating best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, department heads, and executive leadership to provide visibility and insights on project status.
• Organize training sessions and support career development initiatives within the PMO team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in PMO/Portfolio/Program/Project roles across Waterfall and Agile/Hybrid in large, complex environments.
• Intermediate+ proficiency with PPM tools (e.g., Planview, Clarity, ServiceNow PPM, Jira, ADO) and experience building dashboards/reporting.
• Power BI and advanced Excel skills (pivot, Power Query, basic DAX) for dashboards and reporting.
• Strong analytics, communication, leadership, stakeholder management and change management skills.

Skills

• Project management frameworks and portfolio management
• PPM tools (Planview/Clarity/ServiceNow PPM/Jira/ADO)
• Power BI and advanced Excel (pivot, Power Query, basic DAX)
• Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches