Vice President, Program Management Office (PMO) - Telecommunications - Remote

We have an upcoming role for an accomplished Vice President of Program Management Office (PMO) to provide executive leadership across a portfolio of complex telecommunications infrastructure programs.

This is a senior executive position for an established PMO leader with a proven track record of leading large-scale telecom, fiber, broadband, network deployment, or infrastructure programs. The ideal candidate has already operated at the Vice President or comparable executive level and understands how to build, lead, and optimize a high-performing PMO organization.

The VP of PMO will establish enterprise-wide program governance, provide executive visibility into project performance, and ensure major initiatives are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for the enterprise PMO.
• Lead a portfolio of complex telecommunications and infrastructure programs across multiple markets and business units.
• Establish and enforce PMO governance, methodologies, standards, controls, and performance expectations.
• Provide executive-level visibility into program health, financial performance, risks, schedules, resources, and key milestones.
• Partner with executive leadership to prioritize initiatives and align resources with strategic business objectives.
• Oversee program budgets, forecasting, CapEx, financial controls, and overall portfolio performance.
• Lead, develop, and mentor Directors, Program Managers, Project Managers, and other PMO leaders.
• Establish meaningful KPIs and executive dashboards to measure schedule, cost, quality, productivity, and operational performance.
• Identify portfolio-level risks and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Drive accountability across engineering, construction, operations, finance, procurement, sales, and other cross-functional teams.
• Improve PMO processes, systems, reporting, and organizational scalability.
• Support executive decision-making regarding investments, resources, priorities, and program strategy.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive program/project management and operational leadership experience.
• Significant leadership experience within telecommunications, fiber, broadband, network infrastructure, engineering, construction, or a closely related industry .
• Current or recent experience operating at the Vice President, Head of PMO, or comparable executive leadership level .
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale PMOs and complex, multi-market program portfolios.
• Demonstrated success managing large capital programs and significant project budgets.
• Strong understanding of telecom infrastructure deployment, including engineering, construction, permitting, procurement, network implementation, and operations.
• Experience leading Directors, Program Managers, Project Managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, CapEx management, and executive financial reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to develop executive dashboards, KPIs, governance structures, and portfolio reporting.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Telecommunications, or related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale fiber, FTTH, broadband, OSP, wireless, or network infrastructure programs.
• Experience supporting rapidly growing or transforming telecommunications organizations.
• PMP, PgMP, or other advanced program/project management certification.
• Experience developing or transforming an enterprise PMO.
• Experience implementing PMO technology, portfolio management platforms, and executive reporting systems.

What Will Catch Our Eye
We are looking for someone who has already led at this level . The strongest candidates will have owned a substantial PMO organization, managed major telecommunications infrastructure portfolios, led senior program leaders, and regularly presented program performance, financials, risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
This is not a developmental step into a Vice President role. We are seeking a proven executive who can step in, establish credibility quickly, and provide immediate leadership to a complex PMO organization.

TekCom Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer