Director, Project Management Office Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Director, Project Management Office to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage, mentor, and develop the project management team;
- As needed, serve as program manager for large scale, high-visibility projects;
- Lead and develop comprehensive resource models and risk mitigation plans in collaboration with agency leadership and disciplines leads;
- Actively contribute to the development of the Beyond Meat culture and standards of quality;
- Provide frequent and transparent updates, manage sponsor expectations, and keep all stakeholders informed of the progress of all projects;
- Establish and manage the intake and backlog of proposals/requests to enable the efficient use of resources and make sure we’re not overcommitted;
- Build and maintain relationships with senior leadership and key PMO stakeholders, and act as a trusted advisor;
- Ensure interdependencies across programs/projects are identified effectively and risks are managed preemptively;
- Design and implement performance targets for PMO department and individual contributors;
- Identify company’s fundamental portfolio structure and organize our Strategic Transformation initiatives and process improvement resources around it;
- Regularly review and evaluate opportunities to improve company’s project management best practices in order to achieve higher maturity;
- Provide leadership, direction, and motivation to the BPO group in support of enterprise vision, strategies, and initiatives;
- Support, coach, and supervise a new team of Program Managers and Project Managers;
- Provide support to project managers to standardize the execution of projects, improving communication and risk management;
- Ensure the PMO department designs and changes are captured in policies, procedures or guidelines to properly communicate across the organization.
Requirements:
- Ability to Travel up to 50%
- Ability to interact with clients at an executive level;
- 7-10 years in a CPG environment managing projects as well as large-scale teams; and at least 2 years of PMO leadership experience;
- Exhibit strong team leadership and decision-making skills;
- Demonstrated experience and implementation success with various Agile methodologies;
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills;
- Outstanding attention to detail and organizational skills;
- Deep understanding of project management, workflow, infrastructure, overall project lifecycles, and management methodologies/styles;
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field. Post Grad in Business Administration preferred;
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field. Post Grad in Business Administration preferred;
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.