PMO Manager / PMO Director

Role Description:

The PMO Manager / PMO Director is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the Project Management Office to ensure consistent, effective, and value-driven delivery of projects and programs across the organization. This role provides strategic oversight of the project portfolio, aligning initiatives with organizational objectives and enabling informed decision-making at the executive level. The PMO Manager / Director acts as a central authority on project governance, standards, performance reporting, and resource management.

The role involves defining and enforcing project management frameworks, methodologies, tools, and metrics to enhance delivery capability and organizational maturity. The PMO Manager / Director partners closely with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and project teams to improve transparency, manage risk, optimize resources, and ensure that projects deliver measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field; a master's degree is preferred.
• Strong expertise in project, program, and portfolio management, with a deep understanding of governance models and best practices.
• Proven leadership capability, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide cross-functional teams.
• In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks, such as Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, or PMBOK.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate data into executive-level insights.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, particularly in executive and stakeholder-facing environments.
• Experience designing and implementing PMO standards, processes, and performance metrics.
• Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools and reporting systems.
• Strong risk, issue, and dependency management skills at portfolio and enterprise levels.
• Project or program management certification (e.g., PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2) is highly desirable.
• Ability to drive organizational change, continuous improvement, and a culture of accountability and delivery excellence.