Role Summary:

The Senior PMO will be responsible for establishing and governing project/program management standards across the organization, ensuring portfolio-level visibility, driving delivery discipline, and acting as a strategic advisor to leadership on project health, risks, and resource allocation. This role blends governance, mentorship, and hands-on oversight of complex, cross-functional programs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own and continuously improve PMO frameworks, and governance processes across the organization
- Provide portfolio-level oversight — track status, budgets, timelines, risks, and dependencies across multiple concurrent projects/programs
- Partner with senior leadership and stakeholders to align project priorities with business strategy
- Lead risk and issue management processes;
escalate critical riskswith mitigation recommendations
- Drive resource planning and capacity management across project teams
- Establish and report on KPIs/metrics for project health, delivery velocity, and portfolio performance to leadership/steering committees
- Mentor and manage junior PMO analysts/coordinators and project managers
- Standardize reporting (status decks, dashboards, RAID logs) and ensure consistent stakeholder communication
- Lead change management and process improvement initiatives within the PMO function




- Support vendor/contract governance where projects involve external partners
- Facilitate steering committee meetings, gate reviews, and post-implementation reviews

Required Skills and Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)

- PMP, PRINCE2, or PgMP certification strongly preferred

- Proven experience running enterprise-level PMOs or large program portfolios

- Solid command of project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Planview, or similar)

- Advanced proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint and dashboarding tools (Power BI, Tableau)

- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills

- Strong analytical and risk-management capabilities

- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models

- Ability to influence without direct authority across cross-functional teams

Good to have:

- Experience in IT services, Consulting businesses

- Familiarity with financial/budget management for large programs

- Change management certification (Prosci, etc.)

- Experience setting up a PMO function from scratch

Key Competencies:

- Strategic thinking with operational execution mindset

- Strong leadership and mentoring ability

- High attention to detail balanced with big-picture judgment

- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity

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