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 - Strong 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 - Solid analytical and risk-management capabilities - Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models - Ability to influence without direct authority across cross-functional teams Valuable 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

📌 Senior Pmo Manager (India)
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