Director, Accelerator Program & Portfolio Management Lead

Job Description

About the Role

The Director, PMO for the Accelerator business leads the PMO supporting a portfolio of brands including KIND, Tru Fru, Nature’s Bakery, and Kellanova. Reporting to the Chief Digital Information Officer, you will oversee enterprise portfolio management, demand management, governance, and financial strategy.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Portfolio Strategy: Own enterprise demand management, portfolio prioritization, and quarterly planning aligned with business capacity.
• Executive Governance: Facilitate executive committees and portfolio reviews, developing dashboards and KPIs to enable data-driven decisions.
• Strategic Program Delivery: Oversee key transformation initiatives (ERP, Supply Chain, Commercial, Data) to ensure outcomes are met on time and on budget.
• PMO Operating Model Evolution: Lead the PMO’s shift toward Agile and product-oriented ways of working, driving operational excellence and tool adoption.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with leaders across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and IT to build executable, integrated technology roadmaps.
• Financial & Resource Management: Support annual capital planning, monitor portfolio financial performance, and manage vendor/resource capacity.

Requirements

• PMO Leadership: 10+ years leading enterprise PMOs, technology portfolios, or large-scale program management within complex environments.
• Operating Model Design: Proven track record establishing and scaling PMO operating models, demand management, and portfolio governance.
• Agile & Hybrid Delivery: Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery, with experience coaching teams through Agile adoption and change.
• Financial & Capacity Acumen: Deep expertise in portfolio budgeting, capital planning, financial forecasting, and resource capacity management.
• Stakeholder Influence: Strong ability to build trusted partnerships and influence across functions without direct authority.
• Platform Tooling: Hands-on experience with enterprise work management platforms like Monday.com or ServiceNow.

Qualifications

• PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, or SAFe certifications (nice-to-have).
• Experience scaling Monday.com Enterprise (nice-to-have).
• Background in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)/Supply Chain (nice-to-have).

Skills

• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Ownership mindset.
• Genuine commitment to spreading kindness.

Benefits

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

Pay

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

Schedule

Details of the schedule will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.