Director of Enterprise Project Management Office

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead an enterprise-wide PMO framework, including standards, methodologies, tools, and governance models.
• Define portfolio management processes to prioritize initiatives based on strategic alignment, ROI, risk, and capacity.
• Ensure consistent execution discipline across business, operational, and technology projects.
• Partner with the Product Management and executive leadership to embed governance into how work is chartered, approved, and closed.
• Oversee the enterprise project and program portfolio, providing clear visibility into status, dependencies, risks, and financial impact.
• Partner with executive leadership to resolve resource conflicts and make trade-off decisions.
• Ensure benefits realization and post-implementation value tracking against the Value Creation Plan.
• Provide portfolio-level reporting to the CEO, President & COO, CAO, CFO, CIO, CCO, and the Board.
• Support PE value-creation initiatives, add-on integrations, and transformation programs with rigorous execution oversight.
• Prepare executive and board-level reporting with clear, concise, decision-ready insights.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on delivery risk, sequencing, and execution feasibility.
• Apply Lean and process improvement principles to improve delivery efficiency and reduce execution friction.
• Embed standard practices for scope control, change management, risk management, and issue escalation.
• Drive consistency without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing EPMO team, including senior project managers, project managers, and project coordinators.
• Define role clarity, performance expectations, and career development paths.
• Coach leaders and teams on enterprise delivery best practices and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Own PMO tools, dashboards, and reporting standards (Monday.com, Smartsheet, Microsoft Planner/Project, Power BI, SharePoint).
• Define and track KPIs related to delivery performance, resource utilization, and benefits realization.
• Ensure leadership has a single source of truth for enterprise execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field; MBA or Master's preferred.
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in project, program, or portfolio management.
• 5+ years leading enterprise change or transformation initiatives.
• Prior experience as a Senior Manager, Principal, or Director at a top-tier management consulting firm OR proven enterprise PMO leadership at a comparable operating company.
• PMP or PgMP certification required (or equivalent demonstrated experience).
• Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite executives and impose structure across complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.