Director, PMO - Manufacturing Operations / Strategy & Transformation

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern ASD’s enterprise PMO framework, including cadence, standards, prioritization, and accountability.
• Lead annual and multi-year Strategy Deployment (Hoshin) processes to align enterprise objectives with actionable projects.
• Create and maintain standardized PMO tools, templates, and reporting structures.
• Drive execution of enterprise initiatives across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, IT, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Lead transformation leaders, workstream owners, and project managers to deliver outcomes on time and within scope.
• Establish clear project charters, schedules, KPIs, and financial targets.
• Ensure robust cross-functional collaboration that accelerates execution and strengthens system performance.
• Lead change readiness assessments and stakeholder alignment processes for major initiatives.
• Develop communication strategies, messaging plans, and leadership toolkits that support adoption.
• Support leadership visibility, coaching, and engagement across all levels of the organization.
• Deliver concise, data-driven updates to the SVP of Operations, President, and Executive Leadership Team.
• Standardize PMO reporting for strategic initiatives, including status, risk, budget, and benefit realization.
• Track performance through structured tiered reporting and monthly/quarterly governance.
• Ensure escalation processes are followed when targets or timelines are at risk.
• Integrate Lean, OpEx, TPM, SIOP, and Digital Transformation efforts into PMO governance.
• Eliminate redundancy between initiatives and ensure alignment with ASD Lean Operating System expectations.
• Partner with the Sr. Director of Lean & Enterprise Transformation to harmonize methodology, capability-building, and maturity assessment models.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of project managers, analysts, and transformation workstream leads.
• Build enterprise project management capability and standardized PMO discipline across ASD.
• Foster a culture of transparency, urgency, accountability, and disciplined execution.
• Coach leaders at all levels in structured problem-solving, project governance, and change leadership.

Qualifications

• Must have Manufacturing Experience / Strategy Development / Plant Project Management Experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of experience leading PMO, strategy deployment, transformation, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Lean, Strategy Deployment (Hoshin), and project portfolio governance.
• Proven history delivering complex, enterprise-wide transformation with measurable financial impact.
• Executive communication, cross-functional influence, and leadership presence are essential.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% across U.S. manufacturing locations.