Sr. PMO Manager

About the role

The Senior PMO Manager is responsible for driving governance, execution oversight, coordination, and strategic alignment across large-scale, complex enterprise programs. This role serves as a central point of integration across multiple functions, business units, and external partners to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and manage program governance structures, operating models, and decision-making frameworks.
• Lead program management activities across multiple interconnected workstreams.
• Ensure alignment of program objectives with enterprise strategy and business priorities.
• Identify interdependencies, critical path and risks while working to resolve issues.
• Drive accountability across program teams and stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors and senior leadership.
• Prepare and present program updates to senior executives and steering committees.
• Translate complex program information into concise executive-level communications.
• Escalate critical issues and facilitate timely decision-making.
• Oversee integrated program plans, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Ensure effective coordination across business units and functions.
• Monitor progress against objectives and proactively address execution risks.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts to remove barriers to success.
• Establish and maintain enterprise-level risk and issue management processes.
• Drive mitigation planning and resolution of complex cross-functional challenges.
• Identify and manage interdependencies across programs and business initiatives.
• Ensure timely escalation of material risks and decisions.
• Develop executive dashboards and program health reporting.
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Monitor program performance against scope, schedule and budget.
• Support realization tracking and post-implementation reviews.
• Enhance PMO methodologies, governance standards, and best practices.
• Drive consistency in program execution across the enterprise.
• Mentor junior PMO staff and project managers.

Requirements

• Associates degree
• 8+ years of program, project, transformation, or business experience
• Experience with project management software tools
• Bachelor's degree and advanced degree
• Experience leading large-scale, enterprise-wide initiatives within large, complex corporations
• Demonstrated success managing programs in a matrixed environment
• Experience supporting executive-level governance and steering committees
• Experience in finance transformation, ERP implementation, operating model transformation, digital transformation, M&A integration, or other complex enterprise initiatives preferred.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities
• Advanced program and portfolio management expertise
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Excellent risk management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and organizational complexity
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities