Responsibilities in this role include:
- Build strong partnerships throughout the organization, serve as a strategic thought partner influencing project goals and priorities.
- Serve as a link between Technology and business stakeholders by actively collaborating with stakeholders and senior business leaders to ensure that there is clear and open communication.
- Manage and oversee the PMO function, in collaboration with the CTO and fellow Technology leaders, to ensure Technology projects are aligned with the overall strategy and organizational goals.
- Facilitate and assist in Project and resource planning by collaborating with the entire team.
- Responsible for all project commitments, including schedules and budgets, and provides guidance in the completion of tasks and deliverables.
- Monitor and report collective projects' status, drive projects to ensure they are completed with quality, on time, and within budget.
- Clarify and communicate project objectives, including milestones, deliverables, and success criteria
- Perform project management responsibilities on key projects.
- Drive best practices, methodologies, and define PMO standards and policies to provide exceptional internal and external customer experience.
- Build an effective PMO team in partnership with the CTO. Lead, coach, and develop the PMO team.
- Foster a work environment consistent with core values and the Technology team’s Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles
- Help direct, manage, and hold outside IT vendor partners accountable to delivering high quality work, on time, and within budget.
Top skills you need to have:
- A minimum of six years of business experience in Information Technology with experience in IT project management and/or business analysis is required.
- Minimum of three years of Technology management experience - hiring, training and managing performance
- Strong background in technology implementations at an Enterprise scale
- Knowledge and expertise with Project Management Software Tools (Monday.com, Jira, Confluence, Excel)
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
- Strong knowledge of PMO frameworks and methodologies, certifications are a plus.
- Analytical skills to be able to solve problems that may come up during a typical work day
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or closely related field required.