PMO Manager

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.