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Lead PMO

TechDigital
  • Cupertino, CA
    15 days ago

    Job Description

    Mandatory Skills
    • PMO frameworks, governance models (PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile, Hybrid)
    • Experience in financial management (budgeting, cost tracking, ROI analysis).
    • Expertise in portfolio, program, and project management processes (planning, execution, monitoring, closure).
    • Data analysis and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Excel)

    Job Summary:
    Looking for PMO Lead to oversee and manage the Project Management Office (PMO) function, ensuring alignment of projects and programs with organizational strategy.
    The candidate to have strong analytical skills, expertise in PMO frameworks and processes, and the ability to drive governance, standardization, and continuous improvement across the project portfolio.

    Experience Requirements:
    • 10+ years of experience in project/program management,
    • At least 3.5 years in a PMO leadership role.
    Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
    Skills Requirements:
    • Strong understanding of PMO frameworks, governance models, and methodologies (PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile, Hybrid).
    • Proficiency in PMO tools (Clarity, Planview, MS Project, Primavera, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, ServiceNow PPM).
    • Strong skills in data analysis and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Excel).
    • Expertise in portfolio, program, and project management processes (planning, execution, monitoring, closure).
    • Experience in project financial management (budgeting, cost tracking, ROI analysis).
    • Proficiency in resource management and capacity planning.
    • Familiarity with collaboration platforms (MS Teams, SharePoint, Slack).
    • Strong leadership and team management capabilities to guide PMO staff and project managers.
    • Excellent stakeholder management and ability to engage with executive leadership.
    • Strong communication and presentation skills to convey insights effectively.
    • Good Understanding of Change management and ability to drive adoption of standards and frameworks.
    Key Responsibilities:
    • Lead the PMO function, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
    • Define and implement PMO policies, standards, and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
    • Establish, implement, and continuously improve PMO frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
    • Budget estimations, forecasts, and tracking.
    • Manage and allocate resources across projects based on priorities, schedules, and available budgets.
    • Provide administrative support to the project/ program and create templates, identify tools, software and more to better manage projects.
    • Collaborate with finance / accounting for compliances.
    • Prepare multi-project reports and supports senior leadership in decision-making through scenario analysis, forecasting, and portfolio prioritization.
    • Facilitate project-specific trainings and knowledge sharing among teams.
    • Drive continuous improvement in project delivery and governance practices.
    • Monitor project portfolio performance, providing insights through data-driven analysis, dashboards, and reports.
    • Collaborate with project managers and business leaders to track project health, dependencies, resource allocation, and benefits realization.
    • Drive adoption of tools and technologies (MS Project, JIRA, Power BI, or similar) to enhance visibility and transparency.
    • Act as a key liaison between executive leadership, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.
    • Lead and manage the PMO team, ensuring effective project governance, reporting, and delivery support.
    • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
    Nice to Have:
    • Familiarity with governance frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, or ISO standards.
    • Advanced proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationCupertino, CA
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size100 to 499 employees

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Capacity Managementunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)unmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Data Visualization Toolsunmatched
    • Database Report Toolsunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Projectionsunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
    • ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)unmatched
    • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Microsoft Projectunmatched
    • Microsoft SharePointunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • PRINCE2unmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Policy Implementationunmatched
    • Power BIunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Primaveraunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)unmatched
    • Project Portfolio Management (PPM)unmatched
    • Project Trackingunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Resource Managementunmatched
    • Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
    • ServiceNowunmatched
    • Slackunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Tableauunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched

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