Global PMO Lead
Core
Establish and lead a global Program Management Office to deliver cross-functional strategic initiatives across regions and business units.
Role type
Senior IC Program Management Office Lead
Builds
Global PMO operating model and execution plans for high-impact organizational priorities
Domain
Corporate Strategy / Program Management
Required skills
Strategic program leadership, cross-functional coordination, executive stakeholder management, portfolio prioritization, risk management, team building, process design, resource allocation, ambiguity navigation
Preferred skills
Hardware/manufacturing/defense/government technology experience, professional services background, large enterprise complexity experience
Technologies
Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Tableau, Power BI, Asana, Monday.com, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle, SAP, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Tableau, Power BI, Asana, Monday.com, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle, SAP
Responsibilities
Lead high-priority cross-functional programs from ambiguous requirements through successful delivery; Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans with clear sponsors, owners, milestones, dependencies, timelines, and success criteria; Partner with senior leadership to identify and prioritize a focused portfolio of high-impact initiatives; Provide executive teams with a consolidated, accurate overview of program progress, milestones, risks, resource constraints, and decisions required; Identify and address blockers, unclear ownership, handoff issues, and cross-functional dependencies, escalating risks when necessary; Establish a lightweight, globally consistent PMO operating model covering prioritisation, planning, execution, reporting, and escalation; Adapt processes to different regional and functional needs while building on existing weekly, monthly, and quarterly operating rhythms; Coordinate competing priorities and resource constraints across the program portfolio, helping leaders make informed trade-offs; Recruit, manage, and develop a team of program managers, ensuring every major initiative has clear execution ownership; Build a service-oriented PMO that supports functional and regional leaders without becoming an additional approval layer or decision-making bottleneck; Improve delivery predictability while reducing duplicated work and unnecessary coordination overhead.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC