PMO, Program Manager

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a PMO, Program Manager based in the United States.** The PMO, Program Manager will lead complex, enterprise-wide programs and oversee multiple interconnected projects to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and business commitments. This fully remote role requires a strategic leader who can translate executive priorities into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes. You will establish effective governance frameworks, strengthen delivery practices, and provide leadership with clear visibility into progress, risks, resources, and financial performance. Working closely with project managers, executive sponsors, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will resolve complex challenges and maintain momentum across critical initiatives. You will also drive continuous improvement, support portfolio prioritization, and help teams navigate changing business needs. This is an opportunity to shape program delivery at an enterprise level while fostering accountability, quality, and operational excellence. ### Accountabilities - Oversee the delivery health and performance of a portfolio of strategic programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives, executive priorities, customer commitments, and established success criteria. - Translate executive priorities into actionable roadmaps, delivery strategies, governance frameworks, and resource plans that produce measurable business outcomes. - Establish, maintain, and continuously improve project and program management methodologies, governance models, operating rhythms, templates, reporting standards, and PMO best practices. - Provide strategic guidance to project managers, helping them navigate complex initiatives, mitigate risks, resolve stakeholder conflicts, and overcome delivery challenges. - Monitor and manage portfolio-level risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and cross-functional impacts while developing mitigation strategies and escalating critical issues when necessary. - Act as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors and senior leaders by presenting options, trade-offs, risks, recommendations, and investment considerations. - Lead the resolution of complex cross-functional issues, conflicts, risks, and escalations to protect business outcomes and maintain delivery momentum. - Provide rapid-response leadership for urgent executive initiatives by establishing governance, defining delivery frameworks, aligning stakeholders, and accelerating execution until dedicated resources are assigned. - Champion enterprise-wide initiatives that require coordinated program management and structured execution. - Represent the PMO in executive forums and strategic planning discussions, advising on portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, organizational readiness, and execution strategies. ### Requirements: - Bachelor's degree required; an MBA is preferred. - At least 5 years of progressive experience in project management, program management, portfolio management, or management consulting, with a track record of leading complex, enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives. - Experience leading PMO functions or enterprise program management activities. - Knowledge of commercial real estate, professional services, or service-based delivery organizations is preferred. - PMP, PgMP, Prosci, Agile/Scrum, or comparable professional certifications are strongly preferred. - Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior leaders, executive sponsors, and cross-functional stakeholders in complex organizational environments. - Demonstrated ability to rapidly assess unfamiliar situations, establish structure, identify practical solutions, and drive execution. - Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, risk management, and decision-making skills. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, including the capacity to present complex information clearly and recommend appropriate courses of action. - Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and maintain urgency, accountability, and rigor across multiple initiatives. ### Benefits: - Salary: $131,750–$155,000 USD, depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, qualifications, and applicable employment agreements. - Work arrangement: Fully remote within the United States. - Health coverage: Eligible employees may enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance. - Healthcare accounts: Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs), where eligible. - Retirement savings: Access to retirement savings plans. - Insurance protection: Life and disability insurance programs for eligible employees. - Time away from work: Paid and unpaid leave options, subject to applicable policies and eligibility. - Competitive compensation: Pay determined by relevant market rates, location, experience, qualifications, and other applicable factors. - Inclusive workplace: Equal opportunity employment, with reasonable accommodations available to applicants with disabilities.