Global PMO Leader - Remote, Cross-Region Impact

Jobgether; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working arrangement

Full-time employment

Global PMO leadership experience

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Global PMO Lead to establish and lead a global Program Management Office in Switzerland. You will translate business priorities into executable plans, improve visibility, and address risks before they impact delivery.

You will build and develop a team of program managers to act as trusted execution partners in a fast-growing, international environment. You will establish a lightweight PMO operating model and adapt processes across regions, ensuring accountability and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple high-priority cross-functional initiatives from ambiguous requirements through delivery.
• Experience building or improving a PMO or enterprise program management function.
• Background managing programs across multiple countries or distributed organizations.
• Ability to work with C-level executives to set priorities and drive execution without direct authority.
• Experience managing competing initiatives and limited resources.
• Experience coaching and developing program managers or similar teams.
• Strong program tracking, executive reporting, and accountability frameworks.
• Ability to operate in fast-growing organizations with ambiguity.
• Comfort moving between strategic oversight and hands-on execution.
• Nice to have: hardware/manufacturing/government tech or complex delivery experience.
• Nice to have: professional services background in large enterprises with cross-functional dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority cross-functional programs from ambiguous initial requirements through planning, coordination, and delivery.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans with sponsors, owners, milestones, dependencies, timelines, and success criteria.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify and prioritize a focused portfolio of high-impact initiatives.
• Provide executives with a consolidated overview of progress, milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Identify blockers, ownership issues, and dependencies; escalate risks as needed.
• Establish a lightweight, globally consistent PMO operating model for prioritisation, planning, execution, and reporting.
• Adapt processes to regional needs while maintaining lightweight rhythms.
• Coordinate priorities and resources across the portfolio to enable informed trade-offs.
• Recruit, manage, and develop a team of program managers with clear ownership.
• Build a service-oriented PMO that supports leaders without adding bottlenecks.
• Improve delivery predictability and reduce duplicated work and coordination overhead.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

PMO leadership

Executive alignment

Ambiguity navigation

Portfolio management

Team leadership

Multi-country programs

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Global PMO Lead to establish and lead a global Program Management Office in Switzerland. You will translate business priorities into executable plans, improve visibility, and address risks before they impact delivery.

You will build and develop a team of program managers to act as trusted execution partners in a fast-growing, international environment. You will establish a lightweight PMO operating model and adapt processes across regions, ensuring accountability and