Director, Program & Project Management

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK is seeking a senior PMO leader to drive delivery of strategic programmes across STACK EMEA. You will lead a small PMO team, guide project managers, and manage plans, milestones and risks to achieve business outcomes.

You will partner with multiple functions to remove barriers, align portfolios with strategic objectives and provide senior leadership with portfolio insights. Continuous improvement and effective governance are key to success.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic projects and programmes across large portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience.
• Proficiency with Agile and traditional PM approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of strategic projects and programmes across STACK EMEA, managing scope, timelines, budgets and business outcomes.
• Lead, coach and develop a small, experienced project management team.
• Direct project managers and actively manage plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and expected benefits.
• Maintain oversight of the project and programme portfolio, identifying risks, competing priorities and delivery constraints.
• Intervene on off-track projects, establish recovery plans and secure timely decisions from sponsors and senior stakeholders.
• Partner with Development, Delivery, Operations, Commercial, Finance, People & Culture and other functions to remove barriers.
• Support portfolio prioritisation and alignment with strategic objectives, business priorities and available capacity.
• Provide reporting and insights to senior leadership on portfolio performance, risks, priorities and required decisions.
• Apply and improve STACK's PMO methodology, governance framework, project lifecycle, tools, templates and ways of working.
• Capture lessons learned and embed effective practices to improve delivery maturity, operational effectiveness and project outcomes.
• Promote accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement across STACK EMEA.
• Provide day-to-day leadership for the wider PMO function during the EMEA VP, PMO's extended leave later in 2026.

Skills

Project Management Expertise

Stakeholder Management

Agile Delivery

PMO Governance

APM, PMP, PRINCE2 Certification

Education

APM

PMP

PRINCE2

Tools

Project Lifecycle Tools

Governance Frameworks

Dashboards

Templates

Job description

Requirements

• Lead delivery of strategic projects and programmes across STACK EMEA, managing scope, timelines, budgets and business outcomes
• Lead, coach and develop a small, experienced project management team
• Direct project managers and actively manage plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and expected benefits
• Maintain oversight of the project and programme portfolio, identifying risks, competing priorities and delivery constraints
• Intervene on off-track projects, establish recovery plans and secure timely decisions from sponsors and senior stakeholders
• Partner with Development, Delivery, Operations, Commercial, Finance, People & Culture and other functions to remove barriers
• Support portfolio prioritisation and alignment with strategic objectives, business priorities and available capacity
• Provide reporting and insights to senior leadership on portfolio performance, risks, priorities and required decisions
• Apply and improve STACK's PMO methodology, governance framework, project lifecycle, tools, templates and ways of working
• Capture lessons learned and embed effective practices to improve delivery maturity, operational effectiveness and project outcomes
• Promote accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement across STACK EMEA
• Provide day-to-day leadership for the wider PMO function during the EMEA VP, PMO's extended leave later in 2026

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing complex projects and programmes, with a focus on strategic delivery and measurable business outcomes. Proficient in applying various project management methodologies, including Agile and traditional approaches, while ensuring effective stakeholder management and governance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management Expertise
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile Delivery
• PMO Governance
• APM, PMP, PRINCE2 Certification

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Risk Management
• Portfolio Reporting
• Performance Metrics
• Agile Methodology
• Traditional Project Management
• Hybrid Delivery Approaches
• Strategic Delivery
• Operational Effectiveness

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Influencing Skills
• Commercial Judgement

Certifications & Qualifications

• APM
• PMP
• PRINCE2

Industry Keywords

• Data Centres
• Construction
• Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Real Estate Development

Tools & Technologies

• Project Lifecycle Tools
• Governance Frameworks
• Dashboards
• Templates