PMO Manager - R&D and Engineering IT

Hitachi Energy; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a PMO Manager (RD and Engineering IT Mechanical CAD) to drive strategic initiatives across mechanical CAD and engineering applications. You will establish governance, integrated plans, and reporting routines connecting Service Managers, AP Managers, stakeholders, and vendors, ensuring milestones, risks, and benefits are tracked.

You will coordinate governance forums, communicate updates to leadership, and drive continuous improvement with data-driven insights and

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field.
• Extensive PMO, project or program management experience in a global environment.
• Proven governance, milestone control, RAID, dependency management, and executive reporting.
• Exposure to Mechanical CAD or engineering application ecosystems is an advantage.
• Proficient Microsoft 365 tools and project/work management software.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-portfolio initiatives across Mechanical CAD and related engineering applications from initiation through closure.
• Establish fit-for-purpose PMO governance with charters, plans, logs, and closure criteria.
• Translate strategy into workstreams, deliverables, ownership, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Coordinate Service Managers, Portfolio Managers, Product Owners, and external partners.
• Prepare executive updates, steering materials, and change/adoption communications.
• Plan governance forums, workshops, and decision meetings with timely follow-through.
• Maintain oversight of scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, benefits, risks, and dependencies.
• Track vendor deliverables and improvement actions with owners across business and tech teams.
• Promote reusable templates, dashboards, and continuous improvement across MCAD portfolio.
• Leverage data and AI-enabled tools to improve reporting quality and delivery insights.

Skills

PMO experience

Governance & reporting

Agile/SAFe

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

The opportunity:

As PMO Manager (RD and Engineering IT Mechanical CAD), you will coordinate and drive strategic initiatives and projects across Mechanical CAD and related engineering application portfolios. You will establish practical governance, integrated plans, decision forums, reporting, and communication routines that connect Service Manager, Application Portfolio Managers, engineering business stakeholders, and strategic vendors. You will provide clear visibility of scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, actions, financials, and benefits. The role combines hands‑on execution with strong stakeholder management and ensures that commitments are translated into coordinated, traceable, and sustainable progress across the MCAD ecosystem.

How youll make an impact:

• Drive cross-portfolio initiatives and projects across Mechanical CAD and related engineering application landscapes from initiation through closure and benefit tracking.
• Establish and maintain fit-for-purpose PMO governance, including charters, integrated plans, milestones, decision logs, action tracking, status reporting, and closure criteria.
• Translate strategic priorities and business needs into clear workstreams, deliverables, ownership, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate Service Managers, Application Portfolio Managers, Product Owners, RD and engineering business stakeholders, and external partners around shared priorities and delivery commitments.
• Prepare concise, audience-specific communications, leadership updates, steering materials, project briefings, and change or adoption messages.
• Plan and facilitate governance forums, workshops, reviews, and decision meetings; document outcomes and ensure timely follow-through.
• Maintain transparent oversight of scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, benefits, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Coordinate vendor deliverables, service and project commitments, dependencies, performance reviews, and improvement actions in partnership with commercial and technical owners.
• Drive consistent ways of working, reusable templates, dashboards, lessons learned, and continuous improvement across the MCAD portfolio.
• Use data and digital tools, including AI-enabled capabilities where appropriate, to improve reporting quality, identify delivery insights, and reduce administrative effort.
• Ensure projects and initiatives follow applicable internal governance, cybersecurity, architecture, procurement, data, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energys core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• 815 years of experience in PMO, project or program management, service management, portfolio coordination, transformation, or a comparable role in a global environment.
• Proven experience driving multiple concurrent initiatives involving business, IT, delivery teams, and external vendors.
• Strong project governance capabilities, including planning, milestone control, RAID management, dependency management, executive reporting, and benefit tracking.
• Exposure to Mechanical CAD and engineering application ecosystems such as PTC, Autodesk, Bentley, simulation tools, PLM, or PDM is an advantage.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Power BI; experience with project and work management tools is expected.
• Practical knowledge of Agile and SAFe ways of working. PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, SAFe, ITIL, or equivalent certification is an advantage.
• A structured, proactive, collaborative, and outcome-oriented working style, with strong attention to detail and confidence to challenge constructively.
• Demonstrates effective use of AI and digital tools to enhance problem-solving, decision-making, and productivity, while applying sound judgment, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and maintaining accountability for outcomes.