Senior Director, Enterprise PMO

Scalis LLC; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Remote Work

Bonus

Job summary

CoAd is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise PMO & Portfolio Management to establish and lead a best-in-class PMO that enables strategy execution. You will partner with executive leadership to prioritize investments, balance capacity, and govern strategic initiatives with measurable outcomes.

You will drive AI-enabled delivery, automation, and innovation across the enterprise, build a high-performing team, and deliver portfolio reporting, forecasting, and executive visibility into outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience leading enterprise programs, portfolios, PMOs, or business transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional strategic initiatives with executive stakeholders.
• Strong business, financial, and operational acumen.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, influence, and organizational change‑management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise portfolio governance, prioritization, capacity planning, and strategic execution.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate, prioritize, sequence, and govern strategic initiatives.
• Oversee cross-functional programs and transformation initiatives from intake through value realization.
• Develop PMO methodologies, standards, reporting frameworks, and governance practices.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of project and program managers.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership regarding risks, dependencies, investment decisions, and organizational capacity.
• Drive portfolio-level reporting, forecasting, and executive visibility into strategic outcomes.
• Implement and scale AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies that improve project delivery and business decision‑making.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Ensure realization of expected business benefits from strategic initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise PMO leadership

Portfolio management

Executive stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

AI adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

The Senior Director, Enterprise PMO & Portfolio Management is responsible for establishing and leading a best-in-class project, program, and portfolio management function that enables successful execution of organizational strategy. This leader partners with executive leadership to prioritize investments, balance organizational capacity, manage strategic initiatives, and ensure delivery of measurable business outcomes. The role also champions AI-enabled delivery, automation, and innovation across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise portfolio governance, prioritization, capacity planning, and strategic execution.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate, prioritize, sequence, and govern strategic initiatives.
• Oversee cross-functional programs and transformation initiatives from intake through value realization.
• Develop PMO methodologies, standards, reporting frameworks, and governance practices.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of project and program managers.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership regarding risks, dependencies, investment decisions, and organizational capacity.
• Drive portfolio-level reporting, forecasting, and executive visibility into strategic outcomes.
• Implement and scale AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies that improve project delivery and business decision‑making.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Ensure realization of expected business benefits from strategic initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience leading enterprise programs, portfolios, PMOs, or business transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional strategic initiatives with executive stakeholders.
• Strong business, financial, and operational acumen.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, influence, and organizational change‑management capabilities.
• Experience in technology‑enabled operations, digital transformation, AI adoption, or automation initiatives is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree, advanced degree, or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience. Significant proven experience may be considered in lieu of formal education requirements.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within HCM, payroll, HR technology, SaaS, or other technology‑enabled business environments.
• Experience driving digital transformation, automation, or AI initiatives.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or comparable certification preferred.
• Advanced degree in Business, Technology, Project Management, or a related field preferred.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Remote Work
• Bonus

About CoAd

CoAd helps businesses navigate the complexities of workforce management through a combination of technology, expertise, and human support. Serving more than 17,000 clients nationwide, CoAd delivers payroll, HR, benefits administration, compliance support, workforce technology, and PEO services that help organizations simplify operations, support their employees, and drive growth.

Built on the belief that workforce solutions should be integrated, intuitive, and people‑centered, CoAd empowers employers to manage their workforce with greater confidence while adapting to the evolving needs of today’s workplace.

EEO

CoAd is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding and pregnancy-related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, uniform service member and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.