Project Management Office (PMO) Manager

Confidential Jobs; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking a PMO Manager to lead the Project Management Office, establishing governance, ensuring consistent delivery, and providing clear visibility across portfolios.

You will work with Project Managers, business units, technology teams, and senior leadership to ensure projects are on time, within budget, within scope, and meet quality standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in project, program, or PMO management.
• Experience leading PMOs or project portfolios in B2B technology/IT environments.
• Strong governance, reporting, and senior-management communication.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain PMO standards, processes, templates, and governance frameworks.
• Oversee multiple B2B projects and ensure compliance with project management standards.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Provide management with consolidated project portfolio updates and recommendations.
• Define and monitor project and PMO KPIs; track budget utilization and resource needs.
• Prepare regular reports, dashboards, and presentations for management.
• Identify delays, risks, and performance gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Lead and mentor PMO staff and/or Project Managers.

Skills

PMO management

Project governance

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk & issue management

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT/Engineering/PM

Job description

The PMO Manager will lead the Project Management Office in establishing strong project governance, ensuring consistent project delivery, and providing management with clear visibility across project portfolios. The role will oversee project planning, performance monitoring, risk and issue management, resource coordination, financial tracking, and stakeholder reporting.

The PMO Manager will work closely with Project Managers, business units, technology teams, senior leadership, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, within scope, and according to agreed quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

PMO & Project Governance

• Establish and maintain PMO standards, processes, templates, and governance frameworks.
• Oversee multiple B2B projects and ensure compliance with project management standards.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Provide management with consolidated project portfolio updates and recommendations.

Project Performance & KPI Management

• Define and monitor project and PMO KPIs.
• Track project progress, delivery performance, budget utilization, and resource requirements.
• Prepare regular reports, dashboards, and presentations for management.
• Identify project delays, risks, and performance gaps and drive corrective actions.

B2B Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, business leaders, project teams, and B2B clients.
• Facilitate project meetings, steering committees, and business reviews.
• Align stakeholders on project objectives, scope, timelines, and expectations.
• Manage escalations and ensure timely resolution of project concerns.
• Identify and monitor project and portfolio-level risks.
• Maintain RAID logs and ensure appropriate mitigation and escalation.
• Manage cross-project dependencies and potential delivery conflicts.
• Ensure changes in scope, timelines, and requirements are properly assessed and governed.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Coordinate resource planning and allocation across projects.
• Monitor vendor and third-party performance where applicable.
• Ensure projects remain within approved commercial and operational parameters.
• Lead and mentor PMO staff and/or Project Managers.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor team productivity.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in project, program, or PMO management.
• At least 3 years of experience managing a PMO, project portfolio, or multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working for a local Philippine company is strongly preferred, particularly in a B2B, technology, telecommunications, IT, engineering, or professional-services environment.
• Proven experience in B2B project delivery and stakeholder management.
• Strong experience in project governance, KPI monitoring, risk and issue management, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Experience working directly with senior management and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.