Job Title: Director – Project Management Operations
Timing: 6:00 PM – 3:00 AM · Karachi (PKT) (US Central Time overlap hours)
Employment Type: Full Time (Onsite)
Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery leadership for the Software Development, BPO/client service engagements, from onboarding through go-live and steady-state operations.
- Lead end-to-end onboarding of new client teams and act as the senior escalation point and bridge between client stakeholders and internal teams.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve SOPs, training frameworks, and delivery standards across all engagements.
- Build and run the PMO function — governance cadence, delivery dashboards, KPI tracking, and reporting discipline.
- Monitor performance across the portfolio, proactively identify gaps and risks, and drive corrective action before they impact clients.
- Own capacity planning and resource management across multiple concurrent
- Provide structured, leadership-level updates and maintain clear accountability across cross-functional teams (HR, IT, Finance, Facilities).
- Mentor and develop project managers and delivery leads reporting into the function, building bench strength for future growth.
- Represent delivery operations directly with US-based clients and executive leadership, including in escalation and risk conversations.
Desired Skills and Experience
Core Experience (Mandatory)
- 15+ years of hands-on Project Management / delivery leadership experience, includingexperienceoperatingataDirectororseniordeliveryleadershiplevel.
- Provenexperiencemanagingmultipleconcurrentclients/projectsinITservices,BPO,or consulting environments, with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end delivery.
- Availabilitytowork6:00PM–3:00AMPakistanStandardTimetoensurereal-time overlap with US Central Time teams and clients.
OperationalStrength(Critical)
- Strongtrackrecordincapacityplanningandresourcemanagement,withdelivery dashboards and KPI tracking at a portfolio level.
- AdvancedExcelskillsandcomfortwithdata-driven,executive-levelreporting.
- ClientManagementexperiencehandlingsenior-levelclientcommunication,executive escalations, and relationship management.
- StrongverbalandwrittenEnglishcommunicationskills,withconfidencepresentingto senior leadership.
Problem-Solving&Execution:
- Practical,solution-orientedmindsetwitharelentlessfocusonexecution.
- High-energy,proactiveleaderwhoiscomfortableoperatinginafast-paced,client-facing environment.
- Strongownershipmindset —abletoindependentlydriveonboarding,coordinatecross-functional teams (HR, IT, Finance, Facilities), and ensure timelines are met.
- Excellentexecutivecommunicationskills,withthecredibilitytointeractdirectlywithUS-based clients and senior leadership.
- Hands-onoperator —notjustreporting butactivelydrivingexecutiononthegroundwhile also setting strategic direction for the function.