Director, PMO & Portfolio Governance

HILLEMAN LABORATORIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilleman Laboratories Singapore PTE. LTD. is seeking a Director, PMO to lead portfolio and project delivery. Based in the Portfolio Realisation function, you will own governance, ensure an integrated view across programmes, and set standards that project managers apply across the organisation.

This senior role builds delivery discipline, challenges planning, and develops PM capability; you will work with scientific and operational teams to drive on-time and compliant execution.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8–10 years of project/program management experience, with at least 3 years leading a PMO or equivalent governance function.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream portfolios with competing priorities and resource constraints.
• Strong stakeholder management skills — credible with both scientific and operational audiences; able to hold others to delivery standards.
• Proficient with portfolio management platforms, dashboard tools (Power BI or equivalent), and SharePoint-based document management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to present complex portfolio trade-offs clearly and concisely to senior leadership.
• Advantageous: Experience in biotech, vaccine development, or GMP-regulated environments; familiarity with stage-gate frameworks and CMC documentation standards.
• Advantageous: Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated portfolio dashboard as the single source of truth for program status, resource loading, and milestone health.
• Run the portfolio governance cadence — monthly Portfolio Reviews, bi-weekly Program Steering meetings, and stage-gate boards — ensuring forums are decision-ready.
• Maintain RAID logs current and complete before every governance forum; elevate with proposed resolutions, not problem statements.
• Produce the monthly CEO Portfolio Briefing and contribute data and dashboards to board reporting on a consistent cadence.
• Define and maintain PMO governance standards, templates, and tooling across vaccine programs and organisational initiatives.
• Own the stage-gate framework — ensure all programs reach gates with complete evidence packs.
• Conduct quarterly artifact audits for organisational projects managed by functional PMs; elevate persistent gaps to relevant functional heads.
• Maintain version control and archiving of governance artifacts to GMP/GxP documentation standards for audit readiness.
• Line manage Project Manager(s) within the PMO — set clear delivery expectations, review plans, and actively develop PM capability.
• Coach program leads on project management disciplines: integrated planning, RAID management, dependency mapping, and milestone documentation.
• Run a PMO community of practice across the project manager population; share learnings, tune standards, and build delivery discipline organisation-wide.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Integrated planning

PMO leadership

Stakeholder management

Power BI

SharePoint

Communication

Documentation

Artifact audits

GxP auditing

Project management certification

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Hilleman Laboratories Singapore PTE. LTD. is seeking a Director, PMO to lead portfolio and project delivery. Based in the Portfolio Realisation function, you will own governance, ensure an integrated view across programmes, and set standards that project managers apply across the organisation.

This senior role builds delivery discipline, challenges planning, and develops PM capability; you will work with scientific and operational teams to drive on-time and compliant execution.