Director of Enterprise PMO

Casella; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 164,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

Discounted Stock Program

401K

Employee Awards

Employee Assistance Plan

Wellness Incentive

Tuition Assistance

Career Pathways

Job summary

Casella is seeking a strategic leader to head the Enterprise PMO, directing portfolio governance, standards, and delivery practices across the organization to ensure alignment with business strategy.

The role reports to the Chief Transformation Officer and focuses on improving portfolio visibility, delivery predictability, risk management, and building PMO maturity while guiding transformation initiatives to measurable value.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of project and program management experience.
• 5+ years building, leading, or maturing a PMO, transformation office, or strategic portfolio management function.
• Experience developing governance frameworks, portfolio management processes, delivery standards, and benefits realization practices.
• Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages the Enterprise PMO function and delivery resources.
• Develops and standardizes enterprise PMO governance, templates, and best practices.
• Manages the enterprise project portfolio aligning with priorities and budgets.
• Leads portfolio intake, prioritization, and stage-gate reviews with senior leadership.
• Prepares executive‑level reporting on portfolio health, risks, budgets, and benefits.
• Partners with business, IT, finance, procurement, HR, legal, and vendors to translate strategy into programs.
• Drives accountability for delivery outcomes including scope, schedule, and quality.
• Identifies portfolio risks and dependencies and resolves issues through governance.
• Maintains standardized project documentation, dashboards, roadmaps, and metrics.
• Leads PMO tool strategy and adoption for planning and reporting.
• Coaches and develops PMO staff; promotes transparency and continuous improvement.
• Supports organizational change management with communication and training.
• Ensures compliance with policies, controls, risk management, and governance.
• Leads and motivates teams with clear goals and development opportunities.
• Participates in training and aligns with company mission and values.
• Ensures safety/compliance as required.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Portfolio governance

Executive stakeholder management

Organizational change

PMO maturity development

Budget management

Data-driven decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Project or Change Management certification (PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, Prosci)

Job description

Position Summary

As head of the Enterprise Project Management Office, you will lead the organization’s enterprise project, program, and portfolio management function at both strategic and operational levels. This role develops and matures PMO governance, standards, tools, reporting, and delivery practices to ensure enterprise initiatives are prioritized, executed, and measured in alignment with business strategy. Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer, the Director of Enterprise PMO partners with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and delivery teams to improve portfolio visibility, strengthen delivery predictability, manage enterprise-level risks and dependencies, and build project management capability across the organization.

Hiring Range: $164,000-$214,000 annually, based on performance; this is a bonus-eligible position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction for any employer. We cannot provide visa sponsorship or assume existing sponsorships.

Key Responsibilities

• Directs and manages the Enterprise PMO function, including project managers, program managers, analysts, coordinators, and related delivery resources.
• Owns the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise project management methodologies, governance processes, standards, templates, and best practices.
• Manages the enterprise project portfolio, ensuring initiatives align with organizational priorities, strategic goals, resource capacity, business value, and budget constraints.
• Leads portfolio intake, prioritization, approval, and stage-gate review processes in partnership with the Chief Transformation Officer, executive leadership, and business leaders.
• Prepares and presents executive-level reporting on portfolio health, project performance, transformation progress, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, timelines, benefits realization, and resource utilization.
• Partners with business leaders, IT, finance, procurement, operations, human resources, legal, compliance, vendors, and other stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into actionable programs and projects.
• Drives accountability for delivery outcomes, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, benefits realization, adoption, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Identifies and manages portfolio-level risks, resource constraints, delivery conflicts, and cross-functional dependencies; escalates and resolves issues through appropriate governance channels.
• Develops and maintains standardized project documentation, dashboards, roadmaps, portfolio metrics, lessons learned, and governance materials.
• Leads PMO tool strategy and adoption, including project planning, reporting, collaboration, capacity planning, and portfolio management platforms.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops project management staff; establishes clear performance expectations and promotes a culture of transparency, accountability, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
• Supports organizational change management by ensuring projects include appropriate communication, training, stakeholder engagement, adoption, and transition plans.
• Ensures project delivery practices comply with internal controls, audit requirements, risk management standards, procurement processes, and financial governance expectations.
• Manage and lead team members by communicating effectively, setting clear goals and objectives, coaching them to achieve those goals, and ensuring access to training and development opportunities that help employees build the skills needed to deliver team and corporate results.
• Participates in training and other learning opportunities to expand knowledge of the company, products, sales, and services and performs any other duties needed to help drive our vision, fulfill our mission, and/or abide by our core values.
• Ensures compliance with all company, state, and federal policies, regulations, and laws regarding employment and employee safety.

• Improved visibility into enterprise project and portfolio performance through accurate, timely, and actionable executive reporting.
• Consistency in PMO standards, governance, templates, and delivery practices across enterprise initiatives.
• Improved project delivery performance, including schedule adherence, budget management, scope control, quality, benefits realization, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Reduced portfolio risk through proactive dependency management, escalation, resource planning, and issue resolution.
• Improved prioritization and resource allocation across competing enterprise and business demands.
• Increased stakeholder confidence in delivery transparency, governance, decision-making, and transformation execution.
• Measurable maturity growth of the PMO function and project management capability across the organization.
• Improved alignment between transformation investments, business value, and organizational strategy.

Education, Experience & Qualifications

The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, plus demonstrated experience in portfolio governance, executive stakeholder management, organizational change, and PMO maturity development. They can lead teams, manage resources and budgets, drive process improvements, and support data-driven decision-making across complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Candidates should have at least 10 years of project and program management experience, including 5+ years building, leading, or maturing a PMO, transformation office, or strategic portfolio management function. Experience developing governance frameworks, portfolio management processes, delivery standards, and benefits realization practices is required, along with expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience) is required, along with a recognized project or change management certification such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or Prosci. An advanced degree is preferred.

Only U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, TN Visa holders, or applicants with authorized temporary work status may apply.U.S. work authorization is required. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Attributes

Motivated, adaptable, team-oriented leader with the critical combination of technical expertise and the ability to see the bigger picture. Outstanding problem-solving skills, creativity, and an ability to be fully invested in success, combined with the ability to work comfortably under pressure while delivering on tight deadlines, are essential.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance, Maternity & Parental Leave, Flexible Spending Accounts, Discounted Stock Program, 401K, Employee Awards, Employee Assistance Plan, Wellness Incentive, Tuition Assistance, Career Pathways, and More.