Director, PMO Business Value Optimization (Remote Worker opening)

Lensa; Falls Church (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is searching for a Director of PMO Business Value Optimization to manage technology projects ensuring business objectives are met. This role requires extensive leadership in project management and the ability to foster organizational change. You will mentor project teams, drive best practices, and ensure compliance with established governance frameworks. A significant salary range reflects the role's importance and extensive required experience, making it an exciting opportunity for seasoned professionals.

Benefits

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years work experience in project management.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management methodologies.
• 5 years of experience developing and delivering training programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement in the PMO.
• Supervise PMO Change Managers and monitor project effectiveness.
• Establish PMO standards for project planning and risk management.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organizational change management

Stakeholder engagement

Project finance

Emotional intelligence

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PMP Certification

Tools

ServiceNow SPM

Job description

Director, PMO Business Value Optimization (Remote Worker opening)

Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, BAE Systems USA, is seeking professionals. Apply via Lensa today!

Job Description

What is it like working for a company where you are treated as more than a number? Empowering. Joining our Enterprise Shared Services team means you are the backbone behind managing all the technology aspects for multiple contracts and programs that help keep nations safe. With the diversity of our offerings and work, you’ll get to take on new challenges while your career reaches new heights.

The Director, PMO Business Value Optimization role is a hands-on leadership position that requires a strong focus on driving business value optimization in the Project Management Office (PMO) within the Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in project management, IT and business partnership, and benefits realization approaches, and will be responsible for providing direct support to project managers (PMs) and project teams to ensure they have the training, process aids, and expertise needed to deliver projects that meet business objectives.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Drive continuous improvement, culture change, and adoption of new ways of working through development of processes and standards and delivery of training programs within the PMO and across ESS.
• Identify and cascade PMO best practices, coach and develop talent.
• Develop templates, workflows, and deliverables to accelerate project management effectiveness and ensure ongoing consistency.
• Collaborate with peers across BAE Systems to ensure adoption of enterprise PM capability standards within ESS-IT.
• Uphold BAE Systems and ESS established project governance structures, including obtaining and maintaining certification as an LCM (Life-Cycle Management) trainer for the ESS organization.
• Enhance accountability and transparency between business and IT through development of practices to guide project teams in driving successful transformation through IT deployment and creation of benefits realization plans.
• Drive a more holistic approach to value realization by focusing on value-focused stories and business outcomes.
• Establish PMO standards around project planning, basis of estimate creation, risk management, financial and earned value management. Coach, manage, and ensure risk and compliance requirements are met.
• Oversee a team of Project Planners providing holistic project scheduling support to large, complex IT initiatives. Must be able to coach staff in creation and manipulation of complex Integrated Master Plans to determine critical and driving paths to major milestone events and to apply Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.
• Supervise PMO Change Managers and monitor and evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the ESS portfolio of transformative activities.
• Establish or disseminate program quality standards and monitor the quality of team deliverables.

Proficiencies demonstrated for a successful leader in this role include:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with stakeholders, peers, and direct reports.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
• Self-starter demonstrating ownership and thought leadership.
• Knowledge of information technology concepts and practices.
• Learning agility and relentless improvement mindset.
• Ability to translate learning topics into practical applications that meet organizational needs and culture.
• Organizational change management, communication, training, stakeholder engagement, enablement.
• Willingness to confront complex issues and provide candid feedback to leadership.

The ideal candidate shall leverage servant leadership, emotional intelligence, strong communication, and decision-making skills to navigate effectively across all functional areas and organizational levels.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 15 years work experience in a related field.
• PMP Certification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management and project planning, including experience with project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with transformation management principles, methodologies, and tools, including coaching and process support to project teams.
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing and delivering training programs to adult learners.
• Project finance and Earned Value Management experience.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Master's degree
• Agile Certification
• Hands-on experience leveraging ServiceNow SPM tools

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $150,370 - $255,630

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: We support our employees in all aspects of their life, including health and financial well-being. Benefits include health, dental, vision insurance; health savings accounts; 401(k); disability coverage; life and accident insurance; employee assistance programs; legal plans; discounts; paid time off, holidays, parental, military, bereavement leave, and more. Recognition programs and incentives may also be available.

Job Details

Ref: 113019BR

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