Director, PMO (Engineering)

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Mental wellness coverage

Fertility and family support

Flexible time off

Paid family leave

Job summary

Juniper Square seeks a Director of PMO to manage engineering program delivery across enterprise engagements. You will lead client-facing delivery, build dashboards, and shape PMO standards while growing a high-performing team.

This role emphasizes hands-on execution and collaboration with R&D leadership to scale governance and reporting. You’ll design AI-powered workflows and tools to keep program tracking fast and accurate, translating complex milestones into clear executive updates for senior

Qualifications

• 12+ years of program management experience, incl. 4+ years directing a SaaS PMO
• Experience leading complex, client-facing enterprise software implementations
• Proven ability to build trust across engineering leadership without direct authority
• Hands-on AI workflow experience and scalable PMO tooling

Responsibilities

• Own program management across the engineering org and portfolios
• Lead client-facing delivery for large enterprise engagements
• Build a company-wide program reporting standard and dashboards
• Manage and grow a team of program managers
• Partner with R&D leadership to shape PMO structure and governance
• Stay hands-on and drive day-to-day execution on high-stakes programs
• Design and run AI-powered workflows and PMO tooling
• Communicate updates, risks, and strategic initiatives to executives

Skills

Program management

Client-facing delivery

Team leadership

AI workflows

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS or related field; MBA preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

ABOUT JUNIPER SQUARE

Private markets are one of the largest, most complex, and most underserved corners of global finance. Our mission at Juniper Square is to unlock their full potential. We’re the Operations Partner trusted by 2,300+ GPs, unifying technology, data, and fund administration services into a single platform that helps GPs move faster, make better decisions, and scale with precision. With $300B+ under administration and 700,000+ LPs on platform, we’ve built the scale to match our ambition. And with JunieAI, our purpose-built AI platform, we’re reimagining how private markets operate, embedding intelligence across every workflow. Founder-led since 2014, backed by $350M+ in funding, and now 1,000+ employees strong, we’re building a company designed to shape the future of private markets for decades to come.

Our culture is built for people who want to do ambitious, meaningful work alongside exceptionally talented teammates. We think like owners, move with urgency, and take pride in solving hard problems that truly matter to our customers and the future of private markets. We believe the best ideas come from open debate, deep collaboration, and diverse perspectives, which is why we believe transparency is the default and feedback makes us stronger. If you’re energized by high standards, rapid growth, and the opportunity to help define a category at a pivotal moment, come join us!

Juniper Square offers employees a variety of ways to work, ranging from a fully remote experience to working full-time in one of our physical offices. We invest heavily in digital-first https://blog.junipersquare.com/juniper-square-ponders-future-of-office-with-digital-first-hybrid-workplace-strategy/ operations, allowing our teams to collaborate effectively across 27 U.S. states, 2 Canadian Provinces, India, Luxembourg, and England. We also have physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, Mumbai and Bangalore for employees who prefer to work in an office some or all of the time.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

As a Director, PMO, you will be responsible for program management across our entire engineering organization, including our largest and most strategic enterprise engagements. You will lead client-facing delivery for our most complex customers, sitting directly with executives and internal stakeholders to build project plans and drive execution in partnership with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams.

You will act as a bridge between engineering leadership and our customers, building and managing a small team of program and technical program managers while staying hands-on to personally drive delivery on our highest-stakes initiatives. You’ll report directly to our Chief Development Officer and partner closely with R&D leadership to shape PMO structure, standards, and long-term team growth.

In addition to the above, you will build and run a company-wide program reporting standard, including a common dashboard for R&D leadership, so every program has consistent, trustworthy visibility into status, risk, and milestones.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own program management across the whole engineering organization, serving as the single point of accountability for program health across multiple engineering leaders' portfolios.
• Lead client-facing delivery for our largest and most complex enterprise engagements, representing engineering directly with customers and partnering with Sales, Customer Success, and Product from pre-close through implementation and go-live.
• Build and run a company-wide program reporting standard, including a common dashboard for R&D leadership, so every program has consistent, trustworthy visibility into status, risk, and milestones.
• Manage and grow a team of program and technical program managers, setting the bar for program rigor, governance, and documentation across the function.
• Build trusted partnerships with R&D leadership and drive cross-functional alignment so every major initiative has a program manager embedded and accountable from the start, rather than looped in late.
• Partner with the Chief Development Officer and R&D leadership to shape PMO structure, standards, and delivery governance, and drive long-term team growth.
• Stay hands-on: in addition to setting direction, personally drive day-to-day execution on the highest-stakes programs. This is a doer role, not a pure oversight layer.
• Design, run, and administer multi-step AI-powered workflows and PMO tooling (for example, Cowork skills or scripted Jira and Confluence reporting) to keep program tracking and executive reporting fast and current as the team scales.
• Demonstrate strong executive communication skills, with the ability to present effectively and convey key updates, risks, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership.
• Partner with product and engineering leaders on roadmap, resource planning, and capacity allocation to keep program milestones and deliverable timelines on track.
• Proactively identify, track, and mitigate risks and issues across strategic initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of program management experience, including 4+ years leading a SaaS PMO or program function at the director level.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, preferably with an MBA.
• Proven track record leading complex, client-facing enterprise software implementations, directly engaging with enterprise customers and executives, not just internal stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing a team of program or technical program managers.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and drive outcomes across engineering leadership without direct authority over delivery teams.
• Real, hands‑on AI‑workflow experience: has built and run a multi‑step AI or Cowork workflow, not just used ChatGPT to draft documents.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed for key client engagements and team/executive meetings.
• Experience managing and aligning program management functions and engineering squads across multiple geographies (such as North America, Latin America, India, and Europe).
• Direct experience driving high‑stakes, large‑scale enterprise deployments and managing complex, multi‑million‑dollar strategic customer engagements with executive stakeholders.
• Experience scaling PMO operations, governance standards, and delivery frameworks through periods of rapid organizational growth or structural transformation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Background in fintech, private markets, fund administration, or other regulated enterprise SaaS.
• Experience building executive or company‑wide reporting and dashboarding standards.
• Experience identifying and turning around an at‑risk enterprise implementation before it affected the customer relationship, rather than catching the problem after the fact.
• PMP, PMI‑ACP, or equivalent certification.

COMPENSATION

Compensation for this position includes a base salary, annual bonus, equity and a variety of benefits. The U.S. base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000 USD. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate‑specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable.

Benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Mental wellness coverage
• Fertility and growing family support
• Flex Time Off in addition to company paid holidays
• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies
• Retirement saving plans
• Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home
• Annual professional development stipend

Your recruiter can provide additional details about compensation and benefits.