Global Portfolio Delivery Director - PMO & Governance

Yum! Brands; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 238,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Byte seeks a Director of Portfolio Delivery & PMO to govern and coordinate a global deployment portfolio across products, brands, and markets. The role leads program governance, end-to-end deployment orchestration, and ensures alignment with strategy and capacity across delivery partners.

The incumbent will establish stage gates, RACIs, and decision forums, ensuring accountable ownership and predictable execution in a complex, multi-market environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading PMO, program governance, or portfolio management in global or multi-market environments.
• Experience coordinating delivery across Product, Engineering, Markets, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Global PMO and Deployment function, establishing governance structures for scalable deployment across markets and products.
• Define and implement deployment frameworks, stage gates, RACIs, and decision forums to bring structure to execution.
• Ensure initiatives progress through a consistent lifecycle from market alignment through deployment and handoff.
• Establish ownership, accountability, and decision rights across cross-functional teams.
• Drive adoption of standardized ways of working, governance rhythms, and operating cadences across Byte.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance

Portfolio management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Risk management

Job description

Byte seeks a Director of Portfolio Delivery & PMO to govern and coordinate a global deployment portfolio across products, brands, and markets. The role leads program governance, end-to-end deployment orchestration, and ensures alignment with strategy and capacity across delivery partners.

The incumbent will establish stage gates, RACIs, and decision forums, ensuring accountable ownership and predictable execution in a complex, multi-market environment.