PMO Director: Portfolio Leadership & Execution

HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANY; East Walpole (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollingsworth & Vose seeks a Director of Project Portfolio Management to lead the PMO and drive standardized processes across a multi-site portfolio. The role entails managing high-priority investigations, designing scalable governance, and guiding project teams in a build-and-run model.

Travel up to 10–20% to manufacturing sites and essential partners. Requires 10+ years in project/program management with leadership experience and proven PMO-building success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in project/program management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience managing complex portfolios and leading PMO functions.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Oversight & Reporting - Own and maintain the overall health of the project portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Develop and deliver regular portfolio performance reports to executive leadership.
• Monitor project risks, dependencies, and resource allocation across the portfolio.
• PMO Leadership - Design, build, and implement the company's project management processes, methodologies, templates, and governance frameworks from the ground up.
• Select, configure, and deploy the project and portfolio management toolset and supporting infrastructure, including reporting and data standards.
• Stand up the PMO operating model - intake, prioritization, stage gates, and escalation paths - and mature it as the portfolio grows.
• Continuously improve PMO processes, templates, and governance frameworks once established.
• Lead the development and delivery of project management training programs.
• Promote adoption of project management best practices across the organization.
• Includes providing guidance to IT Project Managers Resource & Performance Management - Track and optimize resource utilization across all projects.
• Lead a team of full-time and contract Project Managers, the size of which will flex with project load; provide coaching, performance feedback, and professional development.
• Determine appropriate staffing mix between full-time and contract resources and manage contractor onboarding, utilization, and performance.
• Ensure consistent project delivery standards and effectiveness across teams.
• Direct Project Management - Serve as Project Manager for Investigation projects, leading cross-functional teams from initiation through closure.
• Define scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables for Investigation initiatives.
• Manage stakeholder communications and ensure timely resolution of issues.

Skills

Leadership

PMO Leadership

Strategic planning

Agile

Lean

Risk management

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's preferred

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Hollingsworth & Vose seeks a Director of Project Portfolio Management to lead the PMO and drive standardized processes across a multi-site portfolio. The role entails managing high-priority investigations, designing scalable governance, and guiding project teams in a build-and-run model.

Travel up to 10–20% to manufacturing sites and essential partners. Requires 10+ years in project/program management with leadership experience and proven PMO-building success.