PMO Governance & Standards Leader

Onset; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401K

Medical and Dental

W2

Education reimbursements for top perf

In-house mentoring

Online training

Job summary

Onset is seeking an IT PMO Knowledge & Standards Expert to support governance, standards, and documentation within the IT Project & Portfolio Management Office. The role focuses on authoring PMO knowledge materials, supporting stage-gate governance, improving data quality, and driving adoption of project management best practices across the organization.

The candidate will lead PMO governance, develop templates and artifacts, and provide training to project managers on PMO processes and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• 5-8+ years in IT PMO, project governance, or related roles.
• Strong writing, editing, and documentation skills.
• Experience with PMO templates, playbooks, and reference content.
• Experience with governance, stage-gate processes, or project lifecycle standards.
• Experience working with project managers and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead PMO governance and standards activities across the IT organization.
• Author new PMO handbooks, standards, process documentation, and guidance materials.
• Edit, update, and maintain existing templates, playbooks, job aids, and reference content.
• Develop and publish project management artifact templates and documentation.
• Support compliance to PMO standards through documentation reviews and data quality audits.
• Provide training, onboarding, and guidance to project managers on PMO processes, tools, and standards.

Skills

Writing & editing

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

PMI PMP/PgMP certification

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Planview

Job description

Onset is seeking an IT PMO Knowledge & Standards Expert to support governance, standards, and documentation within the IT Project & Portfolio Management Office. The role focuses on authoring PMO knowledge materials, supporting stage-gate governance, improving data quality, and driving adoption of project management best practices across the organization.

The candidate will lead PMO governance, develop templates and artifacts, and provide training to project managers on PMO processes and