PMO Specialist: Data-Driven Portfolio Leader

Angst+Pfister Group; Schweiz; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Angst+Pfister Group is seeking a PMO Specialist to manage the project portfolio, ensure governance, and drive data-driven decisions across global projects. You will collaborate with project managers, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams to deliver transparent reporting and standardized processes.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree, 2+ years in PMO, advanced Power BI/Jira-Confluence skills, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Data-driven PMO with 2+ years in portfolio reporting.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence and Power BI.
• Strong stakeholder management and data governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Own reporting across all projects with timely, standardized data.
• Coordinate with project managers to maintain data quality.
• Monitor portfolio KPIs, milestones, risks, and health.
• Review business cases and track costs, benefits, KPIs.
• Administer Jira, Confluence, and Power BI dashboards.
• Provide training and PMO communications to global teams.
• Prepare executive portfolio reports and quarterly presentations.

Skills

Power BI

Excel

Jira

Confluence

Data governance

Dashboards

Stakeholder management

English (C1)

German (B2)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Jira

Confluence

MS Teams

Job description

Are you passionate about project portfolio management, data-driven decision-making, and enabling successful project execution? As a PMO Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring transparency, governance, and operational excellence across our global project portfolio. Working closely with project managers, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams, you will provide the insights, tools, and standards that support strategic business decisions.

YOUR MISSION

• Own the operational management of the project and investment portfolio by ensuring accurate, timely, and standardized reporting across all projects.
• Coordinate with project managers to maintain high-quality project data, schedules, risks, financials, and documentation within Jira, Confluence, and other PMO systems.
• Monitor portfolio performance, milestones, KPIs, and project health, proactively identifying deviations and escalating risks to the PMO Lead where appropriate.
• Review business cases and track project costs, benefits, and investment KPIs throughout the complete project lifecycle to support informed management decisions.
• Act as the key user for Jira, Confluence, and Power BI by maintaining dashboards, reporting standards, workflows, templates, and ensuring consistent data governance across all PMO tools.
• Enable and support the global project management community through user training, first-level support, PMO communications, and continuous improvement of PMO standards and best practices.
• Prepare and consolidate executive portfolio reports, KPI dashboards, and quarterly management presentations, providing transparent insights for senior leadership and the CFO.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, Finance, or a comparable technical or commercial discipline; additional knowledge in accounting or corporate finance is an advantage.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a PMO, project coordination, or project management environment, ideally within an international, matrix-based industrial organization.
• Good understanding of project management methodologies, PMO governance, portfolio management, and reporting processes, including experience with business case evaluation and cost-benefit analysis.
• Advanced user of Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, and other project management tools, with proven ability to build dashboards, validate data, and create executive-level reports.
• Strong analytical skills with a structured, detail-oriented approach, ensuring data quality, reporting consistency, and continuous improvement of PMO processes and standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to collaborate effectively across functions and interact professionally with senior management and C-level stakeholders.
• Self-driven, reliable, collaborative, and solution-oriented, with excellent English skills (C1 or higher) and German language skills at a minimum B2 level.

ANGST+PFISTER DNA

The Angst+Pfister Group has been a leading development and production partner for industrial components for over 100 years. As a globally active product and materials specialist, Angst+Pfister serves customers - particularly in Europe, USA, and Asia. We develop and manufacture customized and innovative product solutions together with our customers.

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE A+P

• Join a global market leader in engineered components with a proud Swiss heritage and a strong international presence.
• Become part of a collaborative and international PMO team where your work directly supports strategic business decisions and company-wide transformation initiatives.
• Take ownership in a culture built on trust, where your ideas, expertise, and initiative are valued and encouraged.
• Enjoy excellent opportunities for professional development, including training, international collaboration, and clear career paths within the Group.
• Work closely with senior leadership and gain broad exposure to strategic projects, portfolio management, and business transformation across the organization.
• Benefit from a modern, dynamic working environment where continuous improvement, teamwork, and innovation are part of the daily culture.