Senior PMO Lead: Portfolio Dashboards & Lean Governance

DentaQuest; Wellesley (MA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life U.S. is seeking a Sr. Project Management Process & Reporting professional to enhance PMO governance and deliver executive insights across the Dental portfolio. You will build executive dashboards, drive value realization, and align investments with strategic outcomes.

You will partner with PMO, business, and technology leaders to optimize flows, implement lean portfolio practices, and advance reporting automation using Smartsheet, Planview, Jira, and Confluence.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience in a project management or PMO environment.
• Strong experience with data analysis and visualization, preferably using Power BI.
• Hands-on experience with PPM and collaboration tools, including Smartsheet, Planview, Jira, Confluence.
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies (Agile and/or Waterfall).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data storytelling skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver executive-level dashboards with clear, actionable insights on portfolio health, performance, financials, and resource utilization.
• Establish and maintain a cadence-based reporting framework aligned to PMO governance (financial, resource, delivery metrics).
• Lead the design and implementation of a value delivery framework across the dental portfolio, ensuring initiatives are aligned to strategic outcomes, measurable benefits, and business value realization.
• Support portfolio prioritization and investment alignment by partnering with PMO, business and technology leaders to ensure funding and resources are allocated to the highest-value initiatives.
• Advance lean portfolio governance practices, focusing on reducing waste, accelerating decision-making, and improving flow of work across the portfolio.
• Align PMO processes and tooling to support lean portfolio management, enabling transparency, faster throughput, and continuous value delivery.
• Leverage Power BI for advanced data visualization, reporting automation, and scalable analytics solutions.
• Analyze portfolio data to provide insights and recommendations to leadership, with a focus on value realization, delivery efficiency, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure adherence to PMO governance standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Maintain and continuously improve PMO workflows, templates, and communication frameworks.
• Provide end-user training, documentation, and ongoing support for PMO processes and tools.
• Drive continuous improvement using Waterfall and Agile methodologies, supported by tools such as: Smartsheet, Planview (PPM/Portfolio Management), Jira, Confluence.
• Increase efficiency by reducing manual reporting and automating processes and data flows across PPM and Agile tools.
• Promote adoption of standardized tools and processes to enable consistent, scalable, and value-driven delivery.
• Identify opportunities to enhance PMO capabilities and align with evolving business and dental portfolio priorities.

Skills

Dashboard design

Portfolio governance

Data storytelling

Power BI expertise

Stakeholder communication

Multitasking

Education

BS/BA in Business/Technology or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Planview

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Job description

Sun Life U.S. is seeking a Sr. Project Management Process & Reporting professional to enhance PMO governance and deliver executive insights across the Dental portfolio. You will build executive dashboards, drive value realization, and align investments with strategic outcomes.

You will partner with PMO, business, and technology leaders to optimize flows, implement lean portfolio practices, and advance reporting automation using Smartsheet, Planview, Jira, and Confluence.