Strategic PMO Lead — Portfolio Governance & Delivery

Daimler Trucks North America LLC; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck Financial Services in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a PMO Lead to establish and direct the enterprise PMO. You will own the project intake, governance framework, prioritization, and executive reporting, guiding leadership on investments and resource allocation.

Role requires extensive PMO leadership experience, ability to drive portfolio governance, and collaboration with Strategy, Finance, and IT to optimize value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Information Technology, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• 3+ years of PMO leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading portfolio governance and project prioritization processes.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Experience managing cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the enterprise project intake process and serve as the single entry point for all project requests.
• Establish and maintain standardized intake, evaluation, and approval criteria across all business functions.
• Facilitate project triage and prioritization activities based on strategic alignment, business value, risk, capacity, and resource availability.
• Lead portfolio review sessions and recommend investment, sequencing, acceleration, deferment, or termination decisions.
• Ensure transparency and consistency in project selection and prioritization decisions.
• Partner with business leaders, Strategy, Finance, and IT to balance competing priorities and optimize portfolio value.
• Design, implement, and maintain the enterprise project governance framework.
• Establish governance standards, stage gates, templates, project controls, and reporting requirements.
• Chair or facilitate governance boards, steering committees, and portfolio review meetings.
• Monitor compliance with project management standards and governance requirements.
• Ensure issues, risks, dependencies, and escalations are proactively managed and resolved.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio governance

Executive reporting

Strategic alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

Daimler Truck Financial Services in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a PMO Lead to establish and direct the enterprise PMO. You will own the project intake, governance framework, prioritization, and executive reporting, guiding leadership on investments and resource allocation.

Role requires extensive PMO leadership experience, ability to drive portfolio governance, and collaboration with Strategy, Finance, and IT to optimize value.