Director of Project Management

Post Consumer Brands • Lakeville, MN

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. The corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, offering the benefits of smaller town living with access to a large metropolitan area. The Director of Project Management will lead the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) to drive how the business selects, prioritizes, governs, and delivers key initiatives, especially large, cross-functional programs related to ROI, integration work, and enterprise change. This role is central to the annual intake and prioritization cycle, building visibility and accountability for outcomes, and partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional workstream owners to ensure major programs stay on track and deliver value.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of proven project/program/portfolio leadership in a company of similar scale, including experience building or improving project management processes and adapting them to business needs.
• People leadership experience with demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and elevate team performance.
• Experience leading or supporting growth through acquisitions
• Servant-leader mindset and strong collaboration skills; someone who builds trust across functions and helps teams succeed without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Comfort leading work in complex, cross-functional environments
• Executive-ready communication skills; able to translate work into clear decisions, tradeoffs, and outcomes for senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’ Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required

Nice To Haves

• manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Master’s Degree preferred
• CPG or Manufacturing experience strongly preferred to hit the ground running

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise portfolio intake and prioritization: Lead the annual process to gather major initiatives from functional leaders, facilitate prioritization, and prepare the work for executive review and decision-making.
• Drive governance and quarterly business reviews: Establish and run quarterly updates for major initiatives using clear status visibility and business value/ROI tracking.
• Strengthen accountability for ROI: Improve how teams are held accountable to outcomes, especially where growth, cost-out, and system support expectations need greater rigor.
• Lead and develop the PMO team: Manage and develop a team (including employees and contractors), guiding delivery standards, coaching, and execution excellence.
• Enable enterprise transformation and integration work: Provide project leadership and oversight across major enterprise efforts such as integrations, divestitures, and cross-functional programs as portfolio demands require.
• Advance PMO tools and ways of working: Help evolve tools and processes toward stronger portfolio visibility, planning, and execution discipline.
• Build scalable project management standards: Contribute to the development and adoption of a project management playbook to improve consistency and enable repeatable success across the enterprise.

Benefits

• Big scope, real impact: You’ll shape how enterprise work gets chosen and delivered, helping the organization focus on what matters most and deliver measurable results.
• Big company opportunity. Small company attitude: You’ll have strong resources behind you, with the flexibility and visibility to see your impact.
• A purpose you can feel good about: We’re here to make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all, and this role helps ensure our biggest initiatives deliver value.
• Growth runway: This role offers meaningful exposure and opportunity for expanded leadership as the organization evolves.
• A culture that values belonging and flexibility: Join a diverse, inclusive environment where you can do your best work alongside people you want on your team every day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees