Director, PMO

Dollar Tree•Chesapeake, VA

7d•$175,000 - $218,000•Onsite

About The Position

The PMO Director leads the Technology shared services Project Management office (PMO), enabling Family Dollar IT and business teams to steer technology portfolio / project outcomes based on the Business and Technology objectives. This role is responsible for Portfolio Management, Vendor Management and for partnering closely with Finance and other IT teams, and Indirect Procurement functions to enable the Governance of the department. This role must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of management both within and outside of the IT department.

Requirements

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
8+ years experience in areas of technology project management
6+ years leading technology project management teams
Experience delivering technology transformation projects.
Experience managing simultaneous and complex technology projects
Strong retail experience
Experience managing the work of external / offshore vendors
Strong interpersonal, facilitation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Team player with excellent collaboration skills
High attention to detail
Self-starter with sense of urgency
Enjoys fast paced environments
Ability to summarize complex information and concepts and clearly communicate up to Senior Management
Exposure to Project Management and related KPIs as well as Organization metrics measurement and OKRs
Strong PowerPoint, Excel skills required, including the ability to create executive summaries, visualize complex data, and communicate historical trends
Team leadership and management.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors in business, computer science, MIS or other four-year related degree
Experience with SharePoint, ServiceNow modules and PowerBI capabilities

Responsibilities

Oversee the planning, measuring, and managing transformation projects, including tracking progress and ensuring transparency for stakeholders.
Produce data and metrics to enable the CIO, Tech and Business Leaders to make decisions concerning business priorities, project lifecycle, spend, and resource allocation on projects.
Inform and recommend actions regarding technology portfolio requests, progress, risks, and updates at monthly business governance meetings and quarterly with IT steering committee
Influence technology teams to align on short- and long-term priorities
Lead portfolio planning and budget needed for following year with technology leadership team
Align planning outcomes with technology strategic roadmap over next 3 years and influence any changes
Communicate at all levels of the organization on portfolio governance, and execution
Be accountable for compliance of department related to governance processes (monthly project updates, time tracking, project lifecycle, contracting process ….)
Be accountable for the successful management of the technology strategic roadmap
Introduce and promote new and modern ways of working and organize work such as services oriented and agile product management
Navigate complexity and supporting consistent transformation and change
Work in a highly collaborative environment and creating high-performing teams
Simplifying technology language and complexity to a broad audience
Connecting the dots on problems, bring a key eye for details and expert problem perception
Develop partnerships with the following key stakeholders.
Partner with other PMO leaders to further develop PMO organizational structures and facilitate transparency and effective communication.
IT delivery leaders to ensure demand is properly vetted, approved and executed for success.
IT steering committee, business sponsors and IT leaders for project approvals and updates
CIO to provide updates on transformation strategy, delivery and enable the CIO office with data
Dev and QA lead on best practices and resolving any roadblocks.
Architecture and security teams on best practices and demand approvals
Business and IT resources on project change management and user training
Internal Audit to ensure project controls and SDLC processes are followed
IT Operations for standards, project transition and process improvement opportunities
Coaching PMO team on best practices and methodologies
Drive standardization on all stages of project lifecycle
Continuously assess and re-evaluate standards, process and team structure for improvement
Define KPIs for the organization and individual projects to drive data insights
Develop dashboards and reports to enable IT and business with project data
Coach teams on project methodologies (e.g., Agile) fit for the organization
Drive quality of projects, user training and project change management
Maintain, manage and report on project financial budgets, actuals and forecasts.
Prepare project status reports and steering committee presentations