Director, Portfolio Management Office (PMO)

Yum!•Irvine, CA

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a highly visible executive leadership role with direct influence across Taco Bell, Yum! Digital & Technology, Finance, Operations, and Franchise stakeholders. The Director, PMO will architect and institutionalize Taco Bell’s Digital & Technology enterprise alignment model — shaping how D&T operates as an integrated system across Product, Engineering, Platforms, Data, and Operations. Reporting to the Global Chief Digital & Technology Officer, this leader is responsible for designing and scaling the governance, integration, capacity transparency, and decision-rights clarity mechanisms that enable D&T to execute strategy cohesively at enterprise scale. This role does not own capital allocation or product execution. Instead, it ensures that leadership decisions are informed, trade-offs are transparent, and the enterprise delivery system operates with clarity and accountability. This is a senior enterprise operating model leadership role with significant executive influence across Taco Bell and Yum! stakeholders.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in enterprise PMO leadership, strategy & operations, or large-scale technology program leadership
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience; MBA or advanced degree a plus
Proven track record of designing and scaling enterprise governance, delivery integration models, and capacity transparency systems in complex, matrixed environments
Demonstrated ability to influence and align strategic prioritization with operational execution realities across product and engineering organizations
Experience building or scaling Agile governance frameworks or Centers of Excellence at enterprise level
Influences and shapes enterprise governance architecture and organizational design & integration
Strong financial acumen, including investment planning, capacity modeling, and business case evaluation
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams in dynamic, fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

Design and institutionalize Taco Bell D&T’s enterprise prioritization and roadmap integration framework
Provide enterprise-level scenario modeling, sequencing visibility, and capacity transparency to inform executive trade-offs
Architect cross-functional orchestration mechanisms, including dependency governance, risk escalation, and control tower forums
Establish enterprise reporting standards, delivery health transparency, and observability expectations across squads and platforms
Partner with Finance to ensure value visibility and outcome transparency (Finance retains ownership of economic validation and ROI modeling)
Codify decision-rights clarity across CX, TMX, Platform, and Infrastructure domains
Lead and develop a high-performing PMO team focused on enterprise integration and transparency
Serve as a trusted thought partner to the CD&TO and DTLT on operating model design and continuous improvement

Benefits

Hybrid work schedule and year-round flex day Friday
Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash,
Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
Tuition reimbursement and education benefits
Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting
Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
Discounts, free food, swag and… honestly, too many good benefits to name