Director, Project Management Office

WellSky•Overland Park, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Project Management Office is responsible for leading the project management office within WellSky’s professional services organization. The scope of this job includes partnering with professional services leaders to develop and maintain best practices while tailoring execution strategies based on client and business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
At least 4 – 5 years relevant management work experience
At least 8 – 10 years relevant work experience
Experience leading large, cross-functional project management or professional services organizations.
Experience managing managers and developing high-performing leadership teams.
Demonstrated success establishing PMO governance, project delivery standards, and operational processes.
Experience partnering with executive leadership and presenting project portfolio health, risks, and strategic initiatives to senior stakeholders.
Experience overseeing project portfolio planning, forecasting, resource management, and budget governance.

Nice To Haves

PMP certified
Experience leading a Project Management Office (PMO) across multiple business units, product lines, or service organizations.
Experience driving organizational change, process improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
Experience evaluating and implementing project management, PSA, or workflow automation tools.
Healthcare technology, software, consulting, or professional services industry experience.
Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and technologies to improve team productivity, project delivery, or operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and with adequate resources by establishing and enforcing compliance, best practices, and standardized methodologies.
Establish a center of excellence by developing, implementing, and maintaining project management guidelines, tools, and quality standards aligned with Project Management Institute (PMI) requirements and WellSky’s internal priorities.
Optimize project execution efficiency to meet or exceed financial expectations within the statement of work to mitigate budgetary risks through proactive review of financial and resource metrics.
Serve as the primary liaison to executive leaders within sales, solution management, engineering, and support teams to facilitate seamless project coordination and delivery.
Continuously elevate the PMO team performance through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and goal setting to develop skills and foster a culture of accountability.
Participate in client contract management and compliance activities, including negotiating contract amendments and addendums, and ensure WellSky can deliver on contractual obligations.
Perform other job duties as assigned.