IT PMO Center of Excellence, Global

Olympus Corporation of the Americas•Upper Saucon, PA

23h•Remote

About The Position

The IT PMO Center of Excellence Lead (CoE) is accountable for establishing, maintaining and enforcing and enterprise-wide project, program, and portfolio management excellence across the IT organization. This role drives and maintains the PMO methodology (waterfall, agile and hybrid) resource capacity, PM standards and tools that ensure predictable and consistent delivery, strategic alignment, and measurable value realization across the IT investment portfolio. The IT PMO COE lead partners closely with PPM Governance, portfolio leads, product leaders, and business stakeholders to enable consistent delivery outcomes while supporting multiple delivery models (agile, waterfall, and hybrid). “The job is conducted in line with our Core Values which are: agility, empathy, long-term view, unity and integrity. Olympus is an equal opportunities employer championing a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion embedded throughout the organization and workforce.”

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT, Project Management or Business Management (or equivalent and related experience preferred).
Project Management Professional Certification required (PMP).
Minimum 5-8 years of working experience as a PMO leader in the IT sector.
Minimum 5-8 years of leading large teams (indirect or direct people management of team members).
Proven track record of successfully driving and delivering end-to-end large complex scaled IT solutions/ projects or system implementations projects.
Solid leadership background, with understanding or hands-on experience in portfolio, project and program leadership
Extensive experience with creation of and working with project and end to end project lifecycle management.
Solid experience in stakeholder engagement practices.
Solid experience with MS Project/ MS Planner, Jira, Office 365.
Proven project planning and organization skills with key attention to budget and resource management.
Demonstrable problem-solving skills.
Demonstrate critical-thinking skills.
Demonstrable organizational skills.
Demonstrable soft skill and high emotional intelligence.

Nice To Haves

Scaled Agile Certifications preferred – SAFe SA, CSM, CSPO, etc.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the IT PMO Center of Excellence vision, strategy, and roadmap.
Establish and maintain the PMO operating model, including portfolio management, project execution, delivery standards, and decision frameworks.
Ensure alignment between IT strategy, business priorities, and investment outcomes.
Own enterprise Project Management delivery standards, frameworks, templates, and best practices across IT project execution.
Define scalable governance models appropriate for: Agile and product-based delivery Large transformation and ERP initiatives Infrastructure and cybersecurity programs
Create and support portfolio review process
Establish enterprise KPIs and performance metrics (delivery health, financials, capacity, value realization).
Drive data quality, consistency, and transparency across all IT portfolios.
Provide executive-level dashboards and insights to IT leadership and business sponsors.
Embed organizational change management and benefits realization into IT delivery practices.
Conduct PMO maturity assessments and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Other responsibilities / duties as assigned.